rebelyelp Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? gobblin fever, buck fever, greenhead fever..... it's all the same... and it's all a high you can't get anywhere else..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? Heck last year thats why i missed a monster turkey! It was 8 yards away it took him around 30 minutes to come in he was gobbling and putting a heck of a show on then i go and miss!! I was shaking so and the heart was pounding. Great fun tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BriarRidgePlots Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? I get em bad post-shot. Last year I was standing on top of some cliffs on our farm watching 4 does browse near the creek below, and I wanted to see how they would react to a hen call. So I putted and clucked a few times, only to hear a Boss Tom explode about 50 yds away in a bunch of hemlocks, and here I am leaning against a tree with a t shirt on (it was hot and my camo was in my vest) and my gun an arms length away. I threw on my shirt on in record time and got situated in a hemlock stump and not 20 sec. later two big ol' gobblers came haulin up a finger paralell to me and about 45 yds away. A load of Federals, did the trick on the bigger of the two. It all happend so fast I didn't have time to get the shakes, until it was all over. Then I lost it I was shaking stumbling, hollering, et..... everything you could think of. And I was by myself (thank God...lol) It is definatley a rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13littleones Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? My neighbor missed one a few years ago because of the shakes ( It would have been his first turkey ever ). He swears the shaking was caused by the instant coffee I made that morning lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? just as bad as me meeting my gf's dad for the first time.... but the turkey got me shakin worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? Well it's been 3 years since the last turkey I got, but if I remember right, when that turkey starts coming in...your heart is racing and adrenaline flowing like a 10 point buck under your stand! You sit there praying the bird doesn't see you and that he keeps coming in, sometimes almost afraid to breathe in case the bird catches movement,lol. yeah, it's exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkaholic Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? After twenty years of turkey hunts I still Have to push my heart down out of my throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? [ QUOTE ] It's worse than deer hunting for me..man the gun shakes and the heart is about to blow!! [/ QUOTE ] Same here. I missed 2 BIG gobblers last year because of it. I would not change a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beardbustr Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? I get the shakes when they gobble and they are real close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckslayer Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? i get the shakes really bad when that bird of your dreams is standing out there staring at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagobbln Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? [ QUOTE ] I have never hunted turkey. So this will be my first time this spring. Just wondering...........do you guys get the shakes and the pounding heart just like when you're deer hunting?? I just can't see getting that excited over a bird. I sure hope I am wrong. [/ QUOTE ] Just a bird? Boy, are you in for a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I have never hunted turkey. So this will be my first time this spring. Just wondering...........do you guys get the shakes and the pounding heart just like when you're deer hunting?? I just can't see getting that excited over a bird. I sure hope I am wrong. [/ QUOTE ] Just a bird? Boy, are you in for a surprise. [/ QUOTE ] I totally agree. An ole gobbler will make me go crazy. I personally prefer deer hunting, but turkeys usually give me more of a adrenaline rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblengrunt_jenks Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? The shakes have caused me to miss a lot of good birds!!! I wish i could overcome it...lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor_Guy Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? That feeling is what keeps you hunting, Toms or Bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb23 Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? i got my first longbeard last year and it was totally unbelievable i was shaken soooooo much i was tryin 2 tell myself to calm down i thought i was gonna have a heart attack my absolute best hunt ever!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? Especially when they start to spit and drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_COUNTRY Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? YEAH, IT'LL GET YA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WingDragger Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? I don't get the shakes or even nervous when a gobbler is approaching me. I get a huge excited rush of adrenaline like nothing I've ever experienced before but it's not a nervous feeling. I do however get nervous around deer, especially if I'm bowhunting. It's a totally different feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE_KSBowhunter Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? The day I don't get the shakes and the adrenaline rush from an approaching tom or buck is the day I quit hunting. It gets me everytime, just have to learn how to overcome and control it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_COUNTRY Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? I JUST STARTED TURKEY HUNTING LAST YEAR. I DIDN'T EVEN SEE A GOBBLER WHILE HUNTING, BUT HAD 3 HENS COME WITHIN 15 FEET OF ME. I DON'T SEE HOW THEY DIDN'T HEAR MY HEART BEAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paintbrush Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? Everytime. When my heart quites racing and the adrenaline quites rushing when a bird works in,then it will be time to quit turkey hunting.I don't ever see that time coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Re: Get the shakes? [ QUOTE ] Just wondering...........do you guys get the shakes and the pounding heart just like when you're deer hunting?? [/ QUOTE ] Nawww....it's a lot more intense with turkey hunting than deer hunting! Matter of fact the pounding heart starts when they start gobbling. From there it gets more intense (as he gets closer) or less intese if he moves away or quits gobbling. If they come in drumming my hair stands on end. I hope you'll have several close encounters to find out first hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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