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drake
02-28-2014, 08:45 PM
How many of you are planning on turkey hunting this spring? When do your seasons start?

Percidae_Papermouth
03-01-2014, 07:47 AM
April 12 here in Va. I've been seeing ALOT! I've already put my short barrel on and XXfull choke. Going crazy watching avian x.

kswaterfowler
03-01-2014, 08:40 PM
I'll probably sit this one out. Although the land we are trying to buy will have turkey hunting on it. If we get the land closed when we hope to, and the outage ends at the right time, I may get a tag. Our turkey numbers are way down and have been for 7-8 years.

Some from a couple years back
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f298/dukslayer_25/IMG_0011.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/dukslayer_25/media/IMG_0011.jpg.html)
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f298/dukslayer_25/IMG_0005.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/dukslayer_25/media/IMG_0005.jpg.html)

I am ready for these
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f298/dukslayer_25/IMG_0434_zps70a67aa9.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/dukslayer_25/media/IMG_0434_zps70a67aa9.jpg.html)
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f298/dukslayer_25/IMG_0424_zps0f28c46b.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/dukslayer_25/media/IMG_0424_zps0f28c46b.jpg.html)

GrnTmbrHntr
03-03-2014, 06:38 AM
I'll be in the woods this spring. I hunt Tennessee which opens on March 29 and Arkansas which opens April 19. I chase the turkeys pretty hard and hang my fishing poles up until the season is over.

I would like to find some of those mushrooms! I have never seen them here where I live, but i'm sure there's go to be some.

drake
03-03-2014, 07:39 AM
Cool. Looking forward to hear some stories soon. Also, I haven't been mushroom hunting since I was a little kid, so I'll have to see if I can get that in again one of these days.

kswaterfowler
04-14-2014, 04:36 AM
Well missed yesterday evening in the thunder, rain, and wind. Gonna let them rest a few days then try again.

GrnTmbrHntr
04-14-2014, 07:02 AM
I've actually only been once so far this year. Fishing tournaments are keeping me quite busy. Arkansas opens this coming weekend. Looks like I will get to sneak in a hunt on Saturday.

kswaterfowler
04-14-2014, 03:46 PM
2 days ago we came close to 90. Yesterday we hit 75. Woke up to snow this morning. Wish mother nature would make up her mind.

drake
04-15-2014, 06:50 AM
Yup... Crazy weather this year. I'm wondering if summer is also going to be extreme to create balance.

GrnTmbrHntr
04-16-2014, 05:02 AM
I hope summer does not get us over 85 degrees! That would be sweet!!

DuckHuntingUSA
04-17-2014, 07:55 PM
Turkeys do seem strange this year in East and North East Kansas. Lots of hens and hen groups without gobblers. Seems really early in the season for the amount of single hens running around. Saw almost 10 tonight including 2 pairs no gobblers anywhere near um. Haven't jumped any off the nest in the woods. Swems strange to me. Boy and I managed to tag out on our first try last weekend. Well see how they are next year.http://www.winghunter.com/wing/album.php?albumid=1&attachmentid=190

kswaterfowler
04-18-2014, 05:03 PM
Missed again this afternoon. 2 toms and 2 jakes at 15 yards. Switching guns for tomorrow morning. Brother smoked one an hour into his hunt this morning. Sent me a text that said "I don't miss". We are going back to the spot he got his.

drake
04-18-2014, 07:42 PM
Missed again this afternoon. 2 toms and 2 jakes at 15 yards. Switching guns for tomorrow morning. Brother smoked one an hour into his hunt this morning. Sent me a text that said "I don't miss". We are going back to the spot he got his.

Good luck tomorrow!

kswaterfowler
04-28-2014, 07:12 PM
Well bird I missed on the 18th messed up again and came home in my truck

drake
04-28-2014, 07:14 PM
Well bird I missed on the 18th messed up again and came home in my truck

Well done! Any photos to share?

kswaterfowler
04-29-2014, 01:02 PM
8.5" beard, 1" sharp spurs. Watched him keep running off a satellite tom that had a rope for a beard. His beard was mostly rotted off. Used a creek, then belly crawled down a ditch to get into position. Laid prone for 30 minutes waiting for my shot.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f298/dukslayer_25/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps703581fa.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/dukslayer_25/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps703581fa.jpg.html)

drake
04-29-2014, 01:07 PM
Maybe you shot off his beard the first day and finished him off now. :)

kswaterfowler
05-03-2014, 02:58 PM
Naw the wispy beard was a dead giveaway that I was dealing with the same 2 birds.