2020 Spring Turkey Thread

["J"]

Shot this 19-1/2lber tonight as he was going to the roost. 12" beard, 1-3/8" spurs. Shot him with my grandpa's '97 Winchester. Had him figured out and sat up on him Wednesday evening. Wouldn't ya know a trespassing shroom hunter and the farmer spraying the fields screwed that up. Next chance was tonight. He started gobbling at 8pm and I shot him at 8:15. View attachment 101365

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Awesome, good too see the ole 97 is still getting the job done!!!!

 

[xbowguy]

Great Job Everyone!

 

[Spencie]

Here in extreme southeast Ohio we have a blustery, cold typical spring day. Not sure I could hear one gobble if he did. My daughter saw some baby geese yesterday, The old saying is the turkeys are done then.

 

[Fletch]

Been seeing baby geese here in Jersey for a week now... Thought it was a tad early... Good Luck...

 

[Creamer]

Saturday morning was about the same as Thursday for me. I heard plenty of gobbling, but it was on other properties. Nothing close. One bird even gobbled fairly late into the morning, it was a shame I couldn't go after him. There's always this week!

 

[Spencie]

I never heard a thing. Saw one come out at other end of field feeding. He did nothing gobbly. Just fed. Would glance my way at calls and gobbles. Guy is here now to make new food plot and clear around house. Try again tomorrow.

 

[lung buster]

Absolute horrible weather this am but it was still a great time. Heard nothing from the roost. Had a hen come within 20 yds or so. Around 0730 the bird from yesterday fired up and i called him until he hung up waiting on the hen. Could see him but too far for a good shot. Then watched a 2nd hen go right to him. He stood there gobbling his head off for 10 min or so. Plan to be in there again tomorrow with Addy!

 

[cotty16]

Decided to try and get down to the creek bottom behind my house out of the wind. Steep ass hollow (some of you have heard me bitch too many times about it). Got all the way to the bottom and ran right into a gobbler. Of course, he saw me first and off he ran.
I headed back up to the top as fast as I could trying to circles around him. I got up top and set up, made some calls, no answers. So, I sat for about an hour killing time. Rain started back up so back to work on the computer killing more time.

 

[lung buster]

Addy and I were setup before 0530 where that gobbler has been the last 2 mornings. We were greated with total silence. An absolute perfect morning with zero wind and clear skys.The last 2 days were horrible conditions and he was fired up. Maybe someone killed him yesterday or maybe he was being a turk today. We would of stayed out all am but the kids have appointments to clean out their school lockers..
Did find a few yellow mushrooms and heard very distant gobbles when leaving.
Try again tomorrow before work...

 

[Bighoun52]

Buddy missed around 7 this morning. Great hunt, 3 longbeards, two jakes, and two hens came in. Oh well

 

[Spencie]

Turkeys suck. Nothing close. Had one across the crick that would respond every time but not budge. Apparently I’m getting too old to cross the crick.
Got home and had to help my mulcher guy put the track back on skid steer.

 

[brock ratcliff]

I slept in. A buddy went out late. Got two gobbling at ten. He snuck close enough to see them in a field. Made a call and watched them walk off. Lol. That time of year.

 

[Boarhead]

My daughter Kaylee just sent me this picture.
Her friend lives off of Noe Bixby rd in Columbus.She said he has been wondering around there for days.
I said her to tell her to get a pic of his spurs the next time.lol

 

[Spencie]

I’m at the very back of my property listening to 10 perhaps on the neighbor. All together going crazy. Like it’s March. Nothing anywhere else.

 

[Floki]

This season so far has been pretty damn boring. I have yet to hear a bird gobble after 730 am from the begging of season. Last few days I’ve heard 0 gobbling. Still seeing birds with 5 to 8 hens with them. Very rarely have seen any out in the fields .

I know there is a very high ratio of hens to jakes/toms here,but this is beyond ridiculous. I don’t care to set up and try to ambush a turkey. I prefer to work a bird over a call. To me that’s what makes turkey hunting so fun.

I’ve tried all different times of the day. Same with calling I’ve been the whore at the bar at 2am just begging for it. Then I’ve been the church girl sitting in the pew beside wanting to give it away, but playing hard to get.

Overall tho being out in the woods with a big ole cup of coffee sitting and watching the sunrise. Is something no matter how many times you have done it. It’s always different.

Life’s good! Now I’m going to go look at the morning selfie, then off to the memes.

Congratulations to all that have killed a bird!

 

[Boarhead]

This season so far has been pretty damn boring. I have yet to hear a bird gobble after 730 am from the begging of season. Last few days I’ve heard 0 gobbling. Still seeing birds with 5 to 8 hens with them. Very rarely have seen any out in the fields .

I know there is a very high ratio of hens to jakes/toms here,but this is beyond ridiculous. I don’t care to set up and try to ambush a turkey. I prefer to work a bird over a call. To me that’s what makes turkey hunting so fun.

I’ve tried all different times of the day. Same with calling I’ve been the whore at the bar at 2am just begging for it. Then I’ve been the church girl sitting in the pew beside wanting to give it away, but playing hard to get.

Overall tho being out in the woods with a big ole cup of coffee sitting and watching the sunrise. Is something no matter how many times you have done it. It’s always different.

Life’s good! Now I’m going to go look at the morning selfie, then off to the memes.

Congratulations to all that have killed a bird!

My season was going that way till Sunday...hang in there!

 

[lung buster]

Great weather again this am, zero wind and total silence in my area. 4 days to go and looking like its going to rain some. Plan to grind it out to the end. I've been out 22 mornings and probably scouted 15 before season, no need to stop now. I'll probably get up at 0430 next Monday and go just out of routine, lol....

 

[Floki]

My season was going that way till Sunday...hang in there!

It’s never really bad, it just could be a little better. I’m not a quitter. I am about to call it a day tho. 0 gobbles n out of smokes= it’s over!

 

[Spencie]

At least it was raining at daylight to make this a little more challenging.

 

[Spencie]

Checked out the new plot area, looked down the road leading into it and could see 2 turkeys at the far end. Tried to slip through the woods to the edge but what I didn’t see was the 2 deer at the near end.