Yesterday, the On-this-date widget that compiles all the posts for the current date stated Nothing has ever happened on this day. <em>Ever.</em> Turkey Hunting went out with a whimper on our Ridge. Things kept piling up and it finally left me coming home in the rain yesterday afternoon. For a … Continue reading →
#1 Granddaughter, AKA Mooselette, came down to Turkey Camp last night and went out hunting with her grandfather. It was drizzling, so we started off undercover at Midway. There was not much action on our side of the farm, so we headed in at 9, stopping for a while to … Continue reading →
I was missing some pieces, so it took extra long to assemble the podcast from the hunt yesterday. The reason for the name is that the gobbler chased a unwilling hen about 400 yards, trying to mount her unsuccessfully. I couldn’t figure out why this gobbler was zig-zagging in and … Continue reading →
I’ve been at turkey hunting since Reagan’s first term. I’ve seen a lot– not all, but a lot. This was a new one on me. Things started out pretty normal for this season. Since the Opener on Saturday, the gobblers have been sounding off whole-hardheartedly right before flydown. However, they … Continue reading →
They say one door closes and another opens. I talked to my best hunting buddy, SuperCore, this week. He was late checking in after his return from Florida, and turkey season was nearly upon us. The news was not good. He’s hanging it up– no more hunting. He’s battled back … Continue reading →
This should be a great story about how the Mooselette and I went out Saturday morning and called up a turkey. She’s still too young to shoot a shotgun, but she’s at the right age for everything else. Everything was set. Moose and Angus were going to come down Friday … Continue reading →
There will be no podcasts of my scouting trips this year. I tried. I failed. Nothing went right. It all went wrong. The turkeys did not cooperate until this past weekend. Normally, I’ve been out three or four times before this time of year. However, I did not hear a … Continue reading →
This past weekend was shaping up to be a major disappointment. I was out Saturday to scout, and for the second weekend in a row I only heard gobblers that were well off the property. Normally, I would have a podcast or two under my belt. Nothing. Late afternoon on … Continue reading →
I made it to camp well before dark on Friday. Normally, I make the first trip back on a Saturday. In the past, I never knew what I would find. With the new security cameras, it takes a good deal of the suspense out of the process. The big question … Continue reading →
From: OldGobbler.com  Author Topic: Shotguns with 2 beads, how to line them up  (Read 232 times) ugaDAWGS09 Jr. Member Posts: 16 Shotguns with 2 beads, how to line them up « on: February 20, 2019, 07:45:35 PM » I’m trying to get my new A5 dialed in for turkey season … Continue reading →
If you find me out on the web still listed as somebody’s pro-staffer, you’ll see that I never claimed to be an expert turkey hunter, only an expert beginning turkey hunter. If you want to look at what makes me a success, it is that I have looked at it … Continue reading →
I got a call Wednesday night that I was only half-expecting. Bob Charlton, one of my oldest, dearest friends, had died from complications of Diabetes. He’s was 82. His wife said he didn’t make it out of Dialysis. I saw Bob on Tuesday evening. He was not at all happy. … Continue reading →
With the Polar Vortex about to sweep down from the North, and the Super Bowl nearly upon us, I thought I would check in. I normally look at Super Bowl Weekend as the half-way point in the wait between the end of Deer Season and the beginning of Turkey. It … Continue reading →
From: 2019 Licenses on Sale FRANKFORT, Ky. (1/12/19) — Licenses and permits to fish, hunt and trap in Kentucky in the coming license year are on sale now. The 2019-2020 license year starts March 1. License and permit fees for Kentucky residents for the 2019-2020 license year are unchanged from … Continue reading →
I put the last of the deer rifles away for the winter yesterday. It’s time to begin playing with my meat until Turkey Season. Angus gave me a wonderful gift for Christmas, a food dehydrator. This is a serious jerky machine. I just finished unloading load #1 from it. It … Continue reading →
Let me be clear: This season sucked. It sucked in so many ways it hurts to think about it. Not everyone in Kentucky feels this way. That’s fine. I can believe our problems were localized, possibly self-inflicted, whatever. It still sucked. I’m looking at the final harvest numbers for November. … Continue reading →
I was questioned recently about what sort of sidearm to take bowhunting to protect against coyotes. The querant had been rattled by coyotes on the way into his stand. In general, I would say don’t waste your time. I got into deer hunting after several years of caving. Caving had … Continue reading →
Last year about this time, I was watching a bumper crop of deer out at the farm. The neighbor to my north had sold out and he was no longer dumping $700 worth of corn into his feeder every year. The deer all came over to my place. They’re not … Continue reading →
This week, 15 years ago, I made my first post on this weblog. To quote the About page: This goes back to 2004. Mom always kept reminding me that I came from a long line of Methodist ministers. I think of myself as a good Methodist boy at heart. However, … Continue reading →
This is just plain cool. I don’t care who y’are. Saturday afternoon, I was taking a nap when I heard a noise. I rolled over and found a hen turkey peaking in the bedroom window. This isn’t the first time it’s happened. They just walk right up to the screen. … Continue reading →
As you read in the last post, we pulled the plug on Turkey Season a little early this year. Before I put everything away and start thinking ahead, I first want to thank everyone for the kind words, thoughts, and prayers for KYHillChick. The surgery is tomorrow. We’re are hoping … Continue reading →
It’s over. Turkey Season still has another week to go, but it is over at our camp. Angus tagged out. He pulled 2 gobblers off the west side of Gobbler’s Knob SuperCore was benched for the season with pneumonia. I never got a shot. I’m not sure a gobbler ever … Continue reading →
Angus is making it look easy. This one flopped down from his roost and came running over with less than a half-hour’s legal hunting on Saturday. Angus said he was working a more mature gobbler that was back behind Broken Corners when this fellow flew down from the roost and … Continue reading →
At 1630 ET last afternoon, I looked at the updated forecast and saw the following progression: Thunderstorms, high wind and rain before sunset Overnight wind and falling temperatures Low was to be in the low 30’s First light: Snow, wind, cold Changing over to wintry mix and wind Changing to … Continue reading →
Saturday was, hands-down, the best bit of turkey hunting weather I’ve ever seen for an Opener here in SW Bracken County. There was only one thing missing: turkeys. Angus and I stayed out to 1100. There were a half dozen shots all morning. Maybe a third of what I’d expect. … Continue reading →
