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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 16, 2007 3:02:20 GMT -5
Looks like the weekend monsoons have left us so Woodmaster and myself are headed for good old KY this morning. We will be pulling out at 3:30 am.
Hopefully the birds will be talkative, active and plentiful after being shut down for two days.
Talk to you all later on this afternoon - maybe.
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Post by Mark T on Apr 16, 2007 5:25:55 GMT -5
Good luck Woody!! Hope the are workable for ya!! Mark T
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 16, 2007 7:24:24 GMT -5
Good luck Woody......well.....not too much luck since the big contest and all. Tell ya what, hope ya get a really fat jake!
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 16, 2007 20:00:49 GMT -5
The score...
We heard two gobble.
Saw a TON of hens
I had one gobbler in to 80 yards and he hung up.
I don't think he liked my dancing Henny Penny decoy in the wind.
We will be back in the morning...
The bus leaves at 3:30 am... Time ot ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
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Post by hornharvester on Apr 16, 2007 20:23:14 GMT -5
Good luck. h.h.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 18, 2007 6:12:47 GMT -5
Day two and we saw 4 hens and that was it.
Two hens fed and scratched around Woodmaster's blind for a good 45 minutes and drew in no gobblers.
Not sure what is going on at this piece of property.
We will try it again this weekend.
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Post by larryhagmansliver on Apr 18, 2007 6:19:07 GMT -5
I hope I have more luck than that next week Woody, but at least you had action.
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Post by daworz on Apr 18, 2007 8:20:46 GMT -5
Woody sounds like you need to recon that area? somethings got to them. Talked to my uncle last night and he has seen 7 toms the last couple of days, keeps telling me to hurry and get down here, Cant make the trip till next Wed, hope there still there and not all hened up by then, He has had several guys come and want and hunt his property, but after someone shot a caf and tore up some fence its a big NO.. Man theres alot of land going to waste down there, I only get too hunt it a couple time a year. Knowing you woody iam sure you will score on that Tom either Ky or Ind, Good luck and be safe......
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 23, 2007 13:29:10 GMT -5
In Kentucky Woodmaster and myself are hunting a 60 acre field that two weeks ago held a ton of birds including 4 longbeards. Monday - in 13 hours of hunting we saw 14 or so hens and 1 longbeard that hung up at 80 yards. Not sure if the jake decoy was too much for him or not, but he turned and went back the way he came. He was not with hens and no jakes or gobblers were with the hens we saw. Tuesday - in 8 hours of hunting we saw 9 hens and no jakes or gobblers. Saturday - in 8 hours of hunting we saw 7 hens and 4 jakes. No gobblers. One jake followed 4 hens around and gave us all kinds of shot - we declined. The other 3 jakes appeared to be just cutting across the field and they were followed by 3 hens. Monday - in 6 hours of hunting. Woodmaster had to work so I hit it alone. I saw 2 hens and 6 jakes. The jakes were all bunched up and acted like a bunch of middle school boys. The sparring around, jumping in the air, chasing each other and occasionally one would go to a half strut trying to intimidate the others. I called to them and brought them 250 yards across a field right up to my decoys. The dominant jake had about a 5“ beard and another 3 or 4 inches he would have went home with me. Pretty neat having that many that close We heard about 2 or 3 gobblers within 1/4 mile of the field before daylight each day. They shut up as soon as the hit the ground. It was downright windy on the hill I was on this morning, so I never heard a bird. Not sure why the gobblers are coming to the field with the hens.. We keep telling ourselves sooner or later a long beard or two will hit the field. Looks to be more "later" than "sooner".. Switching to Indiana now. Hopefully we can kill out early and head back to KY.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Apr 23, 2007 22:14:31 GMT -5
I guess that's the neat thing about turkeys, when ya think you got em figured out...... think again!
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Post by mullis56 on Apr 23, 2007 22:34:22 GMT -5
Woody, that is a LOT of hunting and no long beards.....that sucks! Good luck in Indiana, and your right LATER or SOONER one will show
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Post by RJ on Apr 24, 2007 22:42:41 GMT -5
Good luck Woody ... nice to get out a see lots ! ... Keep the field reports coming !!
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