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Gobblerforge
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Turkey hunting

Post by Gobblerforge »

Well, the spring was good to me. I'm all tagged out with over a week left in the season. According to the check station, birds seem to be harder to come by this year and a lot of the birds harvested were Jakes. That indicates a good hatch last year and good potential for 2 year old birds next year.
I was able to harvest the smallest bird I ever shot. 12 lbs. and 2.5 inch beard. Cute little bugger. I'm sure it'll be tasty.
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The other bird was 19 lbs. and 9' beard with 1' spurs. Nice average bird.
I'm at 23 birds in my life now. Hopefully next year will produce 24 and 25.
Years ago, I had an old timer tell me [he had a string of spurs by the way] that a fellow couldn't consider himself a turkey hunting expert until he harvested 25 birds. I'm close and by gum I'm getting the feeling like I may actually be getting these things figured out.
Hope yall are having as good a spring. Here are some of the other birds.
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AndyM
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Post by AndyM »

nice going - so far my spring season in Pennsylvania has been a bust - but I am gonna give it a whirl again tomorrow morning...
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Post by RIHMFIRE »

Way to Go! congrats
I got lucky this year on the 1st day
BenT
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Post by BenT »

Good deal next weekend is my season for turkeys.
66GTO
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Post by 66GTO »

I'm liking that display in the last picture. Those look like old Heddon wood plugs like we used when I was a kid.
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Post by tman »

nice! so far gotta eat chicken, :(
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Post by bigbore442001 »

Congratulations. I am still sucking wind this season so far. Plenty of luck. All bad.
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Post by Gobblerforge »

Thanks all.
66GTO. Three of the plugs are South Bend. One Is CC&Co. I have a lifetime of "stuff" I collected over the years. It's all on display up in the "Man Cave".
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Post by 20cows »

Just before the spring season openned we were seeing groups of 20 to 50 crossing our place in the mid-late afternoon. After the season opened, we saw one hen!

Don't know who it was that showed those critters a calendar.
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