Place for gobbler pics!!

[migrator00]

Got the first gobbler out of the way for the year this a.m. at 6:15. Two hot gobblers ran in after flyin' down strait to my dekes out in one of our freshly worked up fields. Shot the strutter at 30 yards. It doesn't get much easier boys.... Where's my cameraman when you need him????? :)

22lb. 3oz.
9 in beard
1 in. spurs

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/migrator00/06gobbler1.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/migrator00/2006gobbler1.jpg

[Midwest]

Demaster is bad luck, so I guess I'm going to have to give it a try with you boys this weekend!! :lol:

[ganderlander1]

Nice job, keep the preasure on em

[njhonker]

Sweet deal...........keep at 'em....

I can't wait to get out there....next week is when we start...

nice bird.

[JPS_Flock]

One more week here in PA

[SMOKE]

nice shootin muntz i cannot wait for 4th season then its game on for ol smoke :twisted:

[Jayson Wilt]

Nice bird brother !!!!!

[Max4Gooser]

Nice work Muntz, Looks likea good start.

[jezzolo]

One more week here in PA


Not sure is you mean Pennsylvania when you refer to PA, but if you are it doesnt strat till 4-29 here. Nice pic migrator.

[mlgorecki]

Nice bird. I'm going to Tennessee next week. They have a very generous season: State-wide permit, April 1st to May 14th, four birds and if that's not enough you can hunt until sunset. $175 for a non-resident permit though. Ouch!!

[migrator00]

Well worth the money 175 for 4 birds is well worth it. Thanks for the compliments fellas...I'm gonna get my brother one in the a.m. hopefully.. keep this years pics comin!

[kingkilla]

i went out sat. morning and they were acting really wierd. they would gobble in the roost and then when they left the roost they would get quit and not gobble at all. me and iowamig8tor are going to see if we cant whistle em up on tuesday.

[iawaterfowler88]

i went out sat. morning and they were acting really wierd. they would gobble in the roost and then when they left the roost they would get quit and not gobble at all. me and iowamig8tor are going to see if we cant whistle em up on tuesday.

lots of hens around i'm guessing...the bird I origionally set up on Friday morning had 8 hens with him...and he hit the ground and gobbled once because he really didnt need any more birds...the 2 that came to me didnt have any hens and came off the farm to the south of us about 600 yards or better and crossed a fense that they normally wont cross...they were gobbling like crazy though in the trees all around but like I said only 4 were responsive once they hit the ground....hopefully ya'll have some luck Tuesday big guy! I think I might try to sick one now since the rest of the season is iffy with innersquad games and prom and practice and school coming to an end....its gonna be hard but i'll see what i can do i guess

[kswaterfowler]

Got this bird yesterday. Not the one I was after, but it was a pretty good bird. It weighed 20 lbs., it had an 8 1/2 in. beard, and 1 in. spurs. What a great weekend, got a nice gobbler, caught a lot of crappie and bass, and spent some quality time with the old man. He never gets a tag, he likes to call them and scout the birds. Every time I've went with him he's put me where the birds are at.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/kswaterfowler/IMG_0314.jpghttp://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/kswaterfowler/IMG_0312.jpg

[migrator00]

congrats on the bird...and ANY gobbler is a NICE gobbler! Stay on 'em

[SMOKE]

man these pics are gettin my blood flowin for 4th season :twisted:

[that guy]

how do you post pics

[drahthaar1]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/drahthaar1/turkey1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/drahthaar1/turkey2.jpg

[migrator00]

What was your birds measurements? Nice lookin' tom though

[drahthaar1]

My bird was 21 pounds, 1 1/8 spurs and the beard was only 7 inches, but I was extreremly happy being it my first

Joe

[that guy]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i66/buckguy/Johnsturk3.jpg This is a 25 pounder 9in beard just over 1 1/4" spurs

[hoosierhunter]

Nice looking birds guys! We start here in Indiana April 26, I am definitely ready! If I get one, I'll post a pic for you.

[TopDawgs]

Nice birds guys. My bro-in-law got one the other morn. Just a jake though. We cut the breast meat into bite size pieces and deep fried them using Uncle Buck's breading from Bass Pro. Excellent ! ! ! !

