Goals for Next Season

davisd9 · Post by **davisd9** » August 24th, 2012, 9:26 am

I know that we have 219 days, 20 hours, and around 50 minutes until April 1, 2013 6:00 am, but every year I set a few goals for myself to see if I can accomplish.

This past season I accomplished a good many of my goals for last year and for my hunting career. I am still pretty new to turkey hunting, this year was my 7th season chasing Mr. Tom, so I still have some goals that the more experienced hunters have done time and time again.

The goals that I accomplished last year for my turkey hunting career was kill a bird in another state (Ms, thanks to my good buddy dirt road ninja), kill a bird with 1.25" spurs, and kill a bird with one of the fellows that have been a great help to my turkey hunting career (deacon, CJ Stahly, and almost got one with 2ounce6s, will hope to get that one next season )

The goals I accomplished for the season were kill a bird with a mouth call (worked all last season learning the mouth call and thanks to 2ounce6s I was able to kill 2 of the 5 Toms with a mouth call), kill a bird on opening morning (Did that with my good buddy CJ Stahly), kill only Toms (no jakes), kill more that two birds, make a bird strutt, spit and drum coming in (my opening morning bird), and give the Lord all the thanks for his blessings.

My goals for this year are:
- Kill a bird with my TRCall Maker Box Call.
- Kill a bird with 2ounce6s.
- Limit out in SC (had more than one chance to check this goal off this year but the mojo was not there.)
- Kill a bird with 1.5" spurs (this one may not happen but I like to have one of those far out goals)
- Kill a different subspecies. (Trying to go to Fla.)
- Hunt with more friends.
- Get my nephew and little cousin on a bird and hopefully harvest it.
- Give God the Glory and thank him for everytime I get out there with the creature I love more than any other.

Man I cannot wait to hear Tom sing out his hypnotizing love song at first sun next April 1!

Do you make goals and if so, what are a few of them?

Jaybird · Post by **Jaybird** » August 24th, 2012, 10:04 am

Goal. Kill a Tom. Then as many after the 1st, as I have time to get. At my age I'm more into enjoying every hunt as if it's my last, which very well could be.

dirt road ninja · Post by **dirt road ninja** » August 24th, 2012, 10:51 am

My turkey hunting goal’s last Spring were all met. The #1 goal was to have my son kill one, he did. #2 was for me to kill a couple, I did. I also took one with a 20 gauge, that was a first for me.
This year I’d like my son to kill another one, I’d like to kill one with my old 10 gauge, try to kill 5 birds between LA & MS. It would be nice to hunt with davisd9 again either down here or up there or somewhere else.

Post by **CamoMan4025** » August 24th, 2012, 10:55 am

Hunt with friends more, kill more turkeys, try to work on my patience!

drenalinld · Post by **drenalinld** » August 24th, 2012, 11:10 am

First goal as always is to enjoy as many hunts as possible with my three brothers. As far as killing, I really want to help my younger brother kill his first longbeard. Have failed at this endeavor many, many, many times in the last 15 years. Shoot a few more with a bow. Hunt with a couple of new friends.

Turkey Talker · Post by **Turkey Talker** » August 24th, 2012, 11:13 am

My goal. Kill a jake

Post by **redarrow** » August 24th, 2012, 11:16 am

Goal number one for me : Outsmart them stinking hens at the farm that stole my gobbler from me at least 6 different times. He was perhaps the finest gobbler I have ever seen.Never have I had a bird gobble so many times.Everyday,same scenario. I called ,he gobbled.Hens ran in and took him away.I would rather call than ambush but I may have to consider that. Still it was the most exciting hunt I have ever been on. Maybe this fall I can remove at least one of them hussies. :turkeywave:

MKW · Post by **MKW** » August 24th, 2012, 11:23 am

My goals for last spring were met also. Reached (and passed) #50 with a 20ga and killed a SC limit of 5.

Goals for next year are:
#1- make more time to hunt in GA. Last spring, I was only able to make it down once and only killed 2.
#2- hunt a couple of new public spots that I didn't make it to last spring.
#3- go out to hunt somewhere in Merriam country.

Mike

hawglips · Post by **hawglips** » August 24th, 2012, 11:35 am

I achieved my goal of getting a 4 Gauge Gun Grand Slam last spring.

