- Jul 29, 2014
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I was not far from you today. Heard one gobbler at dawn. No luck. Called in a hen(kee-keed) in the hopes of dragging a gobbler along with her. She was alone. My first day out. I hate turkey hunting in the rain!
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I was not far from you today. Heard one gobbler at dawn. No luck. Called in a hen(kee-keed) in the hopes of dragging a gobbler along with her. She was alone. My first day out. I hate turkey hunting in the rain!
Doco Overboard
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I didn't even get to go yet that's the worst of all! I'm going to go look at my gear, bet I don't have a dam thing together after the boys raided my stuff when I wasn't around. Calls, bug spray,decoys, binos, a handful of shells bet its all gone. I already hid my rain suit earlier though. I'm want to sit on a field in Vienna tomorrow morning when its raining.
midnightSGT
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Here is my set up on Wednesday 4-19-17. I was approximately 25 yards back into the woods. I heard one Gobbler in the morning greeting the day from the roost approximately 300 yards out. Just after first light I gave him a couple of soft clucks, and four or five soft yelps. He immediately responded. I kept quiet and waited. Just after sunrise I started with a couple of clucks, and purrs on my slate call, Nothing.
At 635 I see old boy strutting out in the field coming to my decoy from right to left! This put him in my right shooting lane. It took him 15 minutes to cover the 200 yards stopping to strut and dance along the way. My plan was once he went behind the the brush
headed to my straight ahead shooting lane I could move unseen, and get the shot, However, once he got within 10 yards of the decoy he headed back the way he came and away from me. Luckily right back into the right side shooting lane. He paused just long
enough to get a nice 35 yard shot at the back of neck, and head, and the 2 once Winchester Long beard ammo hit there mark.
This is my First Gobbler!
Mike3888
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midnightSGT
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Very Nice!
- Jul 29, 2014
- 49,963
Nice turkeys fellas! Some great pics as well. Gonna get back after'm tomorrow.
wilcam47
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Ive had a few responses from the house but none have come in.
67temp
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I hunted in md on Wednesaday morning and only saw a few other hunters. Then my father and I spent 3 days down in VA. The birds just didn't seem to want to cooperate much. They would mostly gobble like crazy on the roost then go silent once they hit the ground. I had one bird feeding out in a field I snuck up 80 yards from. As soon I start calling he went into a strut and started walking away. Total I probably saw 8 gobblers but non wanted to play. One of the days I had the land owner with me. At the stroke of noon I see something moving out of the corner of my eye......he had a selfie stick and got a picture of my barrel. My father killed a bird on Thursday.
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- Jan 17, 2013
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Any one hunting in Harford? I went out last Friday, but didnt get much response. Havent heard the birds much in the mornings in the last two weeks
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I was lucky to bag a Central Maryland tom {22#, 10" beard & 1" spurs} on first day {Tuesday}, at 7am, 20 yards away on the ground; with my 12 gauge Winchester 1300 NWTF engraved shotgun, using one 3" magnum Federal Hevi-shot #5,6&7 load.
- Jul 29, 2014
- 49,963
Congrats! Where you been hiding, Erno?
chesapeakeIRON
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My wife and I went out Sunday morning in Carroll county, heard a lot of gobblers around 6 am, but they never came in front of us once they left their roost
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Mike3888
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wow awesome guys!
I'm finding Turkey hunting to be very frustrating for me lol.
Saturday I went out and had 5 toms all gobbling about 300 yards or so away on another field (off my property). literally had them responding to calls for 1.5 hours back and forth, they wouldn't cone close enough/on my property. They would cut my call off almkst every time, and i counted 7 times in a row that i'd call theyd respond back to back.
Another hour passes and 2 more toms responding to calls, got within 100 yards or so, but again they won't leave that field. One was HUGE.
Gave up at 11:30am. 4pm decent tom 20 yards from the house, go figure. Sunday morning they are going nuts and 2 more toms in my backyard.
Can't figure this stuff out for the life of me!
I'm finding Turkey hunting to be very frustrating for me lol.
Saturday I went out and had 5 toms all gobbling about 300 yards or so away on another field (off my property). literally had them responding to calls for 1.5 hours back and forth, they wouldn't cone close enough/on my property. They would cut my call off almkst every time, and i counted 7 times in a row that i'd call theyd respond back to back.
Another hour passes and 2 more toms responding to calls, got within 100 yards or so, but again they won't leave that field. One was HUGE.
Gave up at 11:30am. 4pm decent tom 20 yards from the house, go figure. Sunday morning they are going nuts and 2 more toms in my backyard.
Can't figure this stuff out for the life of me!
- Jul 29, 2014
- 49,963
Something to try. Next time, if a Tom responds to your first couple calls, stop calling. Give them an hour. More than likely, they'll come in quietly.
- Jan 17, 2013
- 1,682
I'll give if a try, thanks! I'm knew to Turkey hunting so all if this is trial and error on my end...mostly error at this point haha.
Mike3888
Mike3888
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