3seasons Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Got my first MS bird of the season on public land. Was at my 4th spot, all others taken, went blind and it worked out. Had people stopping at my truck blowing their horns and yelling that I wasn't gonna kill anything. Ahh the joys of public land. 9.25" beard 1.25" spurs 20.2lbs The good Lord blessed me on another great morning. Story to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 MS Public land Opener Awesome man! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Good deal bud, where you from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3seasons Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Good deal bud, where you from? PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorado bob Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Congrats!! Did they realy blow the truck horns? Never heard of something like that. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Congrats!! Did they realy blow the truck horns? Never heard of something like that. good luck to all the dog Ha you need to come hunt public land in MS. Especially on opening weekend when none of the neighboring states are open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Been working evenings all week so I've been getting up listening every morning and not hearing much. Had my spots all lined out for opening day and was prepared for a little extra company. So I had a few options. I work off evenings Thursday night at 11:30 and I decide to drive by my spots to see if I've got any hunters camped out on them. One spot had 7 guys camped out one had 4 another had 2 and my #1 was empty. I decide to get there real early but someone already beat me there so now I'm in trouble with all my other spots close enough to drive to wrapped up so I decided to go blind to a place I ha never been before. I park my truck off the road a little and get about 150yds away and hear a truck slow down and start blowing their horn. Then another slows down and starts yelling that I won't kill anything. I just shake my head and keep walking. I walk in about a mile and find an old logging road and sit down on the highest ridge. It was a quiet morning, all I could hear was 2 other hunters as far as I could hear in two directions. Finally around. 7:15 a crow hollers and a bird gobbles in the distance. So I call a little louder with my madhatter 4 track slate. Now I'm set up in some cane and I have a big dirt mound behind me. So about 20min later an a little more calling I hear drumming. Well I couldn't figure out where the drumming was coming from so I ease my safety off and I hear a putt. I turn my head real slow ad I'm looking eye to eye with a gobbler at 6 steps just behind the mound. All I can see is his head looking at me. The two gobbler know something isn't right and hurry down the hill and then over to the next ridge. I let things settle down and I make my move. I go about 300yds down the log road and drop off into the hollow and climb up onto the next ridge. I set up and call twice not expecting much, when all of a sudden a hear a stick break and see a huge white head coming my way. I let them get to 30yds when I was able to see a bird with about an 8" beard and a strutting bird. I settled on the strutter and did some soft purrs and when he cleared a couple more trees I let my Nitro's eat. It was a true Blessing and a great hunt after all was said and done. Once I got back to my truck I found where someone walked up to my truck, thankfully it wasn't messed with. Guess they were looking at my dog box. Sorry for the long read but wanted to share my hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) A true "Run and Gun" hunt...by the way.."you wont kill anything"...lol Sounds like you found a real honey hole..well honey ridge is more like it..think I would slide back in there and try it again soon Edited March 17, 2013 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 ..think I would slide back in there and try it again soon Plan on being back on that ridge in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Congrats on a great bird !! Nice spurs !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Congrats Scott...WTG. Yep that's MS public hunting land for ya. At least it sounds like the other hunters gave up with the drive bys & the horn honking instead of walking through you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Great bird, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Congrats Scott...WTG. Yep that's MS public hunting land for ya. At least it sounds like the other hunters gave up with the drive bys & the horn honking instead of walking through you. I was waiting for that to happen. That's how the majority hunt out there. They see a truck and figure there must be a bird there and they will flank you and set up between you and the bird. Had it happen to many times. Never understood why some folks are like that. If I see a truck I go at least a half mile before I stop and listen. As long as the bird isn't back towards the other truck ill go after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I was waiting for that to happen. That's how the majority hunt out there. They see a truck and figure there must be a bird there and they will flank you and set up between you and the bird. Had it happen to many times. Yep...my last public land hunt was in the Mark Twain National Forest in MO ~5 years ago. Most of the hunters we met out there were from MS. 3rd morning I was in a new area early with nobody around...at 1st anyway. 3 birds cranked up & I was set up in them. Before the birds hit the ground I felt like I was in the gauntlet with hunters calling on both sides of me and behind me. The birds all went the other way. I could see 1 of the gobblers moving away. I opted to back out rather than risk being in front of and to the side of at least 4 other hunters. In my early days of MS public land hunting it was common to have hunters move right in on you or walk right through you knowing you were there to set up in front of you. I can't imagine what it's like now on public ground with so many more turkey hunters in the woods than there was in my early days of turkey hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Big congrats on your public land bird. Hunting public land can be frustrating but being successful at it makes it that much more special. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 great bird... congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrewer Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 MS Public land Opener Public land is the only land I've got to hunt I know how challenging it can be, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loner Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 congrats! i have learned to hunt public land after 10.00am after the crappie hunters leave and the roost hunters.only, the diehard hunters stick with it after 10.00am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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