layin on the smackdown Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Alright Team, checkin in here...Our opener is April 9th, and i have 3 tags for the southern zone in IL. Looks like we have a pretty stellar line up, and im pumped to be on this team! Im going for at least one on camera bow kill head shot this year, but more importantly, im just looking forward to getting out - we are about a month ahead this year in terms of weather, so my first and second season tags should be hot. Anyone creative enough to come up with a team name? thank you for participating in my intervention - My name is Dan, and i have a turkey hunting problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 our original team thread got buried. i was the only one that posted though. i'm pumped and season doesn't start until May here. i've been doing some drive by scouting. finally found a flock near my house/land. about 1.5 miles away they were spotted. had six long beards in the group. i didn't watch them too long. could've been others. heading to my parent's farm in the AM to listen for them and do a little scouting and quick shed hunting. hopefully i come up with some better options. only seeing jakes there though. longbeards are in full strut, but the flocks haven't broken up yet. here's some ideas.... Spring Thunder.... Legends of Limbhangers ..... Cut'n Strut.... Fallen Fans Name's Dan, hunting easterns for the month of May in NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Looks like we have a team of veteran hunters here . Glad to be on this team. My name is Anthony if you don't know me already. My son Joe( Squirrelhunter91) and I will give the turkeys a run for their money come May 1st and make our team proud. I most likely will be taking off that week of May 1st and my son Joe also should be off that week. So we will have some time to chase birds. For my youngest son Mike, it will be his last year to be eligible to hunt the youth turkey season. So my son Joe and I get to do real time scouting and calling the weekend before our opener. It was quite a mild winter here in Southern NY, and I have been seeing lots of Turkeys on our land and surrounding properties in region 3. What ever the name of team, is fine with me. Fan-addicts just popped into my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 located some more longbeards... just hope they hang around and things are still full of action come May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Hey all.. I'm around. Gonna try and make it on here a little more often now for this contest. Been workin 6 days a week to secure my time off during turkey season. Got the first week of the season off. Should be able to lay down atleast one for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 yea with everything going on i'm just stuck to hunting weekends. i almost think the during the week birds are a little more vocal than during the weekend with everyone running around the hillside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 So what do we all think about a team name? i tossed out some and Anthony had a good one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Team name doesn't matter to me at all. Let's just win this thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Well team, i passed on two jake birds yesterday at 10 yds...went out this morning for a few hours and had two long beards in the dec's at about 10-12 yds - couldn't get a shot due to me trying to be a hero and video everything...but they hung around for a little bit, and i was able to fling an arrow at one of em at about 20-25 yds...remember, i was trying to execute a head shot which is my goal for the season, but is also why i completely missed and lost my darn arrow. Im gonna leave the head shot for one of my later tags - i need to get a bird first, then i'll up the anty. if work leaves me alone tomorrow morning, i will get out, if not, i have thursday, friday saturday and sunday...I will keep ya posted! dan by the way, i did get my miss on video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 start us off good Dan! sounds like you're where the birds are. Good luck buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 You were in the field and not at work. A missed shot is better than a day at work. Good Luck Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hey yall.. I'm headed up to the property tomorrow for the NY Youth Turkey hunt. I'm taking out a friends grandson to try and get him his first bird. I hope we can connect. The weather doesn't look all too promising and it's bittersweet. We need the rain in the worst way but why does it have to rain on the weekend for the Youth Turkey hunt? Will keep yall updated throughout the hunt. Feels great to hit the woods again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 good luck Joe! long beard hanging around the by my house just down the road. drove the car to take a picture. crossed the road five yards from my front bumper while i sat there..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Sweet!...seeing a mature bird this close to the opener is quite promising. My son is out this morning with a youth and he said the Toms were henned up right off the roost. He don't give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Some updates.... So this morning I saw the same tom strutting out in the corn field across the road where the pictures above were taken. Not sure if he'll stray over to behind my house. Also, I've located a couple toms on my parent's farm where I hunt. Hopefully, they stick around the next couple weeks. On another note, a sweet turkey vest finally arrived at my door yesterday. http://www.realtree.com/forums/turkey-hunting/108484-awesome-turkey-vest.html#post1298267 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Thats a nice vest Dan. I like the spine pads. My son Joe and I both have next week off, so that means we will be up in the country hunting our land and others in the 3H WMU in the lower Catskills. I have had the most awesome times in my life afield turkey hunting with Joe. Some real memorable moments with my other sons also. But Joe can call like no one I know and get the birds all fired up. We get the chance to create more of these. I work at Ground Zero in NYC and I am really looking to forward to calm and relaxation, being in the country brings. Tuesday morning starts our season. Won't be online for about a week. Hoping to post some good pics and stories. BTW... Whats the story with our team name? We can't just be a number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I'm good with Fan-addicts for a name. I was gone all this weekend. Last week and this week right after work and before dark i've been patterning my gun trying to find some improvements. won't be able to hunt until the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RackBlaster Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Hey team , scored on a nice bird this past weekend up in Wisconsin . It had an 11' beard, 7/8" spurs , and weighed 26 lbs. Seen alot more birds this year compared to last , I think due to the mild winter. I will be hunting here in Illinois next week, I don't think we can upgrade anyway. Good luck to everyone still hunting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 way to get it done! congrats on a great bird buddy! heavy one! the opener here was yesterday, but i'm stuck in the office all week. i'll be out sat and sun. hopefully tom's are still alive and haven't been pressured too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 went out for the first time yesterday morning. had a couple gobbling their heads off. terrain prevented them from coming in. yesterday evening managed to roost a few hens with no toms in tow. this morning was uneventful in the turkey woods. back at it next weekend i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Had a really tough week with the thunderchickens.. Closest I came was on Sunday.. Had 2 toms and a jake at 75 yards but they wouldn't commit. They hung up for a half hour and strutted a line back and forth. I missed a tom yesterday with my bow. Arrow deflected off an unforeseen twig. Will be back after em Wednesday and Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 My son Joe and I didn't connect, but we had a heck of a time together. I am feeling each and every one of my 47 years as I try to keep up with Joe as he climbs those mountains like a goat . Ahhh...to be young again. The rain kept the birds real quiet and the colder weather didnt make them hot to gobble at all. We have birds around us, but they are not cooperating. We did get a few pics of a sow with 2 cubs on our trail cam. Will be back up this weekend to give it another shot. Good Luck Team...hunt safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Good luck Joe and Anthony. It's great you're out together. The action starts dieing down pretty quick toward the end of May so hopefully I can connect this weekend too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 ....oh yea that tom i posted pictures of is still down the road from my house. he's stayed right there and struts next to the road often. everyday more and more "Posted" signs go up along the road. lol he's an untouchable I'm thinking. bitter sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hey yall.. Well I am happy to report that I got it done this morning! It's a just a jake but man did I hunt hard for this bird. I plan on upgrading at some point for the contest. My next bird I'm gonna try and get with my bow. Will post pics and a story shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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