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Deer Vs Turkey

turkey30 — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:25:20 GMT

I would have to take the big gobblers!!!!

MS turkey hunter

LeadChunker — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:52:44 GMT

Anyone in here from MS go on youth turkey weekend last week? I haven't heard of anybody being able to get on any birds. I'm going to go this weekend and see if I can find any. Just wondering if they were getting fired up yet.

Your favorite turkey call.

Yellowhammer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:43:14 GMT

Whats your favorite call? Box, slate, glass, mouth and so on. I like the mouth and slate. I also like the custom made calls.

cuzz,s turkey call

bamaM71 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:05:03 GMT

was wondering where cuzz got his yelper call he uses ,i have looked everywhere is it home made?Icant use a mouthcall very good and i would sure like to have 1 of those,if any1 can help me it would be appreciated,thanks.

Update on the mule-kick Mossberg

hunt12ga — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:49 GMT

I took the front factory sight off of my 535 and replaced with with a Tru-Glo sight that I had on my old gun. It sets up about 1/8" higher than the one that came with the gun. When I raised the rear sight up to meet it, it allows me to position my cheek a little differently on the stock. I took some 3 1/2" loads out, and that small change made all the difference in the world. The factory sights were nice, but they were so low-profile that I had to hold it in an awkward way to see down them.

The gun still kicks, obviously, but I don't mind the kick so much when it's in my shoulder and not on my cheekbone!

Beware turkeys, I'm ready to let the big loads fly!

rw

are you serious?

hunt12ga — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:41:38 GMT

After a long wait, I was finally able to get my hands on some 3 1/2" turkey loads and find the time to pattern them in my new Mossy 535. I've shot plenty of big shells in other guns. This one kicked my butt! I'm guessing I'll have a purple cheek in the morning. I had it tight to the stock too. Well, the good news is that anything inside 45 yards is going to be in a bad place. The bad news is that I don't know how bad I want to shoot it anymore! haha. It never hurts that bad when you have it pointed at that big tom though!

Spring comes too slow!

hunt12ga — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:20:32 GMT

Almost every day on the way home from work I see a flock of birds in a particular field. There are several beards dragging the ground. It's like this every year at this time. Now, I can't hunt those birds, but just seeing them drives me crazy! I'll have to look at them every day now for 2 more months before I get to hunt.

Anybody else got that turkey itch yet? (don't guess mine ever goes away )

rw

Pennsylvania Sportsmens Show

JMPOutdoors — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:34:41 GMT

I dont know about anyone else who was there... But after yesterday i came up with two conclusions. The room that had all the call makers in it left me with two things:
1. After being in there all day, i had one hell of a headache.
2. After being in there all day, i have one hell of a case of turkey fever, and the only cure is more gobblers!
Got a couple calls that have a really unique sounds and met a couple outfitters who are really interesting. Hopefully next year We'll be hittin the Ohio, Ny, and Pa opening days with full force. Anyone else make it down and have any good experiences to tell?

Gobbler decoys. When, where?

JMPOutdoors — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:09:41 GMT

We tend to really only use them in wide open fields. Myself i am not a huge fan of them but sometimes i think the situation dictates something more than just an ole hen standing out there. Usually in the woods it seems just having a hen or no decoy at all has been sucessful enough. I was just curious as to what everyone else thought.

Barrel length

patstp — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:39:49 GMT

What's the prefered barrel length for hunting wild turkey ?

What time of day are you killing most of your birds?

Bobbyparks — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:53:24 GMT

I'm pretty new here so this may have been asked before?

I do well out west with birds on the roost but in Georgia they pee in my corn flakes alot.

I probably take about 20-25% of my birds in Georgia off the roost and roughly 70% after 9:00 a.m.

The other 10% are afternoon birds.

I just wondered how everyone else does?

Awesome Turkey Video

IAN880 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:35:20 GMT

Here's a YouTube video that ought to get your pulse pounding!!!

http://thewildlife2.blogspot.com/2010/02/youtube-video-of-week-turkey-season.html

fall turkey hunting in PA?

danielfrancisco — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:58 GMT

hi guys and girls im going turkey hunting this fall in pa. Im from ontario canada and never fall hunted turkeys before, is there anyone out there that can give some tips on how to hunt these birds up there. thank you

Pro Staff (Alabama-Mississippi)

ABrown — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:26:25 GMT

Hey guys I am the Pro Staff Manager (Turkey) for KY, TN, AL, and MS. I am still looking for staff for Alabama and Mississippi. If you are a die hard turkey hunter from these areas and want to join a great team, contact me on this forum or e-mail me at (anthonybrown@bbtel.com)

NAP GOOBLER GETTER SPITFIRES

bowtechhntr — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:13:54 GMT

My hunting buddy was going through some hunting stuff today when he found some new archery product spitfire gobbler getters that he brought by accident he throws em too me an says no give backs. has any ony used them before and how do they perform?

blackhills

moore77 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:54:47 GMT

hi im lookin to go to the black hills to hunt merriams and lookin for any tips while hunting out there or any other goo info
thanks

Got Some goods news yesterday!!!!!!!

bowtechhntr — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:21:16 GMT

I got an email yesterday saying i am now a Pro Staff Member of Camo Solutions. I am so pumped. Now i just gotta figure out what gun am i going to send off to get dipped

Pro Staff manager?

steveo67 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:50:06 GMT

Could someone tell me who the pro staff manager for turkey in New York is? Thanks.

took 2 turkeys this spring

kyhareraiser — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:18:09 GMT

used my dekes this spring anf had the time of my life watchin' those birds

Indiana fall turkey

rodney482 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:58:00 GMT

I took this fall hen at 45 yds using my athens accomplice and my treestand MO camo.

