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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 26, 2024 7:00:06 GMT -5
It’s hard until it’s not. All about having a spot with low-pressured birds IME. I struggled mightily in the HNF for several years.
Aren’t those quarry birds tame anyway?
Nice bird and photo!
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 24, 2024 19:01:30 GMT -5
The last 2 years, I have killed a turkey on my own property on opening day and checked them in using the landowner license exemption.
Do I need to buy a turkey license now if I want to accompany my children or friends on turkey hunts on either public property or other private land that I do not own? I would not carry a weapon, but would participate in calling and other aspects of the hunt.
Are there any problems that could arise from me being in possession of an unfilled turkey license after I have already filled my 1 bird limit?
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 24, 2024 18:41:32 GMT -5
He must’ve been on a diet. Yeah. I didn’t believe my hanging scale, had to verify with the bathroom scale. I’ve shot heavier jakes
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 24, 2024 18:09:25 GMT -5
Team 1 checking in a lightweight. Score of 34.5
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 24, 2024 18:04:53 GMT -5
I slipped back out tonight to the same spot I hunted this morning. About 3/4 of the way there, I heard some scratching up ahead. I set up and called, turned out it was only songbirds though. Once I got to the blind, I set the decoys out and started calling. I got a reply from probably 200 - 300 yards away. Two toms made their way over, probably took them about 10 minutes, gobbling intermittently along the way. They were eyeing the decoys from about 15 yards behind my blind when I shot the lead tom. He hit the ground at 5:30. I had to practically run the other tom off, he hung around putting for at least a couple minutes while I was gathering my things.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 24, 2024 12:07:19 GMT -5
I don't know what happened but I just missed a nice one. No more than 35 yards. This scope has to be off. My grandson has been using it. My grandson missed one two years ago but it was 50 yards and it was Grandson. My fault for not taking it to the range this year. Things got in the way, but that is no excuse This bird had a nice bushy beard and a lot of red and some blond looking coloring on him. A beautiful bird. This is the first bird I've missed ...ever. That hurts. You were due…
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 24, 2024 8:50:56 GMT -5
Had one come in and hang up about 100 yards up the hill. He stayed there, gobbling off and on, for 1.5 hours before I had to leave for work. He was still there when I left.
As I left the house, I could see a couple more toms and some hens out in the ag field across the road.
I’ll be back at it for a couple hours this evening.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 23, 2024 18:36:05 GMT -5
Pouring rain here. Good luck!
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 23, 2024 12:24:04 GMT -5
Roost gobbling yesterday and today as I left for work. Hopefully they pitch down to me tomorrow.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 19, 2024 20:28:42 GMT -5
Neither of my girls want to hunt this year, which is a bummer. I gotta wait until Wednesday.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 18, 2024 12:30:37 GMT -5
As with most posts on CWD, some will believe it, others won't. Won’t believe what? “Conclusions: Clusters of sporadic CJD cases may occur in regions with CWD-confirmed deer populations, hinting at potential cross-species prion transmission. Surveillance and further research are essential to better understand this possible association.” Causation hasn’t asserted, only a few limited instances of correlation. A quick google search shows that roughly 500 people are known to die of CJD in the U.S. every year, and have for a very long time. Two of them happen to be deer hunters from a CWD area? At this point it can’t be ruled out, but we’re far from being at the point where people should start “believing” they are going to contract CWD from eating deer meat.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 18, 2024 11:57:30 GMT -5
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 14, 2024 16:22:30 GMT -5
Got the kids out and found 75 more today. Some dried up, some new and fresh.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 11, 2024 20:50:48 GMT -5
170 whoppers tonight. Only covered a small portion of the property, but did hit the likeliest spots.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 8, 2024 10:36:52 GMT -5
We’re having a little get together at my house. Roasting dogs and s’mores. Everyone is local, so hopefully no trouble with traffic.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 6, 2024 8:11:15 GMT -5
Heard some gobbling from the deck this AM. When we left the house at 0800 there were 3 longbeards, 4 jakes, and 1 hen hanging between my property and the neighbors fields.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 5, 2024 15:57:26 GMT -5
I thought the DNR response would be apocalyptic, I am absolutely relieved to read those words from the biologist.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 30, 2024 11:37:02 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 28, 2024 21:01:37 GMT -5
Found this one today. I think my smallest ever
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 22, 2024 11:16:35 GMT -5
Dang, sounds pretty rough.
Good news is, turkey time is just beginning, and it’s got to get better from here!
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