layin on the smackdown Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Well, my first season turkey excursion proved to be fruitless...I only had one day to hunt, and one day to scout...Had a first season Coles County (east central IL) tag, went out early sunday morning and heard everything that inhabits IL with the exception of an eastern Turkey...Cows, geese, crows, owls, pheasants, squirrels, birds, even the crazy neighbor guy who yells at random...but no turkeys. I thought that i may have heard a group of gobbles, but if i did, they were in another county. Followed up the morning scouting session with a mid morning and an evening scouting session which yielded the same...nothing... Monday morning came, and when i awoke to loud claps of thunder and witnessed lightning crashing down from the heavens, i figured life was to good to play "dodge the lightning bolt"...needless to say, we tried to wait it out, nothing changed and we were heading home at about 11 a.m. Turkeys = 1 Dan = goose eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 better luck next time bud! i been all over toms since youth day but nothign has worked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hang in there Dan...good gobblers do not come easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 well, i still have a 4th and 5th season tag, so its not over yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Ah bummer, Dan! But that's just turkey hunting I guess! Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 That stinks Dan. My season opens up Saturday, but I'll only have the weekend to hunt because of school. It's shaping up to be a goodun though, if the weather holds! I also have a 5th season tag and will be able to hunt all 7 days on it. I get out of school the day before 5th season starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curdog Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Im glad in Bama we can hunt March 15 -April 30 and no tags. We have a 5 gobbler limit. I dont know how ya'll handle those short seasons and bad weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Im glad in Bama we can hunt March 15 -April 30 and no tags. We have a 5 gobbler limit. I dont know how ya'll handle those short seasons and bad weather. It's tough. You just hope and pray that you'll have good weather!! And you can also draw up to 3 tags to improve your chances of having at least 1 good week of weather;) The bird in my avatar was killed on a foggy, misty, morning, but the birds gobbled good. I was really surprised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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