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boyne bowhunter

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Bwhana said:
Called this double beard in for my son this morning for our opening day. Watched him with 3 hens at 80+ yds for almost 2 hrs in the rain and they left the field for the woods. I got aggressive with the hens and called them back within range finally.
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Nice Bird! Congratulations!
 
Swampdonkey47

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Tagged out yesterday morning here in Georgia. All on Public.I went out every morning before work for a few hours and had some really close calls. Missed a shot on the biggest gobbler I've ever seen when he spooked , had a few come in behind me and purr and cluck like they were in my ear and had some time calling in hens that hung around for a while . This was my 1st successful season and have learned so much and that I'm addicted to the turkey woods . The past few years I had some encounters but nothing like this season.I've never woken up at 3AM everyday for a week straight for anything except when my child was a baby. Any advice on how to set up with a kid would be awesome. I'd like to try and get my daughter on a bird before season ends.IMG_7307.PNG
 
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Swampdonkey47 said:
Tagged out yesterday morning here in Georgia. All on Public.I went out every morning before work for a few hours and had some really close calls. Missed a shot on the biggest gobbler I've ever seen when he spooked , had a few come in behind me and purr and cluck like they were in my ear and had some time calling in hens that hung around for a while . This was my 1st successful season and have learned so much and that I'm addicted to the turkey woods . The past few years I had some encounters but nothing like this season.I've never woken up at 3AM everyday for a week straight for anything except when my child was a baby. Any advice on how to set up with a kid would be awesome. I'd like to try and get my
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Swampdonkey47 said:
Tagged out yesterday morning here in Georgia. All on Public.I went out every morning before work for a few hours and had some really close calls. Missed a shot on the biggest gobbler I've ever seen when he spooked , had a few come in behind me and purr and cluck like they were in my ear and had some time calling in hens that hung around for a while . This was my 1st successful season and have learned so much and that I'm addicted to the turkey woods . The past few years I had some encounters but nothing like this season.I've never woken up at 3AM everyday for a week straight for anything except when my child was a baby. Any advice on how to set up with a kid would be awesome. I'd like to try and get my daughter on a bird before season ends.View attachment 11608
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I’ve had the best luck when I’ve been able to roost birds the night before and get a ground blind set up way before sunrise. The kids can move around a little without spooking birds. I’ve educated a few birds trying to get a kid their first turkey but never regretted a hunt yet! Been successful serval times. Good luck!!!
 
flinginairos

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Finally got one in WV this morning. Been a tough start to the season! Birds have been very quiet. I slipped in 60 yards from a known roost tree this morning and spotted one sitting on the limb. He gobbled three times and I clucked/yelped VERY lightly to let him know I was there. I saw another bird fly down but thought it was a hen so I kept watching the other gobbler waiting for him. I hear a loud spit and drumming right in front of me and this dude walks up full strut right down the gun barrel. 20ga with the Federal TSS flattened him!





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GCTerpfan

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Awesome bird! The birds have been dead silent so far around here also. I can usually lay in bed this time of year with the window open and hear multiple gobblers at daylight. So far I haven't heard a single gobble at my house and the one day I got out to hunt we didn't hear a bird either.
 
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Blind calling with some hen dekes out had a yote come in around 9am. Had to shoot him in the face to save my girls.


Around 10:15 had 5 gobblers come in, I could have shot them all with 1 shot they were lined up so tight down a row of cut corn. One stuck his neck out too far and finally gave me an ethical shot.

Thanks for the recs on TSS earlier in this thread. Very effective.
 
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Congrats guys. I haven't heard a gobble in a while until this a.m. a at 8. Well I decided to check my natural calling. I called 3 jakes 3 hundred yards up to the back of the house. Ok feeling good.
 
Crawl79

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Been tough season in Louisiana for me this year. Had some excitement for youth but hasn't gotten interesting for me until last Friday. Worked a bird for 3 hours, had him at 50-70 yards for over half that time but never got it done.
Easter morning buddy and I got it done on a nice swamp bird and located a couple more for me to hunt on the way out to spend time with family.2019turkey, lanceeric.jpg
 
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Bigterp

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GCTerpfan said:
Awesome bird! The birds have been dead silent so far around here also. I can usually lay in bed this time of year with the window open and hear multiple gobblers at daylight. So far I haven't heard a single gobble at my house and the one day I got out to hunt we didn't hear a bird either.
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Man I thought it was just me!! Tight lipped in the mountains so far.
 
kelly.jayp

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flinginairos said:
Finally got one in WV this morning. Been a tough start to the season! Birds have been very quiet. I slipped in 60 yards from a known roost tree this morning and spotted one sitting on the limb. He gobbled three times and I clucked/yelped VERY lightly to let him know I was there. I saw another bird fly down but thought it was a hen so I kept watching the other gobbler waiting for him. I hear a loud spit and drumming right in front of me and this dude walks up full strut right down the gun barrel. 20ga with the Federal TSS flattened him!

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great pics! congrats!
 
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