WI turkey season, first morning
#8395491
04/30/25 11:37 AM
04/30/25 11:37 AM
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Joined: Oct 2009
east central WI
k snow
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east central WI
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Set up at the neighbor's farm. 510, first gobble. From 515 to 538, it was nonstop gobbles from the ridge behind me, 100 to 300 yards away. At least 6 different birds. Heard some hens yelp about 540, then silence. This ol boy came out of the woods 300ish yard away, worked across a disked field and into the alfalfa I was set up on. I was using a single jake decoy. 40 minutes later, the tom had closed in to 50ish yards, gobbling and strutting off and on. At 50 yards, he stayed in strut and bellied right up to my jake decoy. He picked his head up a bit, pretty sure he was gonna light up that jake, and I let him have it. 3 inch, 12ga, good old Remington nitro mag's in #6 flavor. 10 inch beard. 1 1/4 inch spurs. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-13020-256479-20250430_080535.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-13020-256480-20250430_075205.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-13020-256481-20250430_080555.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-13020-256482-20250430_075117.jpg)
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Re: WI turkey season, first morning
[Re: Dirty D]
#8395502
04/30/25 12:13 PM
04/30/25 12:13 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
east central WI
k snow
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east central WI
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I'm just a little north of you, I haven't heard one gobble yet tho there is a lone hen running around my place. Not near as many turkeys around as about a decade ago.
For sure there aren't. Seems they are in pockets now, instead of spread all over. Good luck D. A real hen is the best decoy nature can provide, sometimes. His crop was full of alfalfa.
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Re: WI turkey season, first morning
[Re: k snow]
#8395503
04/30/25 12:13 PM
04/30/25 12:13 PM
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Joined: Oct 2015
wisconsin
Muskratwalt
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Good going K. Snow! Those Jake decoys can be deadly!
Walt legge
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Re: WI turkey season, first morning
[Re: k snow]
#8395535
04/30/25 02:09 PM
04/30/25 02:09 PM
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Joined: Jan 2016
East Central Wi.
coyote addict
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East Central Wi.
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Congratulations, nice bird. And you got er done early!
Member -W.T.A. N.T.A. - N.R. A. A Shotgun. A Rifle and a 4 Wheel Drive.. A Country Boy. Will Survive
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Re: WI turkey season, first morning
[Re: k snow]
#8395543
04/30/25 02:16 PM
04/30/25 02:16 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
MT
snowy
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That is a great bird!! Thanks for sharing.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: WI turkey season, first morning
[Re: k snow]
#8395612
04/30/25 04:42 PM
04/30/25 04:42 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Green County Wisconsin
GREENCOUNTYPETE
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Green County Wisconsin
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very nice , I think it would be cool if they let us hunt them with traditional muzzle loaders and round balls.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: WI turkey season, first morning
[Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE]
#8395683
04/30/25 07:43 PM
04/30/25 07:43 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
east central WI
k snow
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east central WI
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very nice , I think it would be cool if they let us hunt them with traditional muzzle loaders and round balls. I've shot a few with my 20ga. fowlers, thats always fun. Hunting them with a 36 would be really fun.
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Re: WI turkey season, first morning
[Re: k snow]
#8395694
04/30/25 08:02 PM
04/30/25 08:02 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Valders, WI
Alex the dog
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Congratulations Kyle!
Dave
Forever in debt to my Father who introduced me to trapping. May I be half the man he was.
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