BilletHead Posted April 19, 2021 Posted April 19, 2021 Well another turkey season is upon us. Kind of sparse round these parts this year. I have been watching two toms and a few hens using a tree row. One side is a wheat field and the other a disked field. Both were corn last year. The birds had been pitching into the wheat but changed as the wheat got deeper. So up early and stumbled in the dark to another tree row East of the main roosting row. Set out my scoot and shoot decoy. Easy to see for the birds landing in the field. As the sky started to lighten up the bird sounded off well on the roost. Then down to the field he came. I called a bit and he perked up. A hen came down next. Here we go I thought he has his girls and will stay with them, NOPE. Called a few more times and he spotted the decoy. Set a course for it and me. Closed the distance of 150 yards pretty quick stopping three times to gobble. Bang your dead. Hot dog! Got my prize and set it across the fence behind me and almost squashed a morel. OK I can deal with this photo op. I carried the bird half way to the truck, went back and repeated with decoy and gear. Repeat again to moms yard. Well lookie here. Looked around more and found others. Have not counted but close to 20 I am guessing. Cleaned and taken care of and just to poke fun at @fishinwrench and @Terrierman I want them to know the legs, thighs, wings and oysters from the back are going to good use Remember waste not want not? It was 20lbs. 15 oz. Inch spurs and 10 inch beard. JUNGLE JIM 1, nomolites, ness and 12 others 13 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted April 19, 2021 Posted April 19, 2021 Good job, bud! 👍 We have been seeing and hearing alot of turkeys around here for the last week or so. They are really on the move. Even saw one dead on the highway yesterday, which is rare. I love hunting turkeys but can't justify killing one because "I don't know how to cook them right". BilletHead 1
FishnDave Posted April 19, 2021 Posted April 19, 2021 Had one in my back yard last week, here in the city! BilletHead and Daryk Campbell Sr 2
BilletHead Posted April 19, 2021 Author Posted April 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: Good job, bud! 👍 We have been seeing and hearing alot of turkeys around here for the last week or so. They are really on the move. Even saw one dead on the highway yesterday, which is rare. I love hunting turkeys but can't justify killing one because "I don't know how to cook them right". Don't know if I should laugh or like. Remember goose was bad stuff until you tried flying fajatas. :). Guess you are going to have to travel out of your comfort zone (food and travel) and come down and get you a meal. Deadstream and curtisce 1 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Seth Posted April 19, 2021 Posted April 19, 2021 Harvesting a gobbler and finding morels to boot is hard to beat! I had one start hammering at 6:20 after it had hit the ground. Thought he was crossing the field, but I was wrong and he stayed in the timber and headed west. Would have been a lot easier if he had given away his position on the roost. I guess I need to start going out in the evenings and try to roost them if they are going to be like this. Dad and my brother each got toms this morning. I'm slacking! Johnsfolly, nomolites, BilletHead and 3 others 6
jdmidwest Posted April 20, 2021 Posted April 20, 2021 Nice bird. Taking the Grandkid this weekend after the snowfall. BilletHead and Deadstream 1 1 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
fishinwrench Posted April 20, 2021 Posted April 20, 2021 7 hours ago, BilletHead said: Don't know if I should laugh or like. Remember goose was bad stuff until you tried flying fajatas. :). Guess you are going to have to travel out of your comfort zone (food and travel) and come down and get you a meal. If I ever eat thunder chicken again it will either be because YOU prepared it, or because I'm homeless, penniless, and can't find anything else to eat. BilletHead and Deadstream 2
fishinwrench Posted April 20, 2021 Posted April 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, jdmidwest said: Nice bird. Taking the Grandkid this weekend after the snowfall. It ain't gonna snow! I've been hearing people say that crap all day long. It might get a little chilly....but it is not going to freakin' SNOW !!! 😅
BilletHead Posted April 20, 2021 Author Posted April 20, 2021 11 hours ago, fishinwrench said: It ain't gonna snow! I've been hearing people say that crap all day long. It might get a little chilly....but it is not going to freakin' SNOW !!! 😅 Educated scientific people predicted this. "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
liphunter Posted April 20, 2021 Posted April 20, 2021 Shoot a turkey that falls amongst mushrooms. You should start playing the lottery, if your not already!!! BilletHead and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 Luck is where preparation meets opportunity...... Or you could just flip a coin???
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