Taxidermy question

dapace — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:59:27 GMT

I want to mount my own turkey feet/spurs. How do I preserve them?

turkey wedding

danielfrancisco — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:49:49 GMT

I went to a wedding yesterday and I saw the funniest thing ever. I look on the dance floor and see my good friend in full strut pretending he's a turkey with his hands acting like a turkeys fan and gobbling all over the dance floor. As his mom comes to see him she joins him to, I couldn't resist to join and make a fool of my self as well. I guess we are all excited for the fall hunt.

monster bird (ha)

turkeymaster — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:42:16 GMT

i see all the big birds everyone is getting this year so far and congrats to all, i still have a couple of weeks left in the season but i think you guys are going to have a hard time beating this one.

Today was a good day!

85warrior — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:53:31 GMT

These were my first birds ever! They were taken on April 18, 2008. This is a very special date for me because I had a repeat performance on April 18, 2009! Thanks Mickey! Sorry no pics of '09 bird! It was 17.5lbs 11in. beard 1 in. spurs!!

New #2 Nebraska Rio

tntrkyhntr — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:46:42 GMT

A buddy of mine killed the pending new #2 Rio in Nebraska last Friday, I thought I would share...It has 5 beards ranging from 9 1/4" to 5" plus.....spurs 1 1/2"......it weighed in a little over 20 pounds....score is a little over 116 NWTF.

I will post pics soon...

2009 Missouri Turkey

Arrowmaster — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:23:06 GMT

Heres my 2009 opening day Missouri turkey. I shot this turkey at 625am on 4/20/09 in Missouri. He was 25lbs, 8 3/4in beard and 7/8in spurs.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/Arrowmaster/Kennys125.jpg

Pa Opener Longbeard

pabowhunter22 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:42:20 GMT

Well, here is my first bird of the season. It was supposed to be my girlfriends but she couldnt get a shot. The footage we got of these birds is awesome. Here he is. 8.5" beard 1" spurs 20lbs

LAST DAY LONGBEARD!!

BowBo — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:19:15 GMT

Today was the last day of the Spring Turkey season in Indiana.

Me and my buddy Romer, went down to Sullivan County (huntin' and campin') and got on a BUNCH of birds this weekend! I killed this young Tom today, and my buddy wound up missing 2 birds after we had harvested mine. There were GOBBLERS EVERYWHERE first thing this morning, and a LOUD hen roosted up in front of us about 60-70yds. She was NOT happy that we (other hens) were in her spot! LOL

I do want to thank Mike for helping me take this bird of mine! It took great teamwork and determination to draw him in. It was a looong distance he had to come down the edge of this grass/weed field. We called and watched him for about 30mins before he got close enough for a shot!! We also walked off the distance, to where I dropped the bird in his tracks.............. 68yds!!! NO KIDDING! Mossberg 3 1/2" Magnum #4's.

Anyhoo, here is my last day Indiana Spring Turkey for '09.

10" beard ('on the nose')
17mm spurs
17lbs

Tagged out in PA

Fullfan — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:12:20 GMT

Well my season came to an end this morning @ 0620.
The temp was 30 and there was a heavy frost in Mercer Co. this morning. The birds started gobbling at 0520.
I set up as close as I dare with out spooking the gobbling birds and did manage to bump a hen off the roost.

I gave a very light series of yelps and did a fly down with my seat and he came un-glued.
I saw several birds fly down and then a Saw two fullfans. They never made a sound once on the ground.
He came to 28 steps and I talked myself through the shot. ( after two misses that is what it takes)
The show was outstanding and the drumming was unreal.
I sealed the deal and ended my season.
This season has been one of many high and lows. Lessons have been learned and memories have been made. All stored away for another time.
If you are still hunting, I am thinking it is only going to get better.
Keep after em and enjoy every moment in the woods.

Now if I can get the wife to buy my NY tags.....
11 1/4 beard
1 3/8 spurs.
On The Rock...

My first Turkey

GaMeSLaYeR — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:41:28 GMT

Had to show everybody my first Turkey. Got him 7 min into my season. Last year I got skunked so I'm proud of myself, I did it all on my own. 3 months of prep for 7 min of hunting was well worth it. Iwas back at the car before sunrise

over 22 lbs (home bathroom scale me holding bird)
1" left spur 7/8" right spur,
9 1/8 inch beard

2009 Mossy Oak forum turkey success thread

INBowhunter — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:56:33 GMT

Would a mod want to sticky this to the top? We have one for '08, but not for '09 yet.

