Tipped one over with the 138 year old Parker

[mobirdhunter]

Don't know about all the manure that's being spread, but that's a very nice gobbler, snow or no snow.

[Matt Buckley]

I didn't know what to expect with this first season with this kind of snow but we have been getting some calm sunny days and the turkeys are ready for spring so they have been very active. I have heard several reports of turkeys being shot and guys hearing lots of gobbling and seeing strutting birds.

[Daniel G Rainey]

I have hunted turkeys in the snow once in Mississippi.I think it was in 1987. We got about an inch the first week of April. My wife was understanding when I told her this is a once in lifetime thing and it has not happened since.One did gobble but would not come in. After the hunt I went to have coffee with several of my hunting friends with an old white sheet over my shoulder telling everyone what better camo could one use on a morning like this. Some still wonder if I did cover up in the sheet.

[charlie cleveland]

i remember that snow daniel...did you wear that sheet....charlie

[Southpaw]

Wearing a white sheet in the South, in the woods, toting a gun? There is a history there not very favorable for that type of wardrobe and concealment choice. You probably scared them to death.

[OLD GEEZER]

Matt: I would guess you were in the Redwood River Valley for your hunt. Thomas

[birddogdoc]

Excellent

[Southpaw]

Never bet against another mans trick.

Years ago I got an invite to big turkey hunting event. One of the hosts was this well connected fella and he was telling a story about the time his friend was entertaining a state senator on a turkey hunt. Seems he had some wild turkey's penned up somewhere and they got a big one and had one of the hands tie a long string around the birds leg and put it out in a field way before daybreak. They go setup early out in the field just on other side of this draw out of sight of turkey then slip into a ground blind. Sure enough about 15 mins later that bird walks into range and Senator lets him have it. Instead of sitting back and letting the guide go get his bird, Senator jumps up and runs out of the blind to go get his bird with guide and owner running behind him.

Senator gets to the bird and sees this string tied to the bird and looks up confused and landowner without missing a beat tells the guide "How many times have I told you don't let your kids fly kites out here, they leave their string laying around and tangling up my turkeys".

[charlie cleveland]

daniel maybe we are wearing the wrong camo....i once new a good turkey hunter who in warm weather wore a white t shirt blue jeans and slip on tennis shoes and he killed his fair share of turkeys....that is a good storey about the string i had to smile on that one....charlie

[Dean Romig]

I've heard tell of some toms losing their beards in the cold winters from the beards being frozen to the ground when they rest on the frozen ground or an icy limb when they sit on roost at night.... maybe just an old Yankee hunting story.





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