The seson is coming :banana: . Spring turkey hunting is a blast I can't wait to go, I got 2 tags for this spring. The whole thing is so exciting. Sneaking out in the dark...waiting for the first gobble, getting into location, calling them in...its a blast

I got video footage from 2 years ago, a tom came in and circled my decoy about 12 times, then finally jumped it and started doing his thing, and I finally shot him. Laughed my ass off. My decoy was all torn up, but it was worth it.

I have 5 toms to date I believe.

How about you guys?

Hope you were an ethical hunter and let that Tom finish his business first.

I watched shell shocked 5 this past weekend... It got me ready for the season after sledding.

HAHA, he was pumpin away at her for a while, and then he kinda stopped and put his head up and looked around, so I let him have it. I didn't ask if he was done, I hope he was :smilielol:

Hmm, not many turkey hunters hey? You would think this is a Snowmobile site or something :frech32: :drunk: :smilielol:

im turkey hunter i cannot wait to bust me a big gobbler this year atleast i hope i get the chance to bust me a big one

Haven't tried Turkey hunting. Not enough time to fit it all in. Sounds like fun though.

Almost ran over one with the sled this weekend! Came around a curve and was right in the middle of the trail! :doh:

been hunting spring turkeys for 22 years grandfather started me at 14 . nothin beats the spring woods last year worked a big bird all season got him 3 days before it ended had 9.5 inch berd cant wait to hear that first gooobbbllee it send goose bumps down my neck every time!!!

i had 2 tags last year but only got one turkey, my mom and grandpa filled both their tags! i would of but kind of fell asleep and was laying down and one walked to me, i sat up and there he went!!! but the turkey i got for my second tag was 26 pounds, almost 2 inch spurs and had a 12 1/2 inch beard!!!! what kind of sizes are you guys shooting???

Thats a big bird!

A few of mine were between 20-25 lbs. The biggest was 26 lbs with an 11 1/2" beard.

any of you use that HEVI-SHOT by remington?

HaHa, oh yeah, that brings up something else.... I use the Remington Heavy Shot 3 1/2" with the Remington Super Full choke tube in my 870. 2 Years ago I shot one of my turkeys at 50 yards, and last year I didn't have much time to hunt, and on my second day out I had 2 Toms walking by at 75 Yards, so I took a pop, Open sights and all, The Bird Dropped in its tracks. I had the rangefinder in my pocket to back it up.

My uncle uses the same setups, but with a scope. For some reason his gun gets Extremely tight groups. Him and all of his buddies all use his gun. He isn't really a BSer and he claims they have dropped Toms between 80 and 90 yards.

Almost takes the fun out of it. I definetly get them within 30 yards whenever I can. :div20:

I like to get them close too, but last year i was stalking one and all the closer i could get was 70-75 yards and i took the shot, i swear the bead on my barrel coverd the whole bird it seemed like, but it died right there, that was that big 26 pounder with the big beard. and that was only a 3 inch shell, this year im using 3 1/2. another story i got was last year when my grandpa shot one and it flew away and he swore that he missed but i thought i seen it fly into the side of a barn on a nearby farm, sure shit i walked over there and he was hiding in some bushes, and still well alive!! so i took that hevi shot 3 inch and blasted his head clear off right above the beard about 3-4 inches, i wasnt too humane but it was fun!

you guys scales and tapes different than mine holey sheet you guys got big birds there you get one in the 10 in. range 20-25 lbs. you got yourself a big bird !!!

thats like average size birds for us in Wisconsin, haha, not really but there are some pretty big birds here! get some tags for wisconsin and come and visit ill show ya some big birds!!!! :beerchug:

what county or zone do you turkey hunt in?

I hunt in Washington Co sometimes, and up in Waupaca county sometimes. I think its zones 30 and 22.

This spring I got 2 permits for Waupaca. I usually have really good luck up there. I got the 4'th week and last week. It sucks hunting so late, but I have had really good luck in the late seasons the last couple years.

2 tags cripes...I got my last choice this year AGAIN...6th season.

You guys with guns are cheating.....how about a bow?? I got my first one this fall...hen, but I let the tom's go for this spring.

I had a friend in college shoot 28+ pound birds two years in a row near LaCrosse.....now that's a big turkey :augen41:

Hell yeah, those are Big, every year I hear of one turkey around here that is 28 plus pounds.
I always want to try my bow, but I never have enough time. In fall I always plan on shooting one with my bow when I am bowhunting, but they never show up :doh:
Last fall I was sitting in one of my new spots bowhunting 1 week before the fall turkey season opened and I was seeing turkeys all over, I had 8 Toms eating acorns within 30 yards of me for over an hour and they never seen me. The next 2 weeks after the turkey season opened I bowhunted there hoping to get one of the Tom's and wouldn't you know it, they never showed :banghead:

: :banana: : i think your birds up their play for major league baseball there all on roids .for shot i use winchester 3in.copper coated #4 they do the trick on my little birds here in n.y. :div20:

my cousin shot a 30 pounder, NO LIE!!! out of the air the same place where i hunt, that was a big bird!!!! it kinda scrared me!!!

I love turkey hunting, the spring season is great but I really love the fall turkey season bow only. It's a real challenge to get one with a bow, I've got one hen so far with the bow, a couple small toms (18lbs) and jakes with the gun.

just love being in the spring woods listening to the love sick toms!
thou's thundrous gobbles will always wipe the melted snow blues away.
i found using my popup blind works good to hide my bow draw!
my 870 with a hastings .665 t-choke throws 14 #5 pellets 2oz. buffered 3in. federals at 40 yrds in the spine bones of the turkey target. wish i could use that for duck hunting lol

Trout season April 1 then Turkey May 1 I buy tags every year and never go...this year is different (I say that every year) Im gonna get my first turkey. What do they look like anyway (kiddin)

if ya need help let me know? ive been hunting turkeys for 22 yrs im not braggin just tryin to be helpfull!!

I hardly ever turn down help Ive got a slate call and a box call i was told for spring turkey locate them set up decoy give a couple purrs be patient and hope you get lucky.

lol, you can do that, it may or may not work for you, I guess it depends how patient you are.
Get yourself a turkey hunting video or two, you can pick up some tips from them. Videos always make thing look easy because they only show the successfull hunts, but you will at least see how its done.

You can surely go sit somwhere with your decoy and a call, and wait, but it can be alot easier if you pick up on a few tricks and know when to move, when to call, and so on.

Ever since the snow melted here I've been thinking turkey, will probably be out of my mind by the 25th of April. Taking opening day off, going hunting for turkey, last year was my first and I got an 18 pound with 1 inch spurs and a 7 1/2 inch beard, best hunting going. I drive about 2 hours to a friends farm to hunt so when we figured out how much I spent for gear, gas and other first year stuff that tom cost me about $20 a pound, every cent was worth it.

you got off easy lol

Went out today with my hunting partner checking out where we want to try opening day, seen a flock of 14 and it really gets the blood flowing, can't wait to hear the gobbler cut the silence :div20:

just got a couple new mouth calls last night gettin all practiced up and ready to go cant wait :banana: :div20:

I just bought my first set of mouth calls and cant make a sound with them lol can anyone explain to me how the heck you do it? I also bought a crowl the crow souunds good but the owl sound comes out like a goose...Help!!!

you have to find a place in the roof of your mouth, where the sides seal good. you mite have to trim it a bit. you force the air over your tongue under the call diaphram. don't walk with it in your mouth you mite swollow it and choke :augen41: know now i know this?

I was out in the woods last night and saw like 25 deer and 4 toms. One tom was BIG. I can't wait even though I have the last season here in WI :doh:

Hell ya steve, I'm pumped for turkey hunting this spring. Only three weeks till first season and three weeks till the big one is going to make his last gobble :banana:

i just go out in the woods and make a noise like an automatic feeder and they come running :smilielol:

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Thats how it used to be in waupaca where I hunt

First year for me. Opens April 25th in Ontario. I'm pretty excited, heard some good stories. :div20:

Turkey hunter here!!Love it.Last year was my first season hunting turkey and it was so much fun.Also did get my first Turkey.Totally addicted now can't wait,season opens first week in May :banana:

I have a tag for season 1 in Zones 22!!!
I am right on the northern boarder of 22, just south of lanlage county off of hwy 47.

My Dad is heading up this wekend to do some scouting hopefully the word is good!

I shot my first Tom there last year, it was 22lbs.

Later,
Pat

them sonsa bitches are gobbling here already!!!!!!!!!!!!! people seeing toms by themselves also damm cant they wait !!!!!

Scouting and getting ready for the first week of May.

Started turkey hunting 15 yrs ago, haven't missed a season since. Just love talk'in to the animals, LOL. I try to take some new hunters every year, it's a blast! :div20:

This coming week is opening!!!!

Here is some from last year!

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I was out scouting before work this morning, they were gobbling like crazy :banana:

I can't believe how early they were gobbling! I was running a little late, I was walking out there at 5:40 and ther were gobbling allready! They flew down at 5:55. Sounded like 3 Toms, I never got a good look at them, but I didn't want to get too close.

Im gonna be taking my cousin out next weekend when it opens. He never went before and he got a tag so Im gonna call and video tape for him. I have more fun calling and video taping my buddies shooting there birds than I do shooting them myself! Its great :banana:

OH MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We pounded the turkeys the past 2 days!!!

My Dad and I both took a bird, both birds were 22 pounds! Mine had a 8 inch beard and my Dad had a 9 inch beard.

A friend of ours went out and this morning shot a 25 pounder with 2 beards , one was 6 inches and the other was 10 inches.

Otherwise the birds were going just nuts where we were, they were gobbling from 5:30 - around 8 am then a little lull and then there were spikes all AM. I called my turkey in around 10 am, he was strutting in for about 200 yards! My Dads turkey came in with 2 hens and he was struting all around also.

This was a very exciting hunt, way different then past years when the birds would go silent around 7 am.

I will post picks tomorrow when my Dad comes down with his camera,

Later,
Pat

went out scoutin last night just before dark and did a little calin and heard 5 different gobblers man cant wait till i can go after them they were gobblin there ass off

Here is a couple of my bird.

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Nice bird! :div20: