Turkey opener

Season started today!!! luckily for the Turkeys I had to work but will get out this weekend!!! Expecting a 18# 9" beard going down about 7:15 Sat am!!!!
Hows that for wishful thinking!!!!!

Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Paul,

A positive outlook goes a long way to making a successful hunt, hell you might even bag one at 7:13 am. Let us know how it works out for you.

Regards,

Martin

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

I got rained out today. Will try tomorrow maybe

Paul and car,
 
you just get after them. Good luck! Show the pix!

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my season starts sat went out this mornig and got some good pics of 3 birds.

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Talked to one of my property owners last night he said he has seen 3 Toms with 12" beards in the last 2 days!!!!! I told him I would be happy with the 9"er he said there are lots of them!!!!

Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Good luck to all you folks up north!  The south has been pretty productive this year.  My father said that the local checking station in TN has been hopping with birds being brought in.  Have some friends here in NC that have tagged out already.  A couple in the first few days.  Hope the winter weather was not too rough on your populations and the spring is kind to your poults!

Love playing that string music and sending a Muzzy flying!

Score 0 for 2
 
Been out two times with no luck but, I have to leave the woods by 8:00. I've got a big tom that is on the farm next to where I'm hunting. Have to call him away from his hens to my place by 8:00. Looks like Sat will be better, I can hunt until 12:00.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you Car. Hopefully we will hear a positive report with some pictures on Saturday. Good Luck!!!!

Regards,

Martin

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

car---If you can't get between a Tom and the hens when they come off the roost, it is really tough.  I have had much better success in the middle of the day to late afternoon after the hens take off and old mr. longbeard is out searching for some more lovin!!!  In fact, I don't even get a tag for the first two week season here in Michigan, but just help others.  Then I'm rarin to go with my tag that is good for almost the entire month of May.  The last three years I have killed my best birds and none was before 11AM.  One was almost quiting time at sundown and I had to keep watching the time to make sure I was legal before I was finally able to whack him!!!

Mike Stephenson
aka Topgun----30-06

Topgun,
Good strategy! I love getting out on opening day here but most of the time it is just a day in the woods with no encounters. I went to Philip to set up Marcy's blind today. It was 86...hot. I saw some of the biggest gobblers I ever, ever, ever saw. Jurassic Turkeys! I had to gently push them out from where I needed to set up. They stay in this creek bottom canyon 1mile long and 1/4mile wide. The canoyn is surrounded by flat wheat fields and grass land for 50+ miles. The hunt is for Sat.
SD

Gary Gray, Rapid City,SD hrd.rock.miner@frontier.com, NRA, NAHC LM

Well, 0 for 3.
 
I hadn't heard a thing and I was picking up my decoys and heard that old bird gobble. Leaving by 8:00 sure sucks. Wait until Sat.

Heading out Monday morning here in WV.

Old Cowboys never die, they just keep riding the Range.

WOW was I close to calling it or what???
 
I shot a 19# Tom with a 9 3/8 beard at 7:40 am Sat!!!!!
 
Had to run after him cut him off thru the woods lay down in the brush and wait.
He came out right where I thought he would.I love it when a plan comes together!!!
 
God is Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Congrats on nice Tom this my my first year hunting them and what a blast.
Mugster

ORIGINAL: padeciechi

WOW was I close to calling it or what???

I shot a 19# Tom with a 9 3/8 beard at 7:40 am Sat!!!!!

Had to run after him cut him off thru the woods lay down in the brush and wait.
He came out right where I thought he would.I love it when a plan comes together!!!

God is Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on the great Tom. I haven't been able to get away from the gun shop but one day..............

Old Cowboys never die, they just keep riding the Range.

padeciechi:
 
Congrats!!!
 
Take care and Good Hunting!
 
Best Afield,
 
Steve

WTG, pad' !!!

I "discovered" a new (to me) area for turkeys this a.m. ... doesn't mean I'll even get to huntin' it, or that I'll see any, so I'm not makin' any predictions ... but ... it's less than a half-mile from the house, and there's supposed to be turkeys there "all the time" ...

All of life is six-to-five against, just enough to keep you interested. (Damon Runyan)

Gravity makes all the important decisions ... (John R. Powers)

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Good going buddy!!!

Mike Stephenson
aka Topgun----30-06

seen 4  long beards this morning no luck yet been working 2 jobs so i havent to much time to hunt

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