Haven't thought much about goals for next year. But I'd like to try hunting with a dog this fall to see what that's like. It seems like it might make it too easy, but I've never done it, and would like to experience it. I'd also like to hunt a new state, or maybe two, next spring. But those are just things I'd like to do if the planets align, not really goals. I'd like to get my grandson or youngest daughter a bird, but don't want to push them. I also want to develop a few more public land spots to hunt, but time constraints may not allow it. I may come up with a real goal sometime between now and the spring.

ICDEDTURKES · Post by **ICDEDTURKES** » August 24th, 2012, 11:46 am

Not much
1. Go 100% on tags everywhere I go and with folks I take at home
2. Kill a bird in a state I havent
3. Call up a bird on video with the squealing hen on video to silence you doubters
4. Not let Sally whip my butt in time to tag out on our western swing..

5. Maybe share a western hunt with MKW

drenalinld · Post by **drenalinld** » August 24th, 2012, 12:36 pm

Oh yeah, Merriam!
Thanks for reminder Mike!

guesswho · Post by **guesswho** » August 24th, 2012, 12:38 pm

1. Kill a turkey
2. Surpass an upcoming milestone as far as numbers go.
3. Fill my bucket

dirt road ninja · Post by **dirt road ninja** » August 24th, 2012, 1:16 pm

guesswho wrote: 3. Fill my bucket

I've got to ask, what are you filling your bucket with?

N2deer · Post by **N2deer** » August 24th, 2012, 1:38 pm

Enjoy myself more in the woods.
Not get so caught up in the kill.
And make sure my sons learn to do this also.

2ounce6s · Post by **2ounce6s** » August 24th, 2012, 1:57 pm

dirt road ninja wrote:
guesswho wrote: 3. Fill my bucket
I've got to ask, what are you filling your bucket with?

Spurs. He's got a freakin 5 gallon bucket almost brim full. There's a picture floating around here somewhere of it.

Davis,
You can hunt with me anytime friend. I'll watch you get that bird this coming season one way or another. Plan on it.

guesswho · Post by **guesswho** » August 24th, 2012, 2:40 pm

dirt road ninja wrote: I've got to ask, what are you filling your bucket with?

Memories

dirt road ninja · Post by **dirt road ninja** » August 24th, 2012, 3:27 pm

How many spurs does it take to fill a bucket?

guesswho · Post by **guesswho** » August 24th, 2012, 4:32 pm

dirt road ninja wrote:How many spurs does it take to fill a bucket?

Not sure, it ain't full yet. And if I ever get it full, chances are good I'm not counting them

dirt road ninja · Post by **dirt road ninja** » August 24th, 2012, 4:58 pm

Well, best of luck to ya on filling the bucket. That might be the single greatest hunting feat Ive ever heard of.

Turkey Talker · Post by **Turkey Talker** » August 24th, 2012, 5:03 pm

yeah but guesswho kills 15 penned birds a year, plus the 3 or 4 he gets per season. Not that big of a deal.

guesswho · Post by **guesswho** » August 24th, 2012, 5:24 pm

Turkey Talker wrote:yeah but guesswho kills 15 penned birds a year, plus the 3 or 4 he gets per season. Not that big of a deal.

Don't forget the ones I pick up on the road dead.

hookspur · Post by **hookspur** » August 24th, 2012, 5:34 pm

My goals remain basically the same year-in and year-out...just to hunt as many days and states as I can squeeze into the schedule. Since I take off half of March and all of April/May, that generally winds up being about a dozen states and 65 days. I sure hope that never ends......

ICDEDTURKES · Post by **ICDEDTURKES** » August 24th, 2012, 5:36 pm

hookspur wrote:My goals remain basically the same year-in and year-out...just to hunt as many days and states as I can squeeze into the schedule. Since I take off half of March and all of April/May, that generally winds up being about a dozen states and 65 days. I sure hope that never ends......

You are the envy of everyone on any forum you frequent.

guesswho · Post by **guesswho** » August 24th, 2012, 5:42 pm

65 days, it would take me the other 300 to recoup.

GLS · Post by **GLS** » August 24th, 2012, 6:02 pm

No misses, tag out, but not too early, and be safe.

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