Gobbler Nation

2ounce6s wrote:Merriams tuck their heads under their wings while roosted and this naturally inhibits their gobbling in their sleep. Much like bending a water hose double and holding it that way with moderate force to cut water flow off.

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2ounce6s wrote: Now I am sure there is someone here wishing to ask me questions regarding my vast turkey hunting experience.

Welcome.

I've got a question.

Is it true the osceolas in SC have blacker wings than those in FL?

Va 2012 harvest report For Immediate Release 6/5/2012 Contact Gary Norman, Wild Turkey Project Leader (gary.norman@dgif.virginia.gov), (540) 248-9360 2012 Spring Turkey Harvest Spring turkey hunters reported harvesting 15,326 birds during the 2012 season. The statewide harvest was 2% lower than last...

Congrats on your daughter's first and a fine season!

Way to end it! Congrats on a fine season!

Flop Masters' final score:

602.205

I believe we're done.

Hawglips: 56.25, 59.6, 64.23, 32.88, 48.5
Joshua: 59.8125, 53.625, 59.4375, 53.25
FuzzSawyer: 71.125, 66, 58.25, 53.875


10 bird total: 602.205

Joe, we actually gobbled at the last bunch, and that shut them up completely, and we lost contact for a while. So, we didn't gobble at them any more after that. They've got an over the counter tag for May only.

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Day Three We did a lot of talking and discussion into what we were going to do for the last day. I was convinced we had to fall hunt them if we wanted a chance at a gobbler in the 9000’ hole I’d hunted the last two days. There were plenty of turkeys in there, but only gobblers and jakes. And they we...

Day Two For the second day, I decided to go back down into the same area as day one, while my brother took my son about an hour south to try a bird he’d roosted a couple days earlier. My brother and son got the bird to answer, and after exerting a tremendous amount of energy, got him to come close e...

Here’s where we camped for the three nights. By the third night, I had acclimated to the altitude and slept like a log. http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff168/hawglips/Utah%20hunt%202012/IMG_0820.jpg The scenery out there just isn’t done justice by the pictures. But here are a few to give you an i...

Utah 5/26/12 http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff168/hawglips/Utah%20hunt%202012/IMG_0832.jpg http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff168/hawglips/Utah%20hunt%202012/IMG_0837.jpg http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff168/hawglips/Utah%20hunt%202012/IMG_0840.jpg http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff168/...

That's close

We had a very interesting hunt in Utah. This was the first time I've ever fall hunted birds in the spring. It was the toughest turkey hunt I've ever experienced. Ended up killing a heavy (for a mountain bird) 3 year old who came over to show me who was in charge.

I'd be scared to ever lay it down or lean it against a tree!

Congrats on ending it on a high note!

Looks like we're over 600 with Fuzz's 2 biggest WI bird culling our two smallest ones:

Hawglips: 56.25, 59.6, 64.23, 32.88, 48.5
Joshua: 59.8125, 53.625, 59.4375, 53.25
FuzzSawyer: 71.125, 66, 58.25, 53.875
Total: 602.205

BB gun might be an option.

joshua wrote:Go get em boys. I'll be sitting here in the Palmetto state pulling for ya'll. Good luck.

Got the suitcase out today to start packing for the UT hunt. Got one tag and my son's got one. Gonna be up at 9000' come gobbling time Thursday morning. Bird or no bird, it'll be an adventure.