Turkeys

[TheBenHoyle]

I just went trough my feather collection from many past turkeys and found the beard off the first turkey I ever shot back in 2015. I remember thinking that it was the most amazing thing and in my recollection it was as long as any other beard on a turkey that I have shot since, but it was only 4.75" I don't currently have a display for turkeys that don't have full fans, but I am thinking about coming up with something.

I also pulled the turkey feet out from the freezer from my tom last Spring. I want to include the spurs with the beard. I had shot up the fan so that will have to go on the display with the little beard once I get that set up.

I also have some trad arrows that need to be re-fletched and I am going to start working on converting some of the many, many wing feathers I've collected. Hopefully next week I will have another turkey to pull feathers from. Hope you are all having a good start to your season.

 

[Outlaw99]

My boy

 

[WapitiBob]

My season starts on the 15th.

 

[Mudranger1]

Yesterday got it done for first time with my bow.

 

[338win]

Public mountain bird. Per the usual, tons of pressure and very few birds.

 

[Gellar]

Out in the woods now. Called in a pair earlier that I could never get a shot at. I was down in the woods and they were in the open. They didn’t want to venture down into the timber. Had a deer run through being chased by a coyote at my first set up. The coyote immediately turned and ran over my decoy.

 

[Gellar]

Well…that escalated quickly.

 

[338win]

Camera I had put on one of my public spots blew up with birds. Over the weekend there were 2 dozen hunters on camera. Zero birds. Today multiple hens, no less than 4 males. Showed my wife the pic while making dinner. She said go now. Drove to the spot, no trucks at trailhead. Walked in at 5, left with bird at 5:45. Looks like I’m tagged out until another state opener coming up very soon.

 

[johnp]

Serious nasty storms around here the last couple of days. No gobbling this am early. A pair of Toms caught me napping when they came in about 11:00 am, an hour later with the help of some live decoys they came back.
Was wide awake this time!

 

[Gellar]

Serious nasty storms around here the last couple of days. No gobbling this am early. A pair of Toms caught me napping when they came in about 11:00 am, an hour later with the help of some live decoys they came back.
Was wide awake this time!View attachment 406197

Good job John!

 

[WIbiggame]

My 6yo got her first bird Saturday (4/11) I might have spoiled her. We got into the blind at 548 she shot him at 608. 3 toms flew into the field landed 30yds from the blind. Strutted in to 15yds gobbled at 20 and she made a great shot.

 

[WIbiggame]

Than I went out this morning. Had birds gobbling from 530 until 945 when I shot this one. The wing bone call worked its magic.