PODCAST: Return to the Honey Hole 2018

There is something that seems darn near-miraculous in the way an old turkey hunter can stroll out in the thin light of pre-dawn, over a ridge socked clean in with fog and come up a half-mile further on, set up next to an old log and wait, to be rewarded a quarter of an hour later with hearty gobbles from a host of turkeys that he left almost a year before. At least that is how it felt to this old turkey hunter, guided by nothing much more than a lot of faith and wee bit of moonlight peaking out.

It has been a couple of years since I had a good pre-season podcast. I had a bit of trouble with the recorder here and there, but mostly I just did not have a lot of cooperation from the turkeys. Last year, I heard nary a hen the whole season. This year, miserable cold rainy weather has kept me home. I was out once early in the month, but nobody was home. This time, it was different.

Podcast — Gobblers at the Honey Hole

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I decided to go to the Old Honey Hole. The big tree fell over, but there is a nice log still there on which to rest my back. All told, there were probably a dozen gobblers in earshot, and after a long bit of coaxing from his brothers down in Pity Creek, one gobbler started sounding off about 75 yards down the hill. He stayed there until Nine, along with some recalcitrant hens that made their faint voices heard about halfway through the recording.

After things quieted down, I went over to the New Honey Hole, a couple of big trees further down, and set up the blind. Season starts in two weeks, and we are due for more snow and rain next weekend.

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