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Turkey hunt Buck field test

Hawkeye5

Hawkeye5

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Well I think I wated to long this to field test the Bucks on the turkeys.

I had my Rose Dorado,Vanguard,the general 120 ,2 110's,my turkeycall.

But the Turkeys were on vacation I guess.The Rose Derado did great

slicing tomato's and onions.The 120 worked great stabbing those empty

Beer can's ,and the Vanguard cut up Deer steaks,ham with the best

of them. The 110's cut the bark off the ceder sticks and corn sacks

with ease.

So it was a great field test after all. Just no Gobblers to cut on.

I hope that the PackRat had more luck.

Jeff
 
it is not surpiseing but a darn good thing the fav knives are so interchangable with other dutties as well as what they were designed for!
:D
 
I didn't get to go....:(

So I just went out in the little room in the garage and visited all the past beards and horns. :o

Maybe I will dig some turkey out of the freezer and reminisce....:o
 
Turkeys had a good year anyway then :D
Sometimes you just have to save some for next year!
 
334dave , yes Decaf they are all very interchangable. But I ain't going
to get rid of none of them.:D

PackRat, sorry that you could not field test any buck on the spring turkeys.
Fried Turkey sounds good.:thumbup:

Wh4f, We have had a good bit of rain , so we should have a good hatch .
They better watch out this fall.:eek:

Hawkeye
 
Sounds like my season so far Hawkeye. Still a few weeks left here but it's hard to find interested gobblers in late May.
 
Hey Messy... I had all my Bucks sharp and ready to field test,and
the only Gobbler you hear is when they are on the roust and you
shock gobble them with a call.I hope you have better luck them I did.
Yet us know how it goes for you.:thumbup:

Thanks for the welcome Goose.

Jeff
 
I spent the better part of saturday chasing the birds around the woods. Had a pair of interested toms first thing in the am. They were heading my way until a farmer fired up his tractor behind me. Those birds shock gobbled until they were hoarse, then clammed up.
I did surprise 2 more long beards that day while picking my way through the woods. Was in shooting range but they did not give me the 3 more seconds I needed for a good shot. Oh well, makes me wonder if passing on those two jakes on the opener was such a good idea.
I found that a good 305 Lancer is about all you need for a turkey. IMHO :)
Good luck to you guys!
 
Gooser,,,a Jake is a young gobbler. Usually just a year old or so. They are the tender ones...lol

within 10 yards says he is using a shotgun.. probably...

We can't go sneaking up on any of ours with all the rocks. Have to lay in wait. Call to em some, but I don't think I have ever sucessfully called one up, that wasn't probably already coming my way.

I have a couple of shooters tuned well enough for head shootin, if you can catch them in a head up alert mode for a second or two. Thats head shootin out to 85 yards, give or take.

Out this way, a long beard rarely runs over 10 to 12 inches... These birds are closer to the ground than some others and the beard wears off as it drags. A trophy beard involves thickness and length.

An old tom can be tough so we sometimes fillet the meat off the bones and package it for use in the slow cooker...

I'll try and remember to get up some pics of some beards.
 
Yes, what Pack rat said.

So now I am confused....am I mad at Goose or was that a compliment?:D



My bird from last year. Remington 870 express, 3" 2x4 shells if I remember right.
 
Good looking Bird Joe!!!! That one looks like the Rio Grande species we have around here... In fact the terrain looks like the Texas hill country. That looks to be maybe a 4 or 5 year old bird... depending on how long its spurs were.

Good ole 870.....the 110 of shotguns. :thumbup: :thumbup: We use #4BK when using shotguns. Only problem with that is poor old Dad, seems to take down doubles with his 870. :D :D
I try and tell him to pick out one that is standing by its self... Last time he doubled, he said there was only one but by the time he pulled down on it, another one ran over behind it....lol.... he said it comitted suicide... He is 83 :thumbup: :thumbup:

We have had the gooser cornfused more n once when we get to talking huntin...:D

Just some birds a grazin... Well within shotgun range... least the close ones
 
Thanks!!:D It was a fun hunt, had a first timer with me. I think I like taking new guys out hunting turkeys as much as I like hunting itself. We called in a bird for him the weekend before and now he is hooked!
On the opener this season, the same guy took out his son and step dad, neither of them had ever gone turkey hunting before...They ALL got a nice long beard! 3 birds! Wow! Taught him everything he knows....:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Thanks for sharing that picture and your dad's hunt PR. Those are real special times when we hunt with family. That picture reminds me of some of the San Diego back country or high desert.
I have to admit, I can't tell a Merriam's from a Rio. My first long beard had white tipped tail feathers instead of cream colored. All the rest have been cream colored and I have taken them in New Mexico, San Diego, and now Idaho. Could they all be Rio's?
 
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