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I wish somebody would tell the turkeys on my side of the ridge!
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KY Turkey Record Weekend
Category Archives: Turkey Hunting
Angus Bags a Gobbler on the Opener
Angus was out at the blind at Blackberry this AM for the Opener of the 2026 Spring Gobbler Season. Just before 0800, a gobbler started to respond to his new Quaker Boy Easy Yelper. In the minutes it took him to run down from the opposing ridge, a doe and … Continue reading →
Mooselette Gets her Turkey Gun
Mooselette finally got her turkey gun on Saturday. It was months late in coming, but she will have it for Spring Gobbler Season. It didn’t always look like that was going to happen. The shotgun is a used Mossberg 535 12 Gauge. I found it at a steeply reduced (should … Continue reading →
Kentucky Afield TV- 2026 Spring Turkey Q&A Show
Good show from KY Afield Views: 4 Related posts: KY Afield Show Q&A on Turkeys Yute Season 2021 The Role of Personal Ethics in Hunting Report from Deer Camp — 2012 Opener What’s It Going to Be Like on the Opener? Elk Jitters have me bad What’s in your vest? … Continue reading →
PODCAST: A Visit to S10
We have a blind overlooking Dead Skunk Hollow and Gobbler’s Knob. It’s the cap of my old S10 truck. It makes a great listening post for turkey hunting. I went out with the recording gear and captured a bunch of gobblers waking up on the south face of Gobbler’s knob. … Continue reading →
PODCAST: The Ides of March
This was my first trip out to the Honey Hole this year. The gobblers and hens are just starting to warm up. This was not a spectacular trip, but sometimes it is all about making it out and coming back with some usable material. Podcast — The Ides of March … Continue reading →
Spring Rules are Out
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources has released the rules for the Spring Hunting Seasons. There are no big changes. This summarizes what few there are: The full list of rules including spring gobbler and spring squirrel are here: Views: 4 Related posts: KDFWR Turkey Study Underway From the … Continue reading →
Push-Pin to the Rescue
For a lot of turkey hunters, a push-pin type call is the first call they master. Once they get on something else, they leave the push-pin behind. Yeah, I get it. A push-pin is kind of limited, but it does work. I especially like it for the terminal phase– for … Continue reading →
Scouting or Just Trusting Your Spot
From OldGobbler.com Here is my response: I have been hunting the same 200 acre farm in SW Bracken County, KY for 23 seasons. What I’ve found is that the turkeys are still roosting in the same spots and hitting the same pastures every year. We have a few honey holes … Continue reading →
A New Gunsmith
The thought hit me in early December that the Mooselette could stand a full-sized grown-up turkey gun. I had not finished my first cup of coffee before I found a swinging deal on a Mossberg 535 that was receiving no bids. Bang! I had it. It was on the way … Continue reading →
ENSO-NADA, The Turkey Dead Zone
I do a yearly shamanic weather prediction for another forum– what’s it going to be like on the Turkey Opener? I don’t claim to be a major expert. All I’m doing is going on https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ and reading the tea leaves. I do it, more than anything to piss off the … Continue reading →
The Turkey’s Back
The big ol’ Gobbler that I took last spring is back from the taxidermist and I’m very impressed. I picked him up Sunday on the way home from muzzleloader hunting. The taxi is named David Noem of Noem’s Wildlife Artistry. If you look on his right leg you can see … Continue reading →
Update on the Banded Bird
On 4/14, I bagged a bird with a green leg band. I reported it on the website and got a response in the form of an emailed PDF certificate. However, the YouTube on the site talked about a reward for green bands. I kept writing and asking, and all I … Continue reading →
Turkey Season Post Mortem, 2025
It’s over. The Shamanic Dream Team did not make it out for the last weekend. Moose had to stay home with Junior. Angus was dealing with a seasonal allergy. I was nursing a bad back. This all belies the real reason: nobody really wanted to be out in that much … Continue reading →
Moose Nails a Good’n at Honey Hole
The Shamanic Dream Team has tagged a gobbler on the Second Saturday of KY Spring Gobbler Season. Moose and MooseWoman went to the Honey Hole this morning. MooseWoman does not hunt, at least not yet. She just went to enjoy the morning with her squeeze. It was a near-perfect morning. … Continue reading →
PODCAST: A Banded Bird at Dead Skunk
I’m now tagged out in 2025. This morning, I went out to Dead Skunk Hollow and set up in some cedars overlooking pasture at the head of the draw. Yesterday, Foxtrot Charlie had gone there in the afternoon, and worked a bird for a couple of hours before coming back … Continue reading →
PODCAST: Gobbler Attack on the Opener
Yesterday, was the 2025 KY Spring Turkey Opener. I was out at the Honey Hole expecting a moderate sort of day at the Honey Hole. I’d call at some birds. I might get an answer. I’d get bored, take a nap and go in. It did not happen. It started … Continue reading →
Yute Season Washout
Here’s what the radar looks like right now. We’d be heading out the door in this if Mooselette was going Yute hunting. She’s not. She’s probably sleeping in right now. It’s bad luck for the Yutes, for sure. The good news is all this will be out of here by … Continue reading →
PODCAST: Jakes Galore
This is my first time out with the umbrella mic this spring. I’ve been holed up in town since the Super Bowl taking care of KYHillChick. She slipped in the garage and busted her kneecap. I’ve been taking care of her while the leg mended. Last Monday, the Ortho guys … Continue reading →
Spring Rules are Out
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources has released the rules for the Spring Hunting Seasons. There are no big changes. This summarizes what few there are: The full list of rules including spring gobbler and spring squirrel are here: Views: 8 Related posts: KDFWR Turkey Study Underway From the … Continue reading →
Eight Weeks to Go
There is still dip in the bowl from the Superbowl Party, but it is time to start thinking about Turkey in Kentucky. It is coming up on eight weeks to go before the start of Kentucky’s Spring Gobbler Season. It is about this time when I start looking for a … Continue reading →
Gobblers Go Quiet After Flydown
From:Old Gobbler Forum My answer: Years ago, I discovered a disused logging road on the back of the property that had recent tire marks. I decided to hide out near it and see what was going on. The next day, nothing responded to my calls at the roost and I … Continue reading →
Run & Gun– Does it Work?
Run and Gun has some bad connotations for me, but it has to do with where I am and how I’m set up. I don’t mean to throw shade on the R&Gers. I’ve got 200 acres in SW Bracken County, KY. A number of years ago, I had a couple … Continue reading →
KY Turkey Poacher Fined $44,000
From KDFWR News Muhlenberg County man ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife for turkey hunting violations Hunting Law-Enforcement Wildlife Licenses-and-Permits ​​​​​​​FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 5, 2024) — A Muhlenberg County District Court judge has ordered a local hunting guide to pay $44,000 in restitution to the … Continue reading →
Over and Over Again
It come down to a pile of gear in the dining room, a couple of gun cases, a bag of laundry, and in this case a large unwieldy carcass to get stuffed in the freezer. Spring Gobbler Season is over. Five hunters with only one gobbler between us for 21 … Continue reading →