Turkey-fest 2004 (pictures)

[Big Sky]

It has been a very good spring. Thumbs up type of hunting all the way around.

Here is my opening day bird.

Then I took a guy from Saskatchewan out the next weekend on his first Merriam's turkey hunt.
Here is his first bird.

Here I am with his second bird of the day. It's hard to see it's beard in this photo, but it's over 8 inches. This is a very nice tom and headed for his taxidermist.

Then earlier this week a friend of mine and I snuck off for one more quick hunt. Here's the bird he ended up with. Another beautiful Merriam's tom. It has been a very good spring to say the least.

 

[kirkl]

Nice lookin birds, are you hunting those down on the river bottoms over there. the 3rd and 4th birds have great fans.

 

[Big Sky]

Kirkl, actually birds 1,3, and 4 all have big near perfect fans. It just wasn't positioned right in the top photo. While we weren't too far from the Missouri river we weren't along the bottoms. More in the river breaks several miles above the river. I have killed a few turkeys along both the Missouri and Yellowstone river bottoms but really prefer to not hunt the bottoms if given a choice. Mostly because so many other hunters like to hunt there, and I prefer less company/competition when I hunt.

 

[Heavy Chevy]

Awesome birds i love the red and blues in the first turkeys head.

 

[ELKCHSR]

Great pics...thanks for sharing...
Congrats on your kills...

 

[Nut]

Great pics again and can I be your friend also?

 

[Cameron Hunt]

Great job guys. Those guys who get there first bird out the gate sure scratch their heads the next time around.... It aint that easy. that is what happened to my son.