Turkey Season is Coming :)

[rogwar]

Originally posted by Udie
how much is the slot?

It's $500 but managed land.

[ygsmilo]

Gosh, you guys are sure mean killing poor defenseless little birds.

[Udie]

milo,

 I'll have you know that when that seagull picked up my croaker last saturday I went out of my way to jerk it out of it's mouth as to NOT set the hook.

[rogwar]

I like turkey hunting with a sling blade, some call it a kaiser blade, Mmm-hmm...

[ygsmilo]

Originally posted by Udie
milo,

 I'll have you know that when that seagull picked up my croaker last saturday I went out of my way to jerk it out of it's mouth as to NOT set the hook.

Someone had to try

[Gadfly]

West Texas turkeys must be different than those Cali ones, because you can spend an awful lot of time hunting them with nothing to show.  And they are there, and plentiful.  Here in Austin, I run up on a group sometimes, but you don't get but a glimpse.

[midnight Target]

Stayed in a Hotel in Carmel once that was back against the hills. That morning I was awakened by a freaking loud turkey. He was perched in a tree at eye level to the balcony (about 15' high). when I went out on the balcony he just stared me down.... I could have caught him with a net.

[Golfer]

As ya know grim there's a standing invitation to come hunt Deer, Turkey, Grouse (toughest little sons of beeches to hit), and do some trout fishing during spring turkey season (you can hunt till noon, then its time to fish)

And on that 3-1/2" mossberg...

My father has one, he shot it, he hurt for 3 days.  I told him "you're going to break your hip old man", well nearly his shoulder.  I havent fired it, and will not fire it.  Remington 11-87 with custom stock work for me.  Freehand at 50 yards I put all rounds into a 1-1/2 inch bullseye with a slug barrel, and use the same gun with a XX-Full turkey choke to shoot Annie Oakleys(27yrd trap "game").

Lets see...Dove, Pheasant, Grouse, Duck, Geese, Deer, Coyote, Squirrel, Rabbit, Turkey.  All within an hour or less drive, and in some cases on the back of property.  Yep...life is good when you've got a skeet range in your back yard.

The only rounds for shotguns i've been impressed with were the Copper solids they make now.  Dropped an 8 point at 120 yards on the run with my 11-87 (Iron Sights, no Sissy-Scopes) on the spot.  I knew something was great when i was bench shooting at 100 yards and making a 6" pattern.

Good luck with your Turkeys...I've got 2 and they're the hardest bird to hunt, while grouse is the hardest to hit.

[TPIguy]

Ive never hunted them, but I've see lots of turkey when I'm out 4 wheeling in ocala.

Do they really taste better than storebought turkey? Cause I've got some shotguns and I'm itchin to shoot something besides clays.

[bigsky]

wildturkey tastes alot better than than tame. much smaller breast though. best way to cook them is a turkey fryer, dont use INDOORS. if you dont have one of those spice to tast then smear mayo all over it and bake. in montana you can get two turkeys a year. one in spring, with shotgun or bow only. one in fall which you can shoot with a rifle. most folks get the tag ($12 for resident) in case they see one deer or elk hunting in fall. the last one i shot with a rifle i only wounded, i shot it in the low back and when i ran up to it still had fight left in it. so my choice was shoot it again with a .300 WIN mag, jump it and get clawed. so i threw rocks at its head till its time was up. now i have this small teloscoping baton for dispatching so i dont have to ruin any delishious meat

[Nilsen]

Is it legal to hunt with fully automatic MP5's (if i get it back) ?

Course i could just use my glock

Problem will be to get them into the US tho..

[GrimCO]

Originally posted by TPIguy
Ive never hunted them, but I've see lots of turkey when I'm out 4 wheeling in ocala.

Do they really taste better than storebought turkey? Cause I've got some shotguns and I'm itchin to shoot something besides clays.

Yeah, I've seen turkeys once in a while in a Florida, but they're few and far between in Palm Beach County where I grew up. But if you see one TPI, shoot it. Everyone I've talked to says they're better than store bought Turkey. You can only eat the breast meat though. The rest (legs, etc...) are too tough.

[GrimCO]

Hey Golfer,

You're more than welcome to come down here next year when Spring Turkey season starts up. I'd invite you for the Fall season, but it's super tough to bag one in the Fall since they're not mating. In the spring, you can call the gobblers in because they think they're going to get a piece... LOL

[Golfer]

Originally posted by GrimCO
Hey Golfer,

You're more than welcome to come down here next year when Spring Turkey season starts up. I'd invite you for the Fall season, but it's super tough to bag one in the Fall since they're not mating. In the spring, you can call the gobblers in because they think they're going to get a piece... LOL

Thats what i told someone when they said i was clucking too much.  I told them to go straight to hell because i've sat in the woods waiting to shoot one for 4 years before i got one, and the whole time saw nothing but hens.  During that time, i had plenty of experiences to observe hens and how the actual turkey acted...I once had a hen sneak to within 10 yards of me before i saw it, i was thinking it was my uncle trying to play games with me and when out from behind a rose bush pops a hen.  It acted exactly opposite of what the videos say...it clucked the whole damn time.

What i've learned:

1.  Hens...like women...NEVER EVER SHADDUP...call all you want.
2.  Limit calls when a gobbler is near to clucks and purrs.
3.  "If i was a horny turkey...what would i do" mentality will take you far.


Good luck...How much is an out-of-state license and tag in the jelly state?

[udet]

can you spell R.E.D.N.E.C.K?