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by Treerooster
February 19th, 2024, 3:48 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Aging gobblers
Replies: 34
Views: 1275

Re: Aging gobblers

From what I have read, and experienced, you can tell a 2 year old gobbler from an older bird. The ends of the beard on a 2 YO have not worn off yet. Certainly there are anomalies, but I believe they are rare. If you look at the ends of the beard in good sunlight you will see the tips have a reddish ...
by Treerooster
March 9th, 2023, 2:01 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Gobble call?
Replies: 14
Views: 2666

Re: Gobble call?

Just use a box, makes a good jake gobble. Best tio consider safety first when trying a gobble. Think! Yep box call makes a good gobble IMO and IME. Broke a few stubborn toms with a gobble, locate some too that way. No need for rubber bands on a box call either. I just hold the box mostly vertical b...
by Treerooster
August 4th, 2016, 6:35 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Jake Pictures
Replies: 3
Views: 1850

Re: Jake Pictures

The one on the left...his name was Jake. :dontknow:

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by Treerooster
July 24th, 2016, 6:32 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: playing with western hens
Replies: 20
Views: 5032

Re: playing with western hens

Neat video and hunt Hal. Nice to see someone showing some respect and reverence for the bird. Smoothing the feathers, picking the grass off his head, and admiring more than the beard & spurs. I liked the way you let the flock move off before getting up too. I don't see any of that too much on mo...
by Treerooster
June 16th, 2016, 4:31 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Hanging Not Tailgating or Headsteppin' !!
Replies: 28
Views: 6436

Re: Hanging Not Tailgating or Headsteppin' !!

Does hanging from the shoulder count? http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/Treerooster/SpringWhitetailhunting2014B_zpsc443c27f.jpg Against a cabin? http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/Treerooster/P7070065_zpsaae3c66a.jpg In the woods? http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/Treerooster/Wis201...
by Treerooster
June 14th, 2016, 9:19 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Ready for 2017 Spring Turkey
Replies: 4
Views: 2159

Re: Ready for 2017 Spring Turkey

Looking for a recommendation to add to my friction calls - carry a glass, slate, and own a crystal friction - would like something with different sound to add to the range. I struggle with my crystal, i'm still in the must look at it to play it rite stage; whereas the slate and glass are 2nd nature...
by Treerooster
June 9th, 2016, 8:48 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: What is wrong with this tom's tail?
Replies: 15
Views: 3628

Re: What is wrong with this tom's tail?

Feathers got pulled, probably by a predator. Pulled feathers will start to grow back right away, broken or cut feathers won't grow back until the bird's next molt. Saw on the other post you had a good season, congrats. Looks like you have an exgirlfriend now?? No excuse not to come up north and chas...
by Treerooster
March 12th, 2016, 12:18 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Treerooster - Work It!
Replies: 9
Views: 3335

Re: Treerooster - Work It!

Yeah Joe I hear ya. I think attitude can play a big roll in any recovery. And there is a balance between pushing it and pushing it too hard. I pat attention to my body while I am working it and also what happens a few hours after I work it. Walking is not a natural thing for me right now either, its...
by Treerooster
March 11th, 2016, 10:51 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Treerooster - Work It!
Replies: 9
Views: 3335

Re: Treerooster - Work It!

Thanks guys. Yeah I've got good incentive to do the rehab...eh? :D It felt good when the therapist told me as I left the first session..."We got to get you able to sit on the ground and get back up again". Yeah, that guy knows what I need to get turkey hunting. I am feeling pretty good abo...
by Treerooster
March 11th, 2016, 4:52 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Great Video
Replies: 8
Views: 2559

Re: Great Video

Not sure I will be hunting any mountains this season. Just had hip replacement surgery on Mar 2nd so I got a ways to go before I can climb those steep hills. The good news is I went to my first physical therapy session yesterday and my therapist is a turkey hunter. :thumbup: I have been starting out...
by Treerooster
March 11th, 2016, 3:31 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Great Video
Replies: 8
Views: 2559

Re: Great Video

Same old same old. Its basically a "Hey look what we can kill video". Don't get me wrong I think these guys seem like darn good hunters. Calling is decent and I am sure they hunt hard. Its not easy bowhunting turkeys, much less getting great quality film of it. But it is still kill, after ...
by Treerooster
March 10th, 2016, 11:59 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: How would you kill this tom?
Replies: 23
Views: 3666

Re: How would you kill this tom?

Sounds like it is just getting to be a bit later in the morning when you start to move on this bird?

If I can get close to the water that's where I am going to go. As a general rule, and IME, Merriam's water between 8 and 10 in the morning.
by Treerooster
March 9th, 2016, 1:54 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: 2016 Hoobilly WaffleHouse Tour..
Replies: 15
Views: 2697

Re: 2016 Hoobilly WaffleHouse Tour..

