Randy, you have my mouth watering(!) I'll give it a try.

Dean, now that the statute of limitations has passed, I can admit that many years ago I mistakenly shot a second bird while he was "giving what for" to my already shot bird. I was lying in a logging road and after my first shot I thought the bird had only been wounded and was getting ready to run off...so I shot again and when I stood up, there were two dead birds.:eek: The first one shot was a Jake, the second one weighed 27 pounds and had 5 beards. I'm still chagrined that probably my best turkey was not taken more "appropriately." :nono:

Harold, I was wide awake at 2:30 am this morning. Once I get into the early morning pattern, my internal alarm clock goes off on its own. I could not get back to sleep. It also frustrates Elaine because the sleep pattern also means I go to bed at 8:30 pm. :banghead:

Charlie, good luck with getting your chores done. Hey, our squirrel season opens at the end of May, so if you lived in Missouri, you'd have another excuse to not do chores.:rotf:

P.S. I cannot in good conscience reveal what I was shooting, but I did not want to cross that creek in the pitch black dark lugging my 9 pound EH 10 gauge. I'm sure I'd be banned from the Association if I told what I was shooting.:crying: Let's just say it was my "creek crossing" gun.:corn:

my creek crossing gun will be a 8 ga davenport single barrel today...I don't get up to early anymore I hunt the evening shift now...good luck and don't fall in the creek...charlie

well I made it back across the creek...not a bird did I see or here...a turkey had been there I saw his fresh track I guess you could say turkey season ended without a bang....charlie

There’s always next year Charlie.

(I often tell myself that consolation.)





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From your posts I'd say your season was a good one. It's a wonderful time of year to be out with a gun.

And now I’m telling my grandson, Cam, that. That young man is frothing at the bit for me to take him turkey hunting in VT, NH or MA but just about any public land we can hunt on is swarming with hikers and cyclists and tree-huggers so hunting undisturbed is out of the question... there’s always next year.:crying:





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Garry, my favorite turkey gun is my Rem 870 Wingmaster 12 ga that I bought with my money made by throwing hay bales in the summer( $1.00/hr) when I was 17.
It now sports a 21" barrel with a turkey X-Full choke, and a 2X Weaver scope. Put the crosshairs on the wattles and down goes the bird. More importantly, it has a sling, making it much easier to get around when moving. I shot my first bird this year with it--the second bird was with the Grade 2 hammer gun.
Sure killed a lot of deer with that gun also, with a rifled choke tube in place, and still have its original 28" barrel.

Harold, as a fellow Buckeye, I loved your shirt in your earlier photo. While there are huge questions as to what this season may look like, I have faithfully paid my money for what will be our 40th season of season tickets to Buckeye football!

Best to you, my friend.

Dave

OhowIhateOhioState :rotf: