If you could channel a quarter of the passion you have for deer into turkey I'm 100% convinced you'd tag out in 2 or 3 days routinely.
Athens Co kill(s)
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If you could channel a quarter of the passion you have for deer into turkey I'm 100% convinced you'd tag out in 2 or 3 days routinely.
Not really a guide Ric...I just like to hunt with friends and family and love to hear them gobble.
Not an Athens county kill, but more of a "flatlands" kill not too far from the house. Joined another buddy of mine on a hunt on a piece of property out our back door that he gained access to several years ago. Birds were on fire! Makes me wonder why we drive down South all the time. No need to roost this bird, he did more than enough gobbling on the limb and the thick ground cover allowed us to get within 150 yards of this bird on the roost. Gobbled all the way to the gun. First bird I witnessed to be shot with #7 hevi shot and boy did it put the smack down on the bird.
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7 shot is about all I use, although I did kill my two birds this season with a mag blend of 5, 6, and 7s.
You're fine. No feathers ruffled in the process. Must have read too far into things. Just thought it was an Athens county kill thread. I am not sure MRex has even killed a turkey yet. Glad you are having a great turkey season.
Not an Athens County kill, but more of a “Somalia” kill not too far from Mogadishu.
…we thought we heard a “muffled” gobble right off of the roost…
We circled around to try and get ground on him but as soon as we crested the rise, we were confronted by a herd of cape buffalo and they were open for business!
I sent my trusty assistant Jim in to herd the buffalo away from the bird…haven’t heard back from Jim.
After nine setups, this 150# bird finally made a mistake…
…back to Athens County. My oldest son Ryan hasn’t got to hunt much this season. He has class every morning and works part time at our local Lowes in the evenings and on weekends. He informed me last night that his morning classes had been cancelled for today and asked if he could call a bird up for me this morning as it is my birthday. I said “sure.” We had nothing roosted last night as I hadn’t planned on hunting today. We started in an area that I hadn’t been to since the preseason. We heard one distant bird on the roost. We got on a bird around 8:00 am but couldn’t do anything with him. At 10:30 am, Ryan made my bird gobble and he was in the truck 10 minutes later. On the ride home, we stopped at a couple public spots where hunters had been parked at first light but had since left. At 11:10 am Ryan’s bird gobbled and the hunt lasted about 5 minutes.
…we thought we heard a “muffled” gobble right off of the roost…
We circled around to try and get ground on him but as soon as we crested the rise, we were confronted by a herd of cape buffalo and they were open for business!
I sent my trusty assistant Jim in to herd the buffalo away from the bird…haven’t heard back from Jim.
After nine setups, this 150# bird finally made a mistake…
…back to Athens County. My oldest son Ryan hasn’t got to hunt much this season. He has class every morning and works part time at our local Lowes in the evenings and on weekends. He informed me last night that his morning classes had been cancelled for today and asked if he could call a bird up for me this morning as it is my birthday. I said “sure.” We had nothing roosted last night as I hadn’t planned on hunting today. We started in an area that I hadn’t been to since the preseason. We heard one distant bird on the roost. We got on a bird around 8:00 am but couldn’t do anything with him. At 10:30 am, Ryan made my bird gobble and he was in the truck 10 minutes later. On the ride home, we stopped at a couple public spots where hunters had been parked at first light but had since left. At 11:10 am Ryan’s bird gobbled and the hunt lasted about 5 minutes.
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Huckleberry Finn
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Thanks fellas. It really was a great way to start the day. The first bird we got on at 8:00 was actually the most fun to hunt. Had the safety off 3 times...looking forward to doing battle with him again.
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Happy birthday, and congratulations again!
Nice touch with the non-Athens county hunt too. Very interesting. Sorry to hear about Jim, hope some remains are found to bury.
Nice touch with the non-Athens county hunt too. Very interesting. Sorry to hear about Jim, hope some remains are found to bury.
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Nice job fellas. Don't forget to save some deer and turkey for other Athens hunters. Brock needs something to chase.