Lets see those Turkeys

[Fish]

You shot peasants????!!!!

 

[Dub11]

You shot peasants????!!!!

They are hard to hit.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Came home empty handed but saw a total of four birds, so I guess that's pretty good for not knowing a damn thing about what I'm doing. Hmm, sounds like most other things I do in life!

 

[srb08]

Came home empty handed but saw a total of four birds, so I guess that's pretty good for not knowing a damn thing about what I'm doing. Hmm, sounds like most other things I do in life!

You have to start somewhere. You'll get the hang of it.
Shooting them is fun but bringing birds to you is just as satisfying.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good about it. Enjoyable way to spend a morning for sure. Unfortunately winter has returned to Kentucky and has really put a damper on their activity. Hopefully it will be sunny again by the weekend.

 

[srb08]

We had the same problem today. 31 degrees and snowing. Not our typical opening day weather. Lots of early gobbles but not much moving.

 

[Junior Samples]

My experience with hens coming in is with the cold weather the hens are still looking for males and in time the Gobblers will be looking for the hens. The first thing I do is listen to find where the gobblers have their strut zone and set up there. But you are on your way. Wait till that gobbler starts coming your way. I still get the shakes.

 

[amberg]

Two big gobblers in the field this morning. Wish I had the camera with me. Beards looked to be about 7 to 10 inches at 400 yards with scope.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Two big gobblers in the field this morning. Wish I had the camera with me. Beards looked to be about 7 to 10 inches at 400 yards with scope.

Hey, that's within range for a 6.5 Creedmoor "shotgun".

 

[FergusonTO35]

My experience with hens coming in is with the cold weather the hens are still looking for males and in time the Gobblers will be looking for the hens. The first thing I do is listen to find where the gobblers have their strut zone and set up there. But you are on your way. Wait till that gobbler starts coming your way. I still get the shakes.

Thanks bro. I know where they travel on my place and am set up in those areas. Do you ever have success in the evening? I still have two good hours of daylight when I get home nowadays.

 

[FergusonTO35]

The hen that I called in was definitely eatin' size. In Kentucky it is legal to shoot hens with a visible beard, which she didn't have. I have read that bearded hens are not rare and can be quite common in some places. My father in law is an excellent turkey hunter and claims to have never seen one in the wild in Ohio, where he lived until a few years ago. How common are bearded hens in central Kentucky, or other places for that matter?

 

[Junior Samples]

The hen that I called in was definitely eatin' size. In Kentucky it is legal to shoot hens with a visible beard, which she didn't have. I have read that bearded hens are not rare and can be quite common in some places. My father in law is an excellent turkey hunter and claims to have never seen one in the wild in Ohio, where he lived until a few years ago. How common are bearded hens in central Kentucky, or other places for that matter?

I have seen a bearded hen on my side of the County one time over twenty years of hunting in this area. I have seen a double bearded gobbler get hit by a car directly in front of Daniel Boone park entrance a few years ago. So they are out there. The hardest time to hunt is when the hens are just starting to sit on the nest. The weather dictates when they start. Our area has the hens confused, some areas may be different with the weather. The hardest part is do not over call and do not over hunt one area. When I hear a gobbler coming I want to call like crazy but their instinct is for the hens to come to them. I use a Steve Morocco push button call this time of year, just a few little yelps works great. Call the hens in and the gobbler will come. I have Travel Soccer with my daughter four weekends in a row. Bummer. Good luck.

 

[srb08]

Was 29 degrees this morning, so I decided to head to my office, instead of hunting. There was a full blown Turkey royal rumble going on about 75yds from my back door. Two Gobblers were going at it while two Jakes were trying to sneak into a group of about 15 hens that were watching the battle. There was cackling, clucking, putting, purring and pretty much every other noise a Turkey is capable of making, going on.
It was quite the show. When the hens saw me, they started slowly walking away, with the fighting gobblers following them. The Gobblers would chase the Jakes off, fan and strut for a bit, then go back to fighting. All I could do was stand and watch. It was great.

 

[Junior Samples]

Was 29 degrees this morning, so I decided to head to my office, instead of hunting. There was a full blown Turkey royal rumble going on about 75yds from my back door. Two Gobblers were going at it while two Jakes were trying to sneak into a group of about 15 hens that were watching the battle. There was cackling, clicking, putting, purring and pretty much every other noise a Turkey is capable of making, going on.
It was quite the show. When the hens saw me, they started slowly walking away, with the fighting gobblers following them. The Gobblers would chase the Jakes off, fan and strut for a bit, then go back to fighting. All I could do was stand and watch. It was great.

That would be a great show. This area the hens are starting to nest, so I haven't seen any flocked up for a while. Film at eleven. Lol

 

[amberg]

Hey, that's within range for a 6.5 Creedmoor "shotgun".

Also, the custom 22-250 . But will not use it.

 

[FergusonTO35]

I bet there is way more cheating that goes on than people are willing to admit. I used to work with a guy who had some big bucks on the wall, all taken with his .30'06 "muzzleloader".

 

[FergusonTO35]

They were gobbling loud in the back field this morning. Me and the FIL are gonna give it another try tomorrow morning. I got some chalk for my box call, it was getting sticky.

 

[srb08]

I bet there is way more cheating that goes on than people are willing to admit. I used to work with a guy who had some big bucks on the wall, all taken with his .30'06 "muzzleloader".

Have you ever seen a .410 bow?

 

[FergusonTO35]

No, but I can only imagine. Awhile back there was someone that made a .357 Magnum arrow. In place of a broad head, it had a barrel containing a shell and an impact firing mechanism. Neat idea, but looks to me like unregistered AOW and an answer in search of a question.

 

[Junior Samples]

So FerqusonTO35, How is it going out there? Are they moving around you? I hope so. Lol. My wife opened the bedroom window yesterday morning so I could hear a gobbler in the field behind the house. I jumped up and grabbed a gobble tube to see if he would come in. No luck to many dogs answered me.