NiteRunner Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 GOOD LUCK TOMORROW TEAM!! This will be my last post until after tomorrow mornings hunt. I'm so excited I couldn't even begin to tell ya! We scouted today and even in the rain we heard birds just going crazy gobbling and thundering! It was Awesome!! I'll let you know how the opener goessometime tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 GOOD LUCK TOMORROW TEAM!! I'm so excited I couldn't even begin to tell ya! ME TOO!! Scouting again this morning (Sunday) heard/saw birds in same area so my hopes are high for Monday morning.:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwa Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Good luck. Get a big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 What a disappointing opening morning.... Well all week I had been keeping tabs on these birds, then this weekend they gobbled like no other....all morning to say I was pumped for this morning was an understatement!! Well I snuck in close to the birds.....good I got everything set up decoys out...camera set....good Gobbler blasting away early no more than 50 to 75 yards away...GOOD Then all his hens start in....:( I guess sometime between Sunday morning and now he gathered a nice harem of hens. He gobbled a few times they cut and yelped a few times and when those hens hit the ground he was right behind them.....only down side they for went the other direction:eek: I did manage to circle all the way around em:o.....but of course he didn't want to leave his "real" hens to come check me out:( Then I ran out of time and had to get to work But on a bright note its only the first day and I have weeks of hunting still;):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Ditto on the Moring Todd. Mine went similar. Saturday & Sunday we listened to multiple birds in a good spot, Yes Yes! They were smoking hot too! Roosted in the same place every time we've gone, Yes! No one was in there scouting or hunting either...it was all too perfect. This morning we get there extra early creep in and set up. Well something was missing, lets see... oh yes... The Gobbles! It's breaking day light and still silent out, that is not these birds!! Very Vocal! As we're standing there waiting for a gobble, anywhere, we see a truck pulling down the drive towards our truck. They seen us and turned around and left. However just after this we heard a gobble, FINALLY! Sounded very much like a Jake but we moved in on it. We got him talking to us and then this sick sounding hen chirped in to our left. You guessed it someone was calling, it was either an out of tune Box Call or a not roughed up Pot and Peg, that hunter needed lessons! Blah. Well soon the hens flew down and took the boys away and we got a gobble ever 5-10 minutes and that was all before it finally shut up. Total Bummer!! Either someone went in there for the evening Youth Hunt or they tried to roost birds and spooked them pretty bad. Heck it could have been the birds sixth sense too, but that seemed awefully funny. I was disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Well Team there's my Entry! I'll get him entred later on and also get a story up on him. This looks like the measurements though, 9 1/4" Beard 1" Spurs Haven't weighed him yet, but we will when we tag him in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwa Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Congrats. Good looking bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 just thought I would drop by and talk some smack to you guys, but then I realized you are killing every bird possible!!! Nice Work so far team 8!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Way to go NiteRunner!! Congrats on the bird. Have passed on a few birds this week.....Didn't want to stop hunting.:D But we are now to the end of the week and next big tom that comes in is in TROUBLE :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 All entered! He was 19lbs, I'll have to get on the NWTF and see what kind of score we'd get from him. These birds are loving the calling this year. My dad just filled his last tag today and now I have one more to fill. I'm not used to this, not even a week into season and we're almost done!? I'm going to have to hold off for a monster otherwise my hunting is done till next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallardPrincess Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Congrats!!! Here is my turkey shot on my grandson'a 1st Birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwa Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 The ladies are kicking some turkey but. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Sweet Way to go MallardPrincess!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Well This morning was another interesting morning for me!!! I was a bit late getting to the woods.....I was walking down an old logging road to the spot I wanted to go.....about that time I hit the old road a bird gobbled and nearly blew my hat off :eek: I looked over in a big ol oak tree and there he was......about 60 or 70 yards.... Well I was to scared to move any more so I quickly as possible sat down by the nearest tree. I watched him for a good 30 to 45 minutes in the tree gobbling and strutting....I was an awesome site...and made for some good video :D I watched him fly down and slowly work his way back in and to me.....he got to about 40 or 50 yards.....I was thinking he would come on in....and I wanted him to so I could get the entire show on film......well something else caught his attention and he circled around and left me :( Not sure if the sun reflected off my camera and caught his attention or he came all that way and didn't see any hens so he thought something was up(since I was so close I did not get a chance to set out my decoys).......Needless to say something wasn't right so he left......However I did not spook him to bad cause as he left he was still gobbling some....and still gobbled back to my calls......Would have loved to stayed and went round 2 and 3 with him but had to get to work :(.......But game on for tomorrow morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Way To Go MallardPrincess!! He's nice, Congrads!! Come on fellas! Do we women have to do all the hunting around here?! Lol J/K! Hope you connect soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Way To Go MallardPrincess!! He's nice, Congrads!! Come on fellas! Do we women have to do all the hunting around here?! Lol J/K! Hope you connect soon! No worries ladies.....I guarantee a decent bird before my season is up.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 well today what start of youth weekend and boy was it a good one. i helped call in a big old tom for a new hunter. only hunter for an hour and he killed a 20lbs 8.5 beard and .5 spears not bad for his first bird and first hunt il have pics sometime sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Good Job on getting young hunter hooked Cybertech! Just joking with ya Todd, but can't wait to see your gobbler when you get him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Well anyone do any good over the weekend??? Weather turned cold and windy over the weekend so was not a great weekend. Just joking with ya Todd, but can't wait to see your gobbler when you get him! Oh I know;):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 We're getting that weather here now, pretty crappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 We're getting that weather here now, pretty crappy. yup....turkeys didn't want to work at all this weekend ....hopefully this weather moves out quickly. I am anxious to see what the morning (Tuesday) brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 ya sunday went well just didnt kill any birds called abig tom into about 30 yards and just as the little girl was ganna shot someone els in the field shot and the bird just walked off before she could. Went right to where the kid shot his less than an hour later and called in a jake but she didnt wanna shoot so i guess that is a good start to a season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Had a decent hunt this morning......Didn't call in the gobbler I wanted but I do have a great plan for him in the morning :p:D:D........hope he agrees. I did however stumble onto a nice mess of mushrooms.......So LUNCH is served :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallardPrincess Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I am going to plan on going out again next week for another turkey I so want the big tom that I saw. Good luck everyone hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 tomarrow is opening day and im way behind. realy didnt do my home work this year. but it will be fun eather way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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