Killed 4/25/09 in southern Indiana, 25 lbs, 11" beard, 35mm spurs

Newbie From Penna...

Honkers41 — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:33:56 GMT

Hello everyone...i'm Russ aka Honkers41 from Penna...and avid waterfowler and turkey hunter of 30+years...I hope to get to know of a few of you guys in the future and hope to share our hunting stories ..Thanks Honkers41

North Carolina's last minute Gobbler!

NChunter4life — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:59:46 GMT

My buddie and I went hunting the day before the season went out and he had to be back at his house at 8:30 AM, not to mention I had a final exam at 1:00 that afternoon. We set on a grass field on a gobbler that didnt show, then we went walking a calling for a while and found two strutters in the middle of a field. We crawled up to the edge of the field and started some light calling. They hung up at about 150 yards for close to 45 minutes, it was about 8:00 by that time. Without a decoy, we realized that was why the old boys were stopping for, we stopped calling and waited them out, about 10 minutes later they started to head our way. There was a slight dip in the field and we lost sight of the birds until they were right on top of us, my buddie shot first and killed an 18 1/2 pounder with an 11" beard and 1 1/8" spurs(left). And i shot second and killed a 23 pounder with an 11" beard and 1 1/16" spurs(right). needless to say, we were alittle late getting back, but it was well worth it.

2009 Turkey season

TRKYHTR — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:44:57 GMT

Here is a little review of my 2009 turkey season. Killed a MS swamp bottom Eastern in March, killed 3 CA Rios in April, Killed 1 OR Rio in May. It was a great season. Killed 5 turkeys, helped several others kill turkeys. Can't beat that with a stick.

TRKYHTR

Missed my Rio Hunt

RajunCajun — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:05:56 GMT

Had safety and environmental auditors in the plant for three days......... was gonna leave to day for Texas with my buds to chase some rios........

Had to drive to south Texas for work today.......was supposed to work through tomorrow...... canceled my Rio hunt......

Get up early, drive 4.5 hours to SW Texas meet with the other companies reps, work with them on their process design, and finished by 2 PM.............

If I had known that was gonna happen, I would have thrown my gun and gear in the truck and left from Port Neches and drove to central texas and chased some birds!

Guess my season is over for sure now!

new york turkeys are magicians

turkeymaster — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:09:34 GMT

it has been a weird turkey season so far and monday was the weirdest . around 6 am i was working in a tom from about 100 yards and he was coming in fast in front of me about 10 yards away from me was a wood pile . looking through my nocs i could see a beard hanging probably about a 8-10 incher he came in and ran behind the wood pile before i could get a shot so i sat a waited till he came out i could hear him gobbling and as soon a he stuck out his head he looked at me and started to putt so i took the shot and he went down. as i got to the bird i saw a the long beard running back into the field and realized that i had shot a jake , that darn tom used a decoy on me and it worked. but at least i got a bird. the jake was 16 pounds 5 inch beard and 1/2 inch spurs.

The Fullfan's season so far

Fullfan — Sun, 10 May 2009 10:46:31 GMT

Spent 10 great days in SE Missouri with my 15 year old son. The weather and soooo many other hunters made things tough this year. We were on birds everyday and were both able to fill all our tags. But like I said we were bumped by guys every day.

Then I came home to Pa to find the birds have been pounded from day one which is the norm for Pa. I scored in the rain on Thurs and shot and missed one on Fri. The remington is now put away and it is all with the bow and no blind. I will keep you posted.
I have attached a few pic's of the Mo trip.

The waiting game

The reward

After a 2 mile haul

A lill Mo shed

Final score card

# 1 Pa bird

Scored on a Nice MN Gobbler Last Night!

turkey30 — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:28:41 GMT

Hey guys! I shot my biggest tom last night and 7:35 in the evening! I knew the exact tree the bird roosted in and i got right underneath it and here he came! He snuck in behind me and i looked back and spooked him but i got a quick shot off on the run and mowed him down. He was 24 pounds and had a 12 inch paintbrush beard and one spur was 1 5/8 inches! He was an old turkey. The thing that made this bird special was he got away from me three times last year and almost shot him 3 times. This year my bad luck with him ended. My Mossberg 835 with Federal 3 1/2 s did the trick big time. Im getting a fan mount of my bird. I would love to post the pics but i dont know how! So if anyone can help i can try putting the pics on! Thanks!

Virginia Gobbler

RUPiKapp462 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:02:42 GMT

Shot this big boy 6:45am. First shot with my new Benelli Supernova.

21 LBS
11 1/8th inch beard
1 1/8th inch spurs

Custom Calls

Capt_B — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:55:08 GMT

How many of you guy out there are using custom calls? I took my first bird this year with a custom call from Hoosier Hunter Custom Calls and it worked great!