boparks

I'm a "wanta be" pro staffer. I'm a contractor but I've always found the time to hunt. Now I only chase turkeys which I dearly love to do. I strted hunting them 15 years ago and can't get enough. I hear alot of good things about Kentucky and think you live in a great state. Thanks Bobby

Thanks guys and you're welcome to shoot pool antime you're in the area. I've mostly been very lucky. Bobby

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Hello everyone, I recently joined up here and had posted a few shots of my hunting room in another section, but this looks like the place for that sort of thing. Everything in the rooms comes from Georgia except for the Merriams, Rio Grand, and Osceola Turkeys Bobby

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I've been very lucky and being hard headed and too stupid to know when to quit has paid off for me at times. Bobby

You guys are good scorers. I agree he grosses high 130s - low 140s. Great deer! Congradulations. It takes a very good 8 point to hit 140. Nice inside spread and goodn beam length. Bobby

Man I cannot remember the brand of my favorite vest. It has loose leaf camo and it has round zippered pockets for a glass and slte call. Perfect pocket for an owl hooter and crow calls etc. Its just set up well and I like vest that don't have black strapping or too much of them. It can get warm later in the seaon but its great. I use another vest for Texas because it has a built in back rest as finding a tree to lean against can be challenging in Texas. It came from Pro Bass but can't remeber the brand for it either. I don't remember much of nothing except where the strutt marks or roosting spots were. Trying to set long without a tree or with this built in back set up gets uncomforatvle in a huury. It's heavy though and I don't use it except for Texas. I own 9 vest (yes I have issues) but only use 2-3. You have to get used to where evreything is so you don't panic and not know where to find something when the pressure on. It should be instintive to know where to reach Bobby

I tend to like the foam hen decoys. Thye're easy to carry and if you're not using them they provide extra back padding in your vest. I also make my own decoy stakes. I take 3/8 to 1/2 inch dowel rods and cut them into 2' long pieces and whittle / sharpen the end. I then stain them with Mimwax or whatever brand. They are easier to stick into the grond in most case and you can have extras for double staking on windy days. I stretch a rubber band around them so that I don't sound like a drummer if i'm running to a bird. Be care ful not to fall on them though. I have used Primos B-Mobile which has worked almost too well at times. It seems to screen out younger birds and often brings birds in faster than you would believe. I mean I'm used to watching birds take forever to come into hen decoys and not running in like they sometimes do with MR B-Mobile. He's a pain to acrry but well worth the effort at times especially on days birds aren't gobbling or during afternoon hunts when birds might come in quiet. Bobby

Hi Eric, You said "as addictive", .It's more addictive than deer hunting (biased opinion) which you'll find out when you have a gobbler strut in and experinece "the show". You'll never be right again afterwards. Like others have said having someone to mentor with is helpful as will be listening to all these guys on this forum. Watch videos and read as much as you can. Good woodsmanship and patience will take you a long ways. Know that you can kill plenty of birds just using box calls , slates, and glass which are easy to use with practice. In other words you don't have to be a great caller or use a mouth call like the pros. Know that you only need to call as much "as it takes" if the bird appears to be coming in. Tone it down / soft call if a birds in close. Sometimes playing hard to get and just stopping calling can break an ol bird loose. I say this because I remember one of the things I used to screw up with was cranking on a box call when a bird was way out and continued when he came to 60 - 80 yards and was too stupid to know why he was hanging up. I could write a book on what not to do. Keep in mind these boys can see bugs on trees 20 yards away so you can't get away with much of anything where you might with some deer. Camo up head to toe and sit on the shade side of the tree if possible. The greatest thing about turkey hunting to me (outside of gobbling and strutting) is that success hinges on a multiude and combination of decisions you make on each hunt. Where to start, how close to get, where to set up, when to move, when to stay put, when to call or back off. What call to use. It's one of the greatest hunting experiences you'll have. You'll know you have issues when evrything from creaking doors to normal sounds begins to sound like a turkey or evry time you here a crow call you stop and listen for a gobble.. Good luck to you . Bobby

Okay, Now I understand. I guess I better get busy as being a "Fawn" just doesn't feel right. Man I like the look of the camp and the name. Look's like you should have a cover charge. My kind of place. Upper Michigan huh. Probably gets a little colder up your way. I remember years ago I was going to Pelee Island to pheasant hunt and flew thru Detroit in January. I remember walking out of the airport and outside and it was so stinkin cold it took my breath away. You boys are tougher than us I guess? Thanks for the info. Bobby

Thanks whiskeyswamp, Curious name ? Is there a story here? I like both just never combined the two. How come you have "12 point" under your name and I'm a measley ole "Fawn? Bobby

Hello everyone, I've just joined this forum and look forward to hearing whats going on with everyone else. I've always enjoyed hunting but really only turkey hunt now. Can't get enough. Thought I'd post a few phots here. Bunch more in my "Photo Album" Bobby

Oh Yea. Sometimes I carry my gun. Bobby

Mobile Pro Bass Shop I'm a mobile Bass Pro Shop. Not really but I believe in carrying what "I might need". Couple box calls, glass, slate 3 strikers, owl hooter, crow call, decoys sometimes, water, gps, binocs. chalk, sanding apparatus. I'm still pretty light and quiet. I'll lighten the load slightly if I'm in Montana where I know I'll be doing some serious walking. I must end up with 6 pairs of gloves because I slip gloves over everything including box calls and slates etc so it can't bang together in my pockets if I'm running after a bird. PLus I know I'll always have a glove for the manufacterers suggested use. Oh yea 3 extra shells in case I'm attacked. Bobby