Turkey Hunting
Turkey Hunting is Just Like Work
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On the level about Gobblers
Do turkeys like walking up hill or down hill? Most of my turkeys roost in creek bottoms of the little side hollows against the ridges. That means a) They have to go up hill every morning if they want to go anywhere besides down. b) Some time during the day, they have to walk or fly back down to their roosting tree. That is an over simplification. I actually have seen them pitch down in the morning, head down to the mouth of their hollow and roam the bigger bottoms fairly frequently. The point is, turkey go up and down … More . . .
In praise of my Sling Bag
As I wrote last year, I’ve quit the vest scene and gone to this: You can get one from www.Wibags.com for $12. My reason for switching was simply weight. I attach a foam pad for my butt and carry a separate over-the-shoulder bag for decoys as needed. Three separate pieces load out at a third of the weight of the old vest. I spent 10 years with a vest, and I’ve gone about 7 with the sling bag. The reasons I like this arrangement over a vest are as follows: 1) I mentioned the weight thing. When I was in … More . . .
What’s in your vest?
I could say toilet paper and get a laugh, but after 3 the trail of must-haves starts to thin. I’ve only been checked once for #1, but I was awful glad I had them to show the warden.
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What is your Dream Turkey Gun
I shoot a Mossberg 500, taken from the scratch and dent bin at Dicks back in 96. I mounted a scope on it, because my eyes were starting to go. It is a reasonable turkey gun. I’ve used others. Win Model 12 Trap: Heavy Rem Model 1100 TB: Heavy H&R Topper : Light and brutal Mossberg 395 bolt-gun: Light and simple. I really have not ventured to far from the Mossy since I got it, but I can tell you what I think a dream gun would be like: 1) Of all the actions, I think pump is about right. … More . . .
Pot Calls — make your own
My experience has been that every day and every turkey seems to demand a different call. I’ve got probably half a dozen friction pot calls that are store-bought. It’s always a guessing game. I take a couple with me each day. Some days they like one, the next day they won’t honor it for anything. It’s the same with boxes, mouth calls, or anything else. One thing is for sure: what goes into my pack at the start of season, isn’t what comes out at the end. This past year, I started making my own, partly to see what went … More . . .
Do you hunt turkeys in a blind?
I’ve only had turkeys in the blind with me a couple of times, and I’ll tell you that it makes for a very cramped situation. . . . oh, nevermind. I try my best to hunt out of a blind. When I’m out scouting in March, I’ll find a few spots that are prime ambush sites and I’ll come back just before season and run a piece of camo cord around 3 or four trees and then clothespin a 12′ piece of die-cut or burlap to that cord. I hunt a lot with a kid in the blind, and it … More . . .
Turkey Season looms
Been busy as all get-out since Christmas: 1) Found a Ben Lee Super Hen call– I’ve been wanting one for 20 years. Ben Jr. is now making them 2) Traded for a Transfan gobbler decoy— first gobbler deke I’ve ever had. 3) Ordered neoprene socks from Cabelas– I’m tired of having wet feet early in the morning 4) Ordered a Flock-in-a-Box scratch box call. It’s easily one of the more versatile calls I’ve ever encountered. 5) Placed an order with Shipley’s for the parts to make 4 new pot calls and 3 new pegs. Two are for me ( a … More . . .
Friction Calls
My experience has been that every day and every turkey seems to demand a different call. I’ve got probably half a dozen friction pot calls that are store-bought. It’s always a guessing game. I take a couple with me each day. Some days they like one, the next day they won’t honor it for anything. It’s the same with boxes, mouth calls, or anything else. One thing is for sure: what goes into my pack at the start of season, isn’t what comes out at the end. This past year, I started making my own, partly to see what went … More . . .
Before there were Turkey Targets
Instead of a fancy store-bought turkey target, I still like to do it the way I was taught before folks had such things: Take a Dixie cup and put it upside down on a stick about 18″ high. Use a backing board with newspaper. Back up to the chosen distance and let fly at the bottom rim of the cup. The rule of thumb is that two pellets in the dixie cup will kill a gobbler at that distance. I’ve never known that rule to be proved wrong. Keep placing newspaper on the backing board to see the whole pattern. … More . . .
The shaman returns to camp
He’d been late getting out of town, and after an endless drive it was cold and still and dead. The shaman noticed that the place had shifted again; the door didn’t stick as much as it had. He walked in and for a moment all he could see was his frozen breath. His nose told him that somewhere inside was a dead mouse. In the dark, his boot found an empty box of D-Con in the middle of the floor to confirm it. His eyes adjusted and there before him was the dining table. An orange vest hung off the … More . . .
Mandatory Orange on Ground Blinds?
odis7326 from KentuckyHunting.net asks: deer hunting from blinds: would like some feed back on a idea i had the other day when i was thinking about how as a deer hunter there could be a safer way for hunters to hunt from a blind. i had a buddy that had his blind shot at while he was in his ground blind, lucky he dident get hurt, but was really shaken up by the whole experiance. also i wonder if maybe it wouldent be to bad of an idea to require a hunter that hunts from a ground blind to have … More . . .
Why don’t you use 3.5" shells?
I go with 3″ shells and here is why. Most of the time, you aren’t going to be shooting all that far, and the turkeys are not that hard to kill. When you get up into 3.5″ or 10 GA, you’re talking recoil levels like what you use on elephant. That is simply too much. Generally speaking, at least in these parts, there is so much cover in the woods after the first week of season that 20-30 yard shots are about it. Some dream of shooting out to 60. I dream of Seeing out to 60 yards. If you … More . . .
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