Guest MattA311 Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Man, the gobbling activity was off the hook!! I called in 4 differnt sets of birds in 3 days. The one I shot was 22 pounds... 1 inch spurs and a 10 inch beard. I'm thinking a 3 year old. Great hunting, some of the best i've seen in 11 years of doing this. Hope it was just as good for everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 thats awesome! congrats on an awesome bird Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 Congrats! I'm in 41 and there has been little to no gobbling or turkey activity all year. Usually they are gobbling their heads off and out in the fields all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 thanks Chrud, I drew two tags for zone 14 this year... one for 4th and one for 6th.. so i'll be leaving tomorrow to try and kill my second bird of the year. I've never had 6th season before but everyone I talk to says it's a great season! The hens are on the nests and unresponsive and the Toms are still horny as all getout... should be good if I get decent weather.. I already know where the birds are roosted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 My brother almost had a successful hunt last week. We team called in a big tom from 300 yards. He was on a field, we were in the deep woods. He gobbled his head off! Tough shot and he missed twice. It happens. Man, did he take some flack for it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 I've never missed a bird... that's not to say that I won't though. I hope I didn't just jynx myself for tomorrow and friday if I call a bird into range.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 What part of the state is 41 in? 14 is in the central forest in Jackson County... I hunt 95% dense timber right on the outskirts of the Black River State Forest. It has it's advantages and disadvantages... I can usually stalk up close to birds because of cover.. then again birds can hang up a lot because of the cover too... I had a decoy out and the bird was maybe 30 yards away through some brush... the thing never saw my decoy because of the brush in the way and hung up for 20 minutes or so gobbling at every call I made... another 5 yards or so and my dad would of shot him. Man was that frustrating... sometimes it makes me want to hunt more open areas where the birds can see more of a spread out area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironranger Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 Good going Matt!! My hunting partner from Sparta hunted May 4th to 8th and said they were rocking the hills there. He knocked down a 24.5 lb bird and he said everyone was getting them. One week later I show up and the weather really messed them up. I had overlapping seasons in WI and MN so I was pushing hard to finish in two days. I think if I'd stayed the whole 5 days it might have been different. In my hurried condition, I shot the wrong bird and settled for a jake. It was fun though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobie Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 41 is north of Highway 52. It's in Langlade County and a little of Marathon also. 22 is right below it. It's only been open for a few years, 7 I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borch Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 Way to go Matt! Borch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 Awesome Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Re: Great hunting in Wisconsin for 4th season!! Zone14 Thanks for the kind words everyone.... wish me luck on bird #2 tomorrow morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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