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These next 2-3 weeks should get good. Last 3 weeks of april around here is usually the best.
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Good luck Rene, it’s mornings like that where the activities are later. Is it supposed to be sunny the rest of the day? Yep. Cloud cover is breaking up somewhat.
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Good luck, i gots 2weeks to wait before my season here. Choot em in da face.
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29 turkeys strolled through the back yard this morning. There's a big Tom pecking the front bumper on my truck, currently. They like chrome alot. Probably seeing his reflection. LOL!!!
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Anything goes here, except airguns. Next door in VA, airguns are okay, even for Bambi-whacking.
Deer are kinda pushing it IMO, but turkeys would seem to be well within reason for a .30+ caliber. I’ve yet to see one I can afford that I’d want to tote around the woods though. They look awkward.
What fresh Hell is this?
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nothing like a warm spring sunrise with some birds around. reminds me of hunting with the old man. he never got a turkey. of course turkeys were almost unheard of around here in the 50's-70's. we used to pile into the willys and head back the mountain at oh-dark-30 and usually be in the bar by 11.
dillonbuck probably knows where Shortys was. it was our regular stop.
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29 turkeys strolled through the back yard this morning. There's a big Tom pecking the front bumper on my truck, currently. They like chrome alