That is awesome. Would love to sit and hear every story with this old hunter.

I’d like to talk with the guy I’ll bet he has some great stories.

Wildman out Killin turkey's that's way cool.

I enjoy turkey hunting and do some traveling for that purpose but what he is doing is a little extreme IMO. But if that is his thing, more power to him! I will go a lot slower and smaller scale and take time to enjoy and savor the experience. YMMV

Until I heard about the exploits from this spring of a retired dude from Georgia.
I met this guy a few years ago while I was down there chasing turkeys. They told me what a passionate turkey hunter he was, but I didn’t realize just how passionate until now lol.
I don’t have full details on every state that he hunted this spring, but here’s what I know:
He started in Florida in early March and ended with a New Hampshire/Vermont hunt a few days ago. I know he also hunted MT, WY, GA, VA, WV, and AL. He hunted several other states as well.
He drove slightly over 21,000 miles.
He shot 41 TSS shells.
He killed 42 gobblers.
He lost 20 pounds.
He walked 632 miles.
I’d bet nearly all of these turkeys were killed on public land.
He sleeps in his truck and finds somewhere to shower as the need arises lol.

A few years ago this guy was chasing a gobbler in the mountains of West Virginia. He had followed this turkey all afternoon. When the turkey flew up to roost he was miles from the truck, so he slept under that turkey and killed him when he flew down the next morning.

That my fellow turkey fanatics is the definition of a passionate turkey hunter!!!!

He's not an old hunter. He's maybe early 40s.

He retired from Ga DNR a couple years back. He was the kind of game warden that a poacher didnt want on his trail. Quick story: he was on to a turkey poacher that was baiting them in his yard and shooting from his back porch. He was off one weekend and I asked if he wanted me to continue the surveillance. He said that I couldn't get in there close enough to watch the area. I said sure I can. He said OK, but you can barely touch the bottom of the creek you have to cross to get into position to see the house. May have to swim a few yds...

Uh...he (not me) caught the guy shooting a gobbler from the porch the following Tuesday morning.

Hope he had a gun case with him when he overnighted in the WV woods. It is illegal to have an uncared firearm in the woods after 1:00 pm during spring gobbler season.

Maybe I'm an odd man out here but I hav no issue with a man shooting turkeys of his porch on his land. So what do you call baiting them having a few bird feeders out. Must be more to it because it seems pretty low class of a move to bother him to me.

Cracked corn put out just for turkey bait. We learned of it from a complaint. Not legal in Georgia to hunt turkeys over bait. Location was checked (at night), then watched for several days. Guy finally did what complaintant said he was doing. Just good game warden work.

You might own the land if you are making your tax payments,but all the people own the wildlife.
I know not about turkeys but there must be a sound reason pertaining to their conservation for not allowing hunting over bait.

Must be agressive animals down there attacking your vehicles.

Until I heard about the exploits from this spring of a retired dude from Georgia.
I met this guy a few years ago while I was down there chasing turkeys. They told me what a passionate turkey hunter he was, but I didn’t realize just how passionate until now lol.
I don’t have full details on every state that he hunted this spring, but here’s what I know:
He started in Florida in early March and ended with a New Hampshire/Vermont hunt a few days ago. I know he also hunted MT, WY, GA, VA, WV, and AL. He hunted several other states as well.
He drove slightly over 21,000 miles.
He shot 41 TSS shells.
He killed 42 gobblers.
He lost 20 pounds.
He walked 632 miles.
I’d bet nearly all of these turkeys were killed on public land.
He sleeps in his truck and finds somewhere to shower as the need arises lol.

A few years ago this guy was chasing a gobbler in the mountains of West Virginia. He had followed this turkey all afternoon. When the turkey flew up to roost he was miles from the truck, so he slept under that turkey and killed him when he flew down the next morning.

That my fellow turkey fanatics is the definition of a passionate turkey hunter!!!!

Didnt take long for this thread to make a anti-game law turn.

I should have never mentioned he was a game warden. I'll never learn...

Well dang Patrick, sorry I left you hanging on this thread lol.
Been on the tractor all day preparing to plant bait!!
I didn’t mention he’s a former game warden for this very reason lol.
Guess I had the state wrong on the slept overnight with him story.

If you’re a state hopping turkey hunter you’ll appreciate the dedication/obsession of this dude.
I killed 17 a few springs ago. Thought I’d really done something, until I heard of this guys exploits!
Kinda drives home the old adage that the best hunters/trappers/fisherman are somebody you’ve never heard of.

Are you talking about Dave Owens with the Pinhoti project ? Only person that comes to my mind

Not aggressive just wanting to end it all.


I never under stood I can till and spreed out sun flower seeds and grow a nice plot for a dove field( did this last week) so the doves come eat the seed off the ground that fall off the plant. And that's not baiting. But I better not spread the same seed during dove season that's baiting.

Only difference is more time and planning. Same with any food plot. It s almost like Democrat logic.



O well I hope the sunflowers bloom during the Darth and my bees like them.



Hope to get 4 for 1 out of it.


1. Bee food
2. Dove field
3. Wife likes flowers and sells cut flowers
4. If it works well may be a nice addition for photographers to come out and shoot pictures. Withe the flowers, at my 1830s log cabin, on the tractors, ect. More business opportunities potental.


Or maybe the deer and birds will get them before they come up. I was not sure if 1/3acre was a big enough patch. Put out about 60lb of seed.

I believe he was either in NC or NE GA when this occurred.

Until I heard about the exploits from this spring of a retired dude from Georgia.
I met this guy a few years ago while I was down there chasing turkeys. They told me what a passionate turkey hunter he was, but I didn’t realize just how passionate until now lol.
I don’t have full details on every state that he hunted this spring, but here’s what I know:
He started in Florida in early March and ended with a New Hampshire/Vermont hunt a few days ago. I know he also hunted MT, WY, GA, VA, WV, and AL. He hunted several other states as well.
He drove slightly over 21,000 miles.
He shot 41 TSS shells.
He killed 42 gobblers.
He lost 20 pounds.
He walked 632 miles.
I’d bet nearly all of these turkeys were killed on public land.
He sleeps in his truck and finds somewhere to shower as the need arises lol.

A few years ago this guy was chasing a gobbler in the mountains of West Virginia. He had followed this turkey all afternoon. When the turkey flew up to roost he was miles from the truck, so he slept under that turkey and killed him when he flew down the next morning.

That my fellow turkey fanatics is the definition of a passionate turkey hunter!!!!

I believe he was either in NC or NE GA when this occurred.

MT for instance, that I know he hunted. I hunted there as well this year.

Dont be a hater QBD!!!

I check Mt regs Way I read it yes more than one bird but NOT more than 1 in possession coming to and from the truck. Think they have blocks/regions you buy separate tags for. So if you changed blocks you could kill another one the same day .

in WI they sell bonus tags fill as many as you purchase

I so wonder about 21K miles maybe got an extra 0 a the end 2100 would still be a good trip with time to walk 632 miles

or he included all his scouting miles over the year

he could have also used 1 of a different shell and just not said it

a friend of mine got his first turkey with a ball peen hammer he started tracking a wounded one when he saw it crossing the road to his brothers farm went out and caught it by hand had a turkey tag for that week so he registered it and ate it

even if some of the numbers are wrong it is a good story

I check Mt regs Way I read it yes more than one bird but NOT more than 1 in possession coming to and from the truck. Think they have blocks/regions you buy separate tags for. So if you changed blocks you could kill another one the same day .


https://fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/hunt/regulations/2022/2022-upgbrd-final-web.pdf

Possession Limit while in the Field (CR) - No person shall
possess more than one daily bag limit while in the field, or
while returning from the field to one’s vehicle, hunting camp,
home, etc.
Possession Limit (CR) - The number of birds that may be
possessed at any time in any form: fresh, stored in freeze

Yep you’re right.
It never happened.
Disregard.
It’s an impossible task.
I’ve learned my lesson.

Just bought 52 gallons of farm diesel. $255.50
This is ridiculous.

Coon dagger charter member koolaid cannon kids club

can you disassemble your gun ?

in WI when we used to have case laws you could take your gun apart many a time we would get a ride and just take 5 seconds to pop the barrel off the 870 then get in the truck

no case laws since 2011 long guns need to be unloaded in vehicles

we do have no over night parking so you can get a parking ticket in many places