Try to keep the syrup off the calling surfaces...eh? Looks like a nice one. You had 5 made??? I have a double sider from Andy too. He made it back in 04. Glass over slate and looks a lot like yours. Made out of Zebra wood though and came with a Zebra striker. I like that striker with it. Some double...
by Treerooster
March 5th, 2016, 11:45 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Pot call storage
Replies: 12
Views: 3650

Re: Pot call storage

Is this what you are looking for.

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by Treerooster
March 3rd, 2016, 1:13 pm
Forum: Hunt Strategies
Topic: Quavers
Replies: 21
Views: 8395

Re: Quavers

Waddle Whacker wrote: it's no Morgan tube, but that's another thread.
I would be interested in what you have to say about the Morgan tube. I am not a tube caller but still like to learn stuff and hear about others turkey hunter's experiences.
by Treerooster
February 29th, 2016, 11:29 pm
Forum: Hunt Strategies
Topic: Quavers
Replies: 21
Views: 8395

Re: Quavers

I use the call quite a bit. And that video by Kenny Morgan is what got me to know about the quaver. That's why I love my Frictionwood caller, it does the best quavers, although I have referred to them as purrs. Been a while since I watched that video I guess. To me it sounds more like purring, but w...
by Treerooster
February 6th, 2016, 12:40 pm
Forum: Equipment/Product Reviews
Topic: Rubber hunting boots
Replies: 28
Views: 7961

Re: Rubber hunting boots

I have a pair of the Lacrosse Aerohead's. They fit me great and are extremely comfortable. Might be worth a look. Best I have worn. I've had to eat crow with these boots (spoke highly of them before). I'm now on my 2nd pair and they've too formed a leak where the armor flex neoprene and rubber meet...
by Treerooster
February 4th, 2016, 2:32 pm
Forum: Waterfowl & Small Game
Topic: 2015-2016 Georgia and South Carolina Woodcock Seasons
Replies: 7
Views: 2390

Re: 2015-2016 Georgia and South Carolina Woodcock Seasons

Nice post. I hunt WC too, but up north in Wis. Couple years ago I was up at my cabin spring turkey hunting and there was a WC about 20 feet from my cabin doing the "sky dance". He was there every evening the whole 2 weeks I was at my cabin. Its a pretty cool mating ritual the WC have. They...
by Treerooster
January 28th, 2016, 1:29 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Big Snow Goose ??
Replies: 11
Views: 2254

Re: Big Snow Goose ??

That's a cool trophy Charlie. Should make a neat mount. That's a bucket list thing for sure. Congrats to you. Had a bunch of swans hanging around where I was duck hunting in Wis this year. Cool to both hear and see. Their calls really echoed off the nearby woods. Had 4 come right into my 2 geese dec...
by Treerooster
January 19th, 2016, 12:59 am
Forum: Gun Talk
Topic: Best Holographic or Reflex Sight?
Replies: 16
Views: 4634

Re: Best Holographic or Reflex Sight?

I've got a Trijicon Reflex 2 sight on my gun. Bought it used in 09 or 10 I think (maybe earlier?) and it was several years old when I got it. Never failed me yet. No on/off, no batteries dying, and no adjusting for light intensity (never had a problem not seeing the dot, even when aiming near a low ...
by Treerooster
January 11th, 2016, 2:31 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Camo
Replies: 20
Views: 4705

Re: Camo

I wear camo and sometimes I don't. Usually have some camo on and my vest is camo. I'd rather not wear the same pattern top and bottom, I think different patterns and non-camo worn on part of me helps eliminate ate the blob affect and hide the human form. I also wear brown, gray, and green clothes. I...
by Treerooster
January 11th, 2016, 2:06 pm
Forum: Equipment/Product Reviews
Topic: Rubber hunting boots
Replies: 28
Views: 7961

Re: Rubber hunting boots

I like the Lacrosse grange boots....18" high...durable and very comfortable to me. X2 The uninsulated anyways. The Cabelas and other Lacrosse rubber boots (alphas, burleys...whatever) feel like clod hoppers to me. The ankle fit Grange boots are relatively light, fit my feet snug, waterproof, r...
by Treerooster
January 8th, 2016, 5:23 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Where Did It Come From?
Replies: 72
Views: 9364

Re: Where Did It Come From?

Roy, good to see your still kickin. I think your right about it being a box call thing. Everyone I hear on a box stretches out that first yelp. I guess they do this without really thinking about it, Probably to find the sweet spot or whatever as mentioned before. I hear people do the same thing wit...
by Treerooster
December 26th, 2015, 4:27 pm
Forum: Gun Talk
Topic: M1 vs M2 Benelli
Replies: 15
Views: 4740

Re: M1 vs M2 Benelli

I'm having a hard time following your post. The magazine spring just pushes the shells towards the bolt to be reloaded. The spring in the stock (the recoil spring) drives the bolt forward. They perform totally different functions. I don't know about the M1 or M2 but I am sure the mag spring does not...
by Treerooster
December 26th, 2015, 12:38 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Coolest kids book ever!
Replies: 4
Views: 1596

Re: Coolest kids book ever!

Ya gotta love that outfit.

I'm jealous of the hat.

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