Post your observations, activity, and techniques used to harvest your bird. Good luck everyone!
Turkey Hunting
2018 Turkey Reports
I have hunted 2 mornings so far. One was the Friday of first period in WI in zone 1. Wasn’t able to do any scouting and set up in the most productive spot. Good tom down at 6:20.
Yesterday I got to MO, scouted some but didn’t have any spots with potential birds, so this morning I went to my most productive spot. Good tom down at 6:15. Turns out he was roosted close enough I could literally hear his feathers ruffle when he gobbled.
Mostly just luck in both places but both birds were called in with very aggressive calling. Both 10 1/2” beards. WI bird had 1” spurs, MO had 1 1/4”.
Went out this morning for 4th time in Zone 3. Each morning had fairly good gobbling on the roost and on the ground. This morning was extremely quiet.... not sure if it was the bit higher winds or what.. birds were roosted about 75 yards from me, saw them fly down, and head towards 1 of 2 fields i can't hunt. One of the first times i couldn't even get one to shock gobble at an owl call. Anybody else have a similar experience this morning?
Got up to the cabin in Price County around 3 pm Friday. The rain had just stopped. Out hunting by 4:30. Lots of birds responding. Called in two from a long way off. Dropped the bigger one at 45 yds.
Couldn't get a tom for my dad. Birds were quiet Saturday. Had 3 hens this morning but the toms stayed out of range.
Overall, awesome hunt!
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hunted most of the day yesterday seen 2 hens and a tom, decent gobblin in the morning but not much after fly down. nothing in PM hunt
today seen 4 hens one of which stayed around the decoys for about an hour and would off and on spit and strut I;ve never seen that before from a hen it was neat to watch, one or 2 gobblin far off on the roost.that was it
still a great weekend in the woods, back at um for D.
goodluck all!
Silent Friday Morning in zone three second season. 10:15 this Tom approached from behind, halfway up a steep ridge in the woods.
Deinitely saw hen feeder decoy moving in the breeze at top of hill as he immediately went into full strut. Plenty of time to move gun as he spun around then came out of strut.
3 1/2 inch hit him hard at 40 yards and he rolled 60 more down the steep hill.
27.5 lbs
10.5 thick beard
1 1/4 spurs