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Post by larryhagmansliver on Apr 27, 2007 11:15:48 GMT -5
Talk about your sightings, weather, and success stories here
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 27, 2007 16:47:27 GMT -5
The "storm" never panned out. It was a decent day to hunt turkeys.
Saw a bunch of birds.
Had three jakes in close (45 yards) and the long beard held back at about 65 yards.
Total for the day was 4 jakes.. 2 long beards and about 2 dozen hens sighted..
I hunted all day .
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Post by hoosier on Apr 27, 2007 22:19:03 GMT -5
Woke to pouring rain here in Owen county. No lightning though, so off I went. Put out 2 hens and a jake on the edge of cornfield about 10 to 15 yards from my hide in front of a small elm tree. Used my slate for a few tree yelps at first light. Slate got a soaking and quickly became useless. Tom gobbled 1 time from his limb. 2 hens spotted about 100-150 yards out in cornfield. At 7:00, a hen is called to my dummies. At 7:10, a second hen flies down from her roost into my dekes. Soon after, a sideways glance to my left reveals the Gobbler I had put to bed the evening before 50 yards out and heading to my setup. The 2 hens have drifted about 60 yards out into the field by now and the Tom arrives to posture for my jake deke 12 yards from me. I watch his dominant display for a few minutes, then take him at 11 yards with my 20 gauge load. I took him at 7:15 or so, went to the house to change ALL my clothes after the soaking I took, then, checked the bird in. 21 pounds 6 ounces, 10 1/2" beard and 22 mm spurs. Nice hunt, but short.
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Post by danf on Apr 28, 2007 20:45:39 GMT -5
Didn't get out in the morning, but did gain permission to hunt a woods that evening. I've since decided that there are no turkeys in that woods...  Met a fellow turkey hunter that day too. Unfortunately it wasn't in the woods- he was from the Office of the Indiana State Chemist and showed up to review our pesticide license at work!! We weren't in trouble for anything, it was just a "routine" (as if) visit, but still enough to get my stress level up for a few minutes! |
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