Gobbler Nation

Vintage wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2024, 6:51 pm It was in Vevay and Milton in Ky.

If memory serves, that's a ways west of where I was.

Vintage wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2024, 6:48 pm We had one in southern Indiana and one across the river in Kentucky no deaths but a huge amount of damage.

Where in Indiana? I went to HS in Aurora right on SR50 & the river.

Did anyone sustain any damage from last Thursday's storms? We had 8 tornadoes hit here in Ohio. There was at least 1 just a few miles east of me & another a little further west but I had no damage. They got hit really hard SW of here around Indian Lake in Logan County with 3 lives lost. Hope eve...

When we saw that in WV, it was: "GET EM!! 'BOWS!!"

Dtrkyman wrote: ↑March 14th, 2024, 8:17 pm Big giant 3 or 4 blade mechanical!

I bow hunted them exclusively for 10 years, shot guillotine style a little but mostly large cut mechanical.

I think it was a guillotine that was used in a video several years ago that literally took of a turkeys head
with a neck shot.

Back in 2017, someone by the name of Jeff (don't remember his last or board name)
posted these pics & I saved them. Hope they help.

Right click on the pic & open a link for a larger pic.

Thanks again Jeff whomever you are.

Can't help much with the broadhead but, from I have been told, a shot at the wing joint
or the base of the tail is best or maybe a spin shot from the back.

I used to have some pics showing the kill areas. I'll try to find them if they'd help.

Ho0billy, I keep checking back so I can see what show gun you're going to post but there never is 1. What's up with that?

vaturkey wrote: ↑February 29th, 2024, 5:15 pm Thanks everyone for the thoughts , prayers, calls & text ! God Bless you fine folks !

Good to see you back on the board. Hope you are well on the way to recovery.

When I hit the woods, my thought is: "Will they gobble this morning?" If they do, great.
If not, another day well spent in the woods & there's always tomorrow.

Tail Feathers wrote: ↑February 29th, 2024, 3:58 pm I’m not going to say that was a while back, but the kid I guided in that article now has graduated college and got married.

DANG SON!!!! U B OOOld!!!!

Right click on each pis for a larger version.


You can't see it in the last pic of this article but I took more home than just a bird!!

Thought some of you who participated in the 1st traveling calls might be interested. Right click on each pis for a larger version. Traveling Call_0001.jpg Traveling Call_0002.jpg Traveling Call_0003.jpg Traveling Call_0004.jpg Traveling Call_0005.jpg Traveling Call_0006.jpg Traveling Call_0007.jpg T...

When no one responds, it's a pretty good indication that no one has the info you want.

Prayers on the way from Ohio for a speedy & complete recovery.

Maybe that should be included in the score: Spur length, beard length, weight, & size of boner.

How’s everyone doing? I’m a new member from California (don’t judge me) I’ve been hunting turkeys for 8 years with the last 5 all being successful. Anyone else from California? I’m looking forward to learning what I can here I'm proud & glad to say, I'm from California................ As far fr...

guesswho wrote: ↑February 20th, 2024, 2:56 pm Would have been a good one next year.

Yep. Leave the little ones for the little ones.

Hobbes_mobile wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 2:43 pm

Roy wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 12:42 pm I used to age them by their gobble. But, I was more skilled back then

I just kept my opinions to myself.

Sounds like you had a solid plan with which I agree 100%.

IMHO, beards aren't a real accurate gauge for aging as they can be shortened by beard rot of frozen off. In rocky areas, spurs can be worn down & wouldn't be real accurate. The following is from the site that exists no longer. "Gobblers with spurs one-half inch or less are juveniles, 5/8 in...

There have been some questions about the validity of this story so I did a little checking & found the following on Snopes & other sites: Origins: The photographs displayed above are genuine, and they do show a Florida man who and the very large hog he shot, even if some of the details in th...

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