Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/05/21 10:04 PM
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Bad year Central MO was a bust numbers were way down out of 5 of us my buddies wife got a Jake the other day and that guys a caller. On my 4th trip to the Black Hills now it has snowed/rained about every day I’ve been here just stopped raining again. The MO hens were on the nests but here the hens are still roosting with the gobblers. The only shots I could of taken were ditch birds in WY and it’s not legal and not fun for me. Seen100s of birds in the Hills this last 4 weeks no shortage there some gobbling but the flocks are sticking together, lots of jakes just hope the next winter stays mild. Lots of hunters not seeing much either ran into TX, WI, MN, MS, FL, GA that I can remember. Put on 222 miles the other day seen 2 jakes, walked ridge road that had 2 flocks on it a week ago not a track a week later. 1 prairie tag to fill when I get home but that looks like rain the first 1/2 of the week. Worked some birds today at sunup had a sandy colored predator going through the junipers not sure if it was a yote or a cat but it moved along, I moved spots to let it know I was there. Seen large groups of elk everyday so far this trip. WY road bird seen 3 groups like that last week during a snow storm.
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/05/21 10:52 PM
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You are sure getting to enjoy a lot of nice scenery! Getting a little old to be hiking these mountains. LOL
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Jerry Herbst
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/06/21 09:34 AM
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I applied for an antelope tag west of Newcastle, what was the late storms like as far as winter kill on pronghorns.
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/06/21 05:41 PM
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I applied for an antelope tag west of Newcastle, what was the late storms like as far as winter kill on pronghorns. Nothing crazy in fact they said they lacked snow for the snowmobiles but then got plenty in April I was pushing 14 inches a few weeks ago but it did not last with the warm days and rain. Seen a few antelope on a trip over to Newcastle just last month they should be fine.
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/06/21 06:06 PM
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No shortage of birds in the Hills and not all that many hunters but your seeing more on the weekends now, seen my first side by side today on the WY side and the local camp guys showed up on the SD side with a couple military guys I scout for, but plenty of room out there. Most guys scouting rather then out calling, first you locate then work the next AM.
The biggest issue here is the birds had a screwy winter they are way off cycle they are all grouped up now hens, gobblers and jakes still hanging together and have yet to disperse across the countryside. So scouting is tough as they have no reason to travel they have everything they need as a flock. Hens still in the trees at fly down they should be on the nests weeks ago.
I have a tag for a county south of me to fill that’s a place if you go to in April and the birds are still in the thick hillsides then in May they are all over the open fields after dispersal.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/06/21 08:10 PM
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Law Dog-Had a really slow day here in western Wisconsin today. Heard one gobble about 9 a.m., way off in the distance and that is all I heard all day. No shots heard at all.
Moosetrot Been a lot of that this year I’ve been to the Hills 4X heard very few shots everyplace I’ve been to.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/06/21 08:40 PM
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Buddy finally closed the deal on this eastern this morning! Bird won Tues and Wed but lost this morning!!
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/08/21 11:28 PM
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I have only been once. The first day of the season, I woke up early in the morning and walked and sat on the edge of a field. When walking in I heard a turkey gobble in the woods. I sat quite for a few minutes and turned on my FoxPro caller. The turkey came right in and I shot him at 10 yards. The whole hunt took about 15 minutes.
Maybe it would have been a bit more of a challenging hunt if I had used a hand call?
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