2026 hunt adventures, the next Ben series

[BenP]

Well, might as well start the next set of hunt stories.

We start with my two oldest boys knowing why it's like to be broke after spending all their money.





The oldest got a CZ 457 in .22lr and I was able to get the scope on and have him shoot it and get it close sighted in as it was windy.

The next one wanted a 410 so apparently Stevens might be discontinuing their 301 model so I was lucky to have one gun shop that had one left. Already had a red dot on it too so he is ready for turkey season and will probably get a modified or improved cylinder so he can shoot slugs for deer too.

 

[BenP]

 

[duckhunt]

Great stuff Ben.im looking forward to following along.

 

[Sportsman Studio]

Well, might as well start the next set of hunt stories.

We start with my two oldest boys knowing why it's like to be broke after spending all their money.

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The oldest got a CZ 457 in .22lr and I was able to get the scope on and have him shoot it and get it close sighted in as it was windy.

The next one wanted a 410 so apparently Stevens might be discontinuing their 301 model so I was lucky to have one gun shop that had one left. Already had a red dot on it too so he is ready for turkey season and will probably get a modified or improved cylinder so he can shoot slugs for deer too.

Awesome!

 

[Sportsman Studio]

Awesome!

Awesome!

 

[BenP]

So today was the opener for youth turkey season. It's only two days this year compared to a week long previously which I think is a good change. Unfortunately there were no turkeys to clean today.

Took the second child out, Jonah, with my middle brother and had a pretty morning but only one hen came out and stayed away from us.






My oldest brother called after we had sat for about two hours and said around the other side of the woods were 4 hens and a red head with a limp. We went on around to that corner and they were about 250 yards away walking to us. Looked to be a Jake with the hens and the worked down the field to about 80 yards when they spooked and went into the woods.

Not sure if the sprayer about 500 yards away scared them or the new houses they are building on the adjacent farm. (They sold around ten 10-acre "ranchetes" that's about 400 yards from where we were hunting.)

We went back down to the other end where we started and figured the birds would come through. And they did after about 15 minutes but to our misfortune only one hen came by in the shooting window. The other hens and Jake stopped 20 yards short and went back into woods and went around us scratching.




After awhile, we got up and my brother called me over to where he was sitting, also where my son and I were sitting in the first part, and pointed in the tree.


A pretty black racer snake.

At this time we had to go so we could make it back in time for a family event. My oldest brother called and said a tom was out in the field where the ones had earlier been, but we were out of time and left him to go about his merry way.

Hopefully next Saturday yields a meal, if not it was fun being out there and seeing Jonah inspect box turtles, ants, and a snake.