Gobbler Nation

Nice! He doesn't appear to have much for spurs though.

Grumpy wrote: ↑April 8th, 2019, 2:30 pm Everytime I got a puppy it turned out to be a Sooner, sooner crap in the house than go outside.

LOL...it's all in the training Grumps. Fin rings a bell by the front door when she needs to go out. She very well may be the smartest dog I've ever had. She picks up on things very quickly.

Finley is 8 months old now and I could not be happier with my decision to get a Boykin. She's starting to settle down and is a great all-around dog. Can't wait to get her in the dove field this fall.

Greenheadrocker wrote: ↑April 7th, 2019, 9:55 pm If mine were for sale I'd take no less than 1k for it. But I'd be hard pressed to let mine go.

Did you learn to hit doves with it??

At this point, any one that I can remember is good. They tend to all run together in my mind.

I want to move there. Been trying to talk the wife into it.

I decided years ago to use burnt cork on the back of my hands. I don't think any camo is necessarily needed on my hands, but it makes me feel better. A lighter and a wine cork is easy to slip into a pocket.

I've missed a couple over the years. It usually doesn't bother me too much because, by the time I get around to pulling the trigger, I've gotten what I value most out of the turkey hunt. A dead turkey is a minor part of why I hunt.
And now you get to hunt that one again.

deerhunt1988 wrote: ↑March 31st, 2019, 11:32 pm What do you think Bigfoot wears?

Wrong! Bigfoot wears a suit that produces an electrical current that renders any image of him blurry and inconclusive. I know because he is my cousin.

appalachianassassin wrote: ↑March 30th, 2019, 11:43 am This is a trumpet bird.

What trumpet you runnin' ??
Oh yeah, nice bird.

I think it would work for Camoman. He's not very electric.

When brining, I use canning and pickling salt because it dissolves in cold water.

Yep, win win. Teach him to hunt turkeys not just to kill turkeys, and he will love it till he dies.

I'd hit it.

It is possible that a butcher shop near you has a sealer big enough to seal the turkey for you.

As long as all remain civil, I think healthy debate is just that...healthy.

I think I was civil and I stand by everything I posted. I'll leave it at that.

On the rare occasion that I hunt with other people, I don't care who calls because I don't consider myself a great caller. I have had a couple of times where I completely understood why we didn't kill a bird though. Mostly that is because some guys call too much to a roosted bird, IMO.

Nope...not what I'm saying at all, but read into it whatever you want. I like the way that you only quoted half of my post and left out the part where I tried to explain what I was getting at.
And though I don't like strutting decoys either, reaping is on a whole nuther level, in my book.

Folks can kill turkeys any way they want. Killing turkeys does not make one a turkey hunter. Turkeys are incredibly easy to kill, but can sometimes be difficult to hunt. If you don't understand that, I can't help you. It's like this GA turkey hunter that you speak of that carries a fan for the "...

Why I'd never "reap"...don't need to.

"I agree with this 100%. Expecting there to be no opposition is silly. I wish someone would have spoken up before all the buffalo were killed. Hunting is a sport nowadays." Ha ha that's gotta be one of the best I've ever heard. Unless nobody told you the wild turkey was almost wiped out b...

Oh boy here come the self righteous turkey hunters again. My way is the only right way blah blah blah !!!!! Hey I read a guy shot one at 47 steps better get on that one !!!! Followed predictably by the “who are you to bash . . .”; “as long as it’s legal . . .”; “shouldn’t run down fellow hunters . ...

Last year on opening day, we were hit with the lows and highs of hunting all in one day. After being the first one to the spot, I am a waterfowl hunter, so that means something to me, but apparently doesn't mean anything to others, we had hunters swing in and cut in behind us a shoot birds on their...

My turkey-killin' hat has a facemask sewn in it. Just lift the hat, facemask drops down. The facemask is a torn, mangled mess, but it still works. Been wearing that hat since 1995 and don't know what I'd do without it. Folks laugh at it all the time, but it's my mojo.

crow wrote: ↑March 12th, 2019, 11:46 pm

hoobilly wrote: ↑March 12th, 2019, 11:40 pm

MKW wrote: ↑March 12th, 2019, 10:26 pm Syrup is not what belongs in Mason jars.

more to life than green beans and okra...

liquid corn

Exactly!