Keep up the good work guys.

[hoosierhunter]

Hey guys, went out opening day here in Indiana, I took a friend with me and he got a nice one, 25 1/2 lb., 10" beard, 25 1/2mm spurs (over 1 1/4 in.) about a 3 yr old bird. It went quick about 5-10 min. after he came down off the roost. Here's some pics.http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/hoosierhunter2/Ricksturkey2.jpg. http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/hoosierhunter2/Ricksturkey1.jpg

[SMOKE]

nice bird hopefully ill have one of them to post myself after this weekend :twisted:

[Steve DeMaster]

I took my girlfirend out Opening morning, we had turkeys all around us NO CAMERA GUY WAS WITH USE, WERE IS ONE WHEN YOU NEED ONE..... JASON i ended up killing a 27 lbs tom with a tube sock thick 10 inch beard and only 1 inch spurs. I killed him at around 3 yards away, STRAIT MEAT, We also got a bird for the old girl too.

[Brian Rennecker]

We also heard he likes tube steak smothered in underware sauce

[migrator00]

haha..oh man..that joke never gets old :). Congrats though steve

[SMOKE]

well no slaughter pics for smoke had one bird come in and at 50 yards on friday and well uhhhhh i choked and missed :oops: . doesnt help matters when the bird decides it wants to duck down when i pull the trigger. The last two days it rained and the birds wouldnt even make a sound. oh well the first day was enough for me. IM HOOKED!!!! Gonna try and film for a friend 5th season.

[boomer]

I took out a buddy the last couple weekends to try to get his first bird. He ended up shooting a jake on his birthday with his bow for his first turkey. Cool part I got it on film for him.
http://www.hunt101.com/img/394536.jpg
Then the next weekend was our opening shotgun season. I called in a tom after fly down. He came into about 35yrds but on my side. I wanted my buddy to shot first since he never got one with a gun. The bird knew something was wrong and wasn't coming any closer. So I jellyheaded him. We still had alot of birds gobblin stayed at the same tree. In about 45min had 4 toms come into about 14yrds. He shot the biggest one.
http://www.hunt101.com/img/397709.jpg
The next day I took out another buddy and he shot a jake. He came running all the way in to the decoy.
http://www.hunt101.com/img/397463.jpg

[hoosierhunter]

You been busy brother! Nice birds, congrats. We got out foxxed by an old hen last Saturday, she came in and cut us off and took our tom! Dirty old bird! Going to go out this Wed. and see if I can get one. It's been a tough season here so far, They just don't want to respond to the call, and they're not doing a whole lot of gobbling when they hit the ground.

[Killer Miller]

hoosier hunter, same here in the Hawkeye state!! They gobble like normal on the roost and then ater they hit the ground you hardly here a peep from them!! I havent taken a bird yet either. Gonna hunt wednesday through monday down at my dad's. I still have a bow tag and a gun/bow tag so hoepfully I still fill both of them. Im gonna try to GObbler Gullotine one of them.

[hoosierhunter]

I've seen those on video, pretty wicked! I saw one get completely beheaded on the video. Good luck!

[kingkilla]

havent shot one yet. these birds are goofy. i will be going to fort madison with killer miller on fri- sun and hopefully we can whistle up a couple.

[BIG SEAN]

Great pictures guys... for those of you that want to, send those pics to kelley rees @ krees@foilesstraitmeat.com so we can put some of them up on our photo page... i will have some coming up myself all the way from my hometown in Michigan down to Illinois and Missouri with Foiles.... Here at FMI turkey is deffinently on the top of our list... BIG SEAN~~~[/img]

[njhonker]

Yo Sean..........what up? I've had a frustrating week of chasing gobblers.........nothin' but jakes....I'm a jake magnet....

called in 1 nice longbeard but he wouldn't come in range....... :cry:

I'm gonna get my revenge next week....you back at the shop?

we gotta talk some more about the "train"

Rob

[migrator00]

I caught up with my second longbeard of the spring season this a.m. I never heard a turkey anywhere on the roost. It was a perfect a.m. and you would of thought there was no turkeys for 100 miles. I sat for a little bit then decided to cut and run. I was walking back towards the truck and was at the bottom of this road that cuts though the woods. I called and a gobbler ripped off right up the hill..which means he was within 25-50 yards of the truck. I slipped though the woods and popped out at the bottom of this powerline cut that goes up to the field he was in. I called him right down the hill and jellyheaded him at 15 yards. He is a BIG gobbler for this time of the year...Here's the stats

25lb 1oz

2 beards (1) 10 1/4 inches (2) 7 inches (one really long hair is all it takes :) )

3/4 in. spurs

Here's a couple pics...

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/migrator00/2006gobblernumber2.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/migrator00/2006gobbler2.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/migrator00/06gobbler2.jpg

[SMOKE]

nice bird muntz.

maybe someone can fill me in on this but why is it that the birds arent hardly makin any noise at all. the first day i went durin 4th season they wouldnt shut up now u can get them to talk???

[migrator00]

They haven't been sayin' much in the tree lately..all the good gobblin' has been on the ground. These gobblers are wakin' up alone a lot recently. The hens are really sittin' hard around here so it's game on!

[SMOKE]

at least your getin them to gobble on the ground me and novo couldnt get so much as a peep out of them saturday or sunday but im guessin the rain had somethin to do with it.

[migrator00]

i'm killed out..but i've still got people to take this weekend. Hopefully..the birds will stay hot on the ground!

[Mark Spence]

NICE BIRD Bubba!!!! REAL NICE bird!!!! CONGRATS :D

[migrator00]

thanks spence....Did you get on 'em yet or are you to consumed w/ baseball right now?

[Mark Spence]

I am hoping to get out this Saturday....but, as always, it will depend on Baseball. I could have gotten out last Saturday, but I HAD to get caught up on yard work....raking (pine needles), mowing, weed eating, Round-Up application, lime the back yard, and get things ready to apply the fertilizer after our first rain this week. Only took me about 10 hours....so, my day was shot.

Hoping to get after them this Saturday.....first bird with a beard is getting pounded - jake or not!

[migrator00]

If you kill one..we found a new way to eat the breast. Cut the breast filets w/ no skin up into chicken nugget/strip size pieces. Put a little salt and pepper on them, then dump them into a bowl full of Andy's chicken seasoning. Also add a little flour to the chicken seasoning. Throw 'em in the fry daddy and i'm tellin' ya... they're awesome! Anyway..i'll holler at u tonight.

[NWPAScott]

5-10-06 6:00 am 21 lbs 9.25 in beard....spurs almost an inch!! I'm still half asleep!!
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/springsbeer/5-10-06006.jpg

[Mark Spence]

NICE bird Scott!!!!

God...I am begging to get out this Saturday!!! BEGGING I say!!!!

[njhonker]

yes, congrats...nice bird....

I had 2 big boys give me the slip yesterday...I'll be out for revenge tomorrow..... :evil:

[migrator00]

Nice bird brother...our season wraps up tomorrow. It's supposed to be nice....20-30 mph winds and rain. Oh well i'm workin and killed out anyway. It was a good season for me w/ 26 1/4 inches of beard and 47lbs of total weight off two birds! Time to gear up for early goose...!

[SMOKE]

i didnt kill anything but being my first year out i was happy to even have a shot. deffinately got me hooked on somethin new now its just coutin the days down till early season and bow season :D

[NWPAScott]

Ok guys PAgooser (aka Brad) is to modest to brag himself up so I will do it for him!!
Tuesday 5-9-06 he and his cousin both bagged nice birds...
Brad's was 21lbs 10.25 in beard 1 inch spurs
His cousin Ralph's was 21lbs 8.5 in beard with 1 1/16 in spurs pics follow...
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/springsbeer/BRADSPICS007.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/springsbeer/BRADSPICS011.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/springsbeer/BRADSPICS009.jpg

The next morning they helped me bag my bird...see my previous post for pics...then later that day Brad shot his 2nd bird!
19lbs 10.5in beard with nice 1 3/8 in spurs!!
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/springsbeer/BRADSPICS001.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/springsbeer/BRADSPICS006.jpg

Good work Brad especially in the high pressure areas we are hunting in!!

[migrator00]

damn nice spurs!