Tipped one over with the 138 year old Parker

[Southpaw]

Dang that is a nice bird and great story. Clearly don't associate turkey hunting and snow on the ground. Cold fronts where I live will shut em down, much less a bunch of snow.

Early 90's storm of the century hit right in the middle of turkey season. No one I knew even saw turkeys for two weeks in the mountains were the snow held. When snow melted it was like someone flipped a switch and every gobbler in the country was going crazy.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Snow on the ground can make hunting them easier. You know they'll be at bare patches and can set up accordingly. Even better to be set up next to freshly spread manure. Nice bird and congrats!! Our season doesn't open for another week.

[Quack me up!]

Great job Matt. My season started today in Minnesota as well. I am using a very similar gun except mine is a top lever. I am hunting in Wabasha County and I passed up a Tom this morning at about 9 yards just because it is so early in the season and I enjoy doing photography as well so I am in no hurry to fill my tag. He was a mature Tom but he did not have any visible beard. I took some video and still pictures on my phone.
I shot a Tom in Wisconsin about 5 years ago that did not have a beard as well. Not too common but not unheard of. Minnesota regulations State your bird has to have a visible beard so I don't know how they would rule on this one. In Wisconsin the regulations state you can harvest a male or bearded turkey so you are covered over there.
They did not get that much snow down here last weekend like we did up north at home so there is just a skiff or two left in the woods but that is all.
Picture perfect morning. 39 degrees, sunny skies and very little wind. Couldn't ask for a much nicer start to the season.

[Gerald McPherson]

Your post inspired me to go this morning. 34 degrees and not a gobble heard. Dead quiet. Almost froze by about 9am so I came home. Down here they like it about 50+.

[Dean Romig]

I have hunted Vermont turkeys with snow in patches on the ground and leaden skies spitting the white stuff. My first longbeard was killeg under just such conditions.






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[Dean Romig]

Unfortunately, in VT it is not legal to spread manure on top of any snow at all.






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[Mike of the Mountain]

What are farmers supposed to do with their mischt???? Just because it snows doesn't mean the cows don't produce manure!!

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Unfortunately, in VT it is not legal to spread manure on top of any snow at all.
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Whhaat, Cmon that has to be a late April Fools joke.

Or its one of those crazy laws on the books like you can't put ice cream in your pocket.

[Dean Romig]

I agree it's totally absurd but it really is the law.

https://www.manuremanager.com/state/...n-begins-12683




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[Jim DiSpagno]

Too bad they don’t have a similar law in D.C.