Virginia season opens up this Saturday. Can't wait.

Almost.Looking forward to it.End of April here.

Starts in 15th around here

Heading out tomorrow to set up camp/ locate birds

Can’t wait!!!

Hardly sleeping!!!!!

KY and IL are in. Indiana youth is the 20th &21st. I have vacation days Friday sat and Sunday. I just got finished putting the turkey chokes in the guns and think I need to add some shims to the gun my 13 year old is going to use.

3/4" of shims are in. Made the Franci 14 to 3/8 longer than the rem 870 youth. I think he could have used the last 1/4" shim but he is used to his youth guns being short so will take some getting used to for him.

North zone Illinois is 4/15

I didn't know you had zones. Just that a guy at work took vacation this week to turkey hunt IL. I will guess the south zone is in sooner and he hunts there. But that's all guessing from me. I have never hunted or taken the kids to hunt in IL

11 days to go here in NJ.

All,
Good luck in the gobbler woods!

Post the pics!

Opens this weekend local prairie counties, 17th in WI for the 3 day season I’ve got, then the 27th in the Black Hills and Wy that season was moved back to later in the month.

Illinois south zone, harvested on 4/8, opening day. 20lbs, 9.75" beard, 1.2" spurs.

Drew Pope County 1st season and Johnson County 1st season tags. That Tom was from Pope, I struck out on Johnson.

He was pretty tatty after getting rolled over in the wet grass on a misty morning, but he turned out alright after drying off.

Way to goz nice gobler.

Michigan first season is 4/20. Beaver trapping runs til 4/26, so I’ll be scouting for beaver and turkey this weekend so I can run a line while I’m out chasing birds. I think I say this before every season opener, but I’ve never been so excited for something

Almost what?

I never got excited for them. Never harvested one either. Maybe this year will be different! I’ve seen some on my game cam. Seems like they’re never around at the right time!

February, 2024

YES almost been seeing them all over this year

Enjoy reading Tom Kelly before Turkey season

Brings me back to hunting with my grandfather,,,,,, the best of times!!!!

Ky starts Saturday trying to get things done had 2.65 inches of rain so far this week but tomorrow it is supposed to be clear.

Why add shims? You have the perfect base turkey gun as is. I’m shooting an 870 Youth 20ga and keep putting off buying something new or nicer because I can’t find a semiauto that size. That gun is perfect for carrying and even maneuvering through brush and pivoting on a bird. Just curious why you’d add shims for turkey hunting.