Hart's 2017 turkey season

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Hart's 2017 turkey season

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Here it is the second week of June and I just returned from my last turkey hunt Sunday. Outside of Ocellated turkey I think I started my season at the first legal spring season (South Florida Youth) and ended at the last legal spring season (Mexico Goulds) for the wild turkey in North America.

Concerning time away from home during turkey season, I am very fortunate with my career in sales/marketing/pr that about 95% of my job in the spring can be done from my iphone and I am not tied to an office or a location. Being single without family ties helps as well.

2016 was my best turkey season ever and I didn't think I would ever top it. I was wrong. Today is my last day of my 30s and if I don't make it past the weekend celebration, I figure I better document some of the pictures of my best season ever somewhere.

South Florida:
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North Florida (March 20 am)
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South Carolina Lowcountry (March 20th pm)
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March 20th; Gainesville, FL Osceola on left, Bamberg, SC bird on right, wing of March 8th Lakeport, FL bird on bottom. Note to folks chasing true Osceolas (hunt south of Orlando):
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More South Carolina (tagged out in March):
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Texas, 2 mornings and an afternoon:
(First double bearded rio)
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TSS #9s work on hogs at 38 yards:
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One morning to hunt Georgia (Lowcountry Invitational Turkey Contest):
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Drove 8 hours north to TN and had one morning to hunt (completed archery Grand Slam):
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Odd coloring on TN birds wings:
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Kansas Easterns with friends (3 in a day)
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Arkansas Public Land (Thanks Jim Spencer!)
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West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware:
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Rain, henned up birds and misses. Maybe next year.

Oregon:
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New Mexico (Double Single Season Grand Slam complete with one TSS shot after the blizzaed)

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Minnesota:
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Montana (Indian Rez Tags, Regional Tag and General Tag. You can kill lots in MT!)
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Pennsylvania (blew his massive beard off!)
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Mexico (Archery World Slam and Single Season Royal Slam complete)

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Wow! Umm 1,000 congrats. Probably didn't hurt things starting off the year with a Natty for the Tigers!
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el diablo wrote:Wow! Umm 1,000 congrats. Probably didn't hurt things starting off the year with a Natty for the Tigers!
It has been a very good year so far!


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WOW!!!!.......That's one hell of a season right there.......CONGRATS
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Most excellent, Jason! Sound like you had a good'un....congrats and thanks for sharing your awesome pics!!!
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HartClemson99 wrote:
el diablo wrote:Wow! Umm 1,000 congrats. Probably didn't hurt things starting off the year with a Natty for the Tigers!
It has been a very good year so far!


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Man, Hart, what a season... Congrats. :old_glory:
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Good golly, way to get it done!
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Awesome!! Kerry and Logan ( 1st and 2nd pics ) were TSS newbies this year. Thanks to Hal's help, with shot and load data, they really hammered the long beards, this year.
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WTG Hart!!!! Congrats one a heck of a season!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Fantastic pictures,...and season!
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Jason is in a small group of folks who have to take a break from turkey hunting to go to work and not the other way around. ;) Gil
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Yule wrote:Awesome!! Kerry and Logan ( 1st and 2nd pics ) were TSS newbies this year. Thanks to Hal's help, with shot and load data, they really hammered the long beards, this year.
Great folks!!!!!


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GLS wrote:Jason is in a small group of folks who have to take a break from turkey hunting to go to work and not the other way around. ;) Gil
I tell folks that all season, I was up answering work e-mails on my iphone 4-5 hours before most of my co-workers were in the office!


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Hell of a season Jason. I hunted with Gabe in Mexico mid may with Manuel. We had a great trip and he is a hoot
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Awesome season congrats. :thumbup:
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WOW ! Congrats on an awesome season ! Great Pics :thumbup:
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I am speechless, which is very unlike me. congrat's
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Congrats on another great season of fun & friendship :thumbup: :cheers:

I'm sure everyone on here wishes they could have a job like yours, that would allow them to do what their quest & desires are, as the fulfill their everyday commitment to payin' taxes :LMAO:
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Awesome year!!
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Powerful. Great job, Hart!
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How many states are you up to now?
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Fantastic....as I expected it to be. Congrats!
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Dream season right there! Congrats!

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Danget boy! Congrats! That's basically what I would call an absolute beat down.


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