Butterball Busters: Team 1: Exturkinator's 2012 Forums Turkey Contest


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I had a little time so I sent Don a PM to update us to the "Butterball Busters" when he got a chance.

Spring is coming early here. The large flocks of birds are splitting up and the gobblers are beginning their spring rituals. We will be having temps all week in the upper 50s to 70 on a couple days with some rain. Less than 2 weeks ago we had 14" of snow in two storms. Last year our mentored learn to hunt program hunted in a foot of new snow. Wacky spring weather for sure.

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Now our extended forecast is to tie/break records with highs in the upper 60s and some days in the 70s. This will cause an early green up with budding trees and the whole deal. Then we'll get a couple killing frosts or even more snow and kill them all. It is nice but not good.

The turkeys are full go too. Gobble Gobble.

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Anybody scouting or doing anything? We've been scouting hard and setting up blinds getting ready for our annual "Learn To Hunt" program with the kids from our hunter safety class. Got some dandy birds located and patterned. Now if the kids can control their buck fever, we'll have some turkey on the ground starting March 31st.

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Gonna seal the deal either tomorrow or Saturday morning, I can feel it. :D

Came close this morning with 4 different gobblers going mad at sunrise. Right after flydown, I had one hang up at 60 yards, gobbling and strutting back and forth for 10 minutes. After he moved along, I shifted 300 yards down in the woods closer to a different bird. Called him in on a string to 25 yards, but through some thick brush. He wouldn't clear it, and left the way he came in. I've got a better idea where they are roosting now this spring, and I'll be there in the AM, closer and with decoys in the ground.

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