LifeNRA Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 WTG Bill! We are off to a great start! I got a 1.5 weeks yet! I just hope the birds are still in the area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Very nice bird! sorry I didnt get to the forums earlier. I have been super busy. I sure am glad we got on the board!!!! NICE ONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Posted my info for the contest this afternoon. KY bird, 20 and 14 oz 9.25 beard, 3/4 spurs. More later. Way to go Bill!!! I see you are having smoked bird for dinner. Congrats on the smokepole bird!! You should get a bonus for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Youth season starts tomorrow here in Ohio, with regular season starting next Monday..... :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oneshot7 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 nice bird I missed one but I got a ton of video on him here ya go http://www.vidiLife.com/video_play_1162904....htm?tc=1101582 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Just thought I would tease you guys and let you know that I called in my first Tom for my buddy. I will post pictures later. 24 lbs. 10 inch beard 3/4 inch spurs. All I will say is that at one point during the hunt we had his pop up blind raised in the air with nothing but our feet sticking out the bottom walking 100 yards across a field. Needless to mention it was crazy, but the bird is down!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 I start my countdown today. My season opens on the first but I cannot hunt till Saturday. 7 Days to go!!!!!!!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Had an AWESOME start today for the 2008 season! No bird taken, but had four gobblers sounding off around me! I started off with a hen that I was battling with! She was getting so mad at me mimicking her calls, she hung around for about 30 minutes. Had a gobbler up the mountain just gobbling his head off. I decided that I better get up or near his level. Once I did he just plain went nuts when I started calling. But he hung up again about 100 yards, refused to come any further. I decided again to move. I walked away and up to the top of the mountain, moved in a half circle around his position. Dropped over the side and started calling again. After about three calls and about 200 yards, I sat down. Called some more, and knew he was moving in, gobbling the whole time! Just then a shot rang out, then two more quick shots! I heard the shot hitting the trees to my left. Seems that there was a guy below me and in between me and the bird! From the shots that were fired, I took it that he missed. I ran down, but seen nobody. Funny, he never made a sound and let me do all the calling! Oh well! It still was a great start of the season! I just could not get over how these birds kept gobbling this morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Had an AWESOME start today for the 2008 season! No bird taken, but had four gobblers sounding off around me! I started off with a hen that I was battling with! She was getting so mad at me mimicking her calls, she hung around for about 30 minutes. Had a gobbler up the mountain just gobbling his head off. I decided that I better get up or near his level. Once I did he just plain went nuts when I started calling. But he hung up again about 100 yards, refused to come any further. I decided again to move. I walked away and up to the top of the mountain, moved in a half circle around his position. Dropped over the side and started calling again. After about three calls and about 200 yards, I sat down. Called some more, and knew he was moving in, gobbling the whole time! Just then a shot rang out, then two more quick shots! I heard the shot hitting the trees to my left. Seems that there was a guy below me and in between me and the bird! From the shots that were fired, I took it that he missed. I ran down, but seen nobody. Funny, he never made a sound and let me do all the calling! Oh well! It still was a great start of the season! I just could not get over how these birds kept gobbling this morning! Great story John! Better luck next time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 absolutely great story! I am sooo excited after calling in that bird for my buddy. I just have to make sure I have birds around me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Heres the bird I called in for my buddy. Hope I can get one for the team on the 8th!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Heres the Bird I called for my buddy, Hope I can get one for the team on the 8th!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 sorry for not posting earlier, check out post by jbeck in the turkey forum. Try to figure out how to get my pics and info in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 sorry for not posting earlier, check out post by jbeck in the turkey forum. Try to figure out how to get my pics and info in. Do you have pics of the beard, spurs, and the form? You can email them to me and I will post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 did you shoot one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Ugghhh is all I can say. Lots of gobbling off of the roost, on the neighbors property, hens cutting and cackling all over, then after flydown, it's lockjaw time. Been out twice and that's been the story each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Ugghhh is all I can say. Lots of gobbling off of the roost, on the neighbors property, hens cutting and cackling all over, then after flydown, it's lockjaw time. Been out twice and that's been the story each time. Thats how it was for us today too! We heard a gobble, seen and heard a few hens, then NOTHING!!! Cold + rain = LOCKJAW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oneshot7 Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 going after him n the morning, will update tomorrow afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi Guys! Had my opening day on Saturday. I managed to find a bachelor group of 5 toms about mid morning. They came straight to my Dad and he missed ( at 73 his eyes aren't too good). I hope to get back on them real soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 My late season starts on Thursday, I can only go out early, but I saw 7 birds yesterday while traveling through the property. Hope for a good update by Sunday!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Shot a jake bird this morning, got him in the photo post. Don't know how much more I'll be able to hunt this spring, season is in till May 18. Not the biggest, but he'll eat good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 WTG buddy. That was good news this morning. I needed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Congrats Tom! WTG!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Congrats Tom!!! :cool::cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 well, I am done with day 2 of my season and I have been hearing alot of gobbling in the morning. I have seen 4 hens and 1 running tom as I was leaving down the road. Any ideas would be appreciated. I am new to turkey hunting and I just want to make sure I am not doing something wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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