Pucky Freak
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COVID-19 be damned - there’s spring hunting to be done.
Spring hunting poll
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D4570
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Just go hunt the bears don't care.
Not a lot of turkeys here so I picked bears
Not a lot of turkeys here so I picked bears
Brian in Montana
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I used to hunt spring turkey a lot back in my 20s living in West Texas. My dad's family owned a little 80 acre spot full of brush and gullies. The deer hunting was always kind of mediocre but the big Rio Grande turkeys were incredible. And there was a 4 bird limit. I had a lot of fun dodging snakes and talking to those things. Shot a pile of them. Some were huge. I've hunted turkeys a little in MT, but it's not the same and I'd have to drive pretty far to do it. More opportunities for bear around where we live, and bears are pretty fascinating animals too. And I'm actually not that crazy about the meat, but oddly, my kids like to eat bear. Go figure.
mdeerjunkie
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Hearing the first gobble of the season gets my blood rushing. Something to do in the in between.
406LIFE
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I think I get just as jacked hearing a turkey gobble in the spring as I do when a bull bugles in the fall.
Me too. Definitely my favorite sounds in nature.
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Neither! Morels, spawning crappies, and aggressive trout are what my spring dreams are made of! One day, I'll try spring bear. But as long as my black lab named Bear is around, I don't see myself jumping for joy over spring bears.
AvidIndoorsman
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I’m a bear nut... if I had to pick one hunt for the rest of my life it would be spring bear.
AlaskaHunter
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Spot and shoot black bear (3 bear limit for residents in interior AK)
Baiting is legal here, but not my style.
I think Alaska is the only state that does not have a spring gobbler season.
Baiting is legal here, but not my style.
I think Alaska is the only state that does not have a spring gobbler season.
Sasquatchewan
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My chances at spring turkey got shit-canned this week. I had a work trip planned that lined up perfectly with turkey season but it got cancelled. I'll be shooting snows and chasing bears at home in Saskatchewan instead!
Gellar
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I was at the taxidermist today and he does a fair number of Canada black bears every year. If the border doesn’t open it’s not going to hurt only canadian businesses.
Shangobango
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Turkeys for me no contest. We open April 4th and I am plumb giddy.
Turkey hunting is just slightly below deer hunting on my list of favorite things.
Turkey hunting is just slightly below deer hunting on my list of favorite things.
Gellar
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There always used to be few turkeys down by coopers Landing. Escapes from a homestead I think.
Gellar
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A turkey, morels and a Brooke trout all in the same day I call a Driftless Trifecta.
Red Fox
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turkey and bear open on the same day here. less snow this year and with the warmer weather I will be checking to see if any bears are out
Gellar
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I wouldn’t go that far, but a thundering, spitting pissed off Tom comin to kick some ass is pretty cool. And all the other critters just have an extra pep in their step after making it through the winter.
Hem
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I'm all about spring turkeys. Stopped keeping track after the 50 mark.
But now I chase pike with a fly rod on the same road trip. It just doesnt get better
But now I chase pike with a fly rod on the same road trip. It just doesnt get better
Frazier
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Fishing!
