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Congrats Don! You've been waiting a long time for this hunt. Great to hear it's been a good one for you!

I've got my information from several places. There's several great resources here and I've got a lot of useful information from Alex's, redbeards and other posters as well. The nwtf board also has a lot of call making info in the call makers forum. There are several ways of making them. Many use a lathe but some have figured out other ways of doing it. I'll be trying out a couple of the new calls in hunting situations starting tomorrow morning. Good Luck!

What a great hunt and bird! Congrats!

Well I've decided to put my new toy to work and turn some slate calls and strikers. Here's some of my early work. Later I'll get a picture of a glass over glass that I made for my dad's birthday with a picture of his gobbler from last spring. All are slate over glass. A couple Black Walnut and a Red Cedar. The strikers are Paduak, Purpleheart, Cherry and Hickory. I can't wait to share them with the local turkeys.

Congrats HuntnMa! Way to hang in there!

I've been using one for several years now. Haven't had the gun slip off my knee since.

Re: The Follow Up Gobbler Congrats Rhino!! Very nice bird and story.

Re: Close but no cigar. I'm sure you'll thump him next time. You always do!

Re: Patterned again (pics). My Compnchoke like the Fed FC shells too! Looks like your ready for them again this spring!

Re: Osceola Down: the \"Leaf Scratchers\" strike! Congrats Covehnter!!!

Re: Merriams turkey hunt suggestions? [ QUOTE ] Outfitters are fine. I was curious if anyone has had any success going the public route? [/ QUOTE ] We've had decent success hunting the Black Hills of SD. We're about 50 percent over all for our group which includes several turkey hunitng novices. Tons of beatiful but rugged public land with lots of Merriams.

Re: ULTIMATE OTPG rifle....... Personally I like this one. It kinda reminds me of patterning turkey guns. T Rex Movie

Re: MN hunters, Lottery results are available now. Well the list of surplus tags will be coming out soon and go on sale mid march sometime. There also always the bow option for the last two seasons.

Check out the MN DNR site and you'll see the lottery results link where you can check on whether or not you've been drawn. I'll be hunting the first week in May in MN and the second week of may in MO. Then I'll be helping my dauhgter out the third week in May back in MN.

Re: Pays to stay until 11am!! When the hens go a laying the toms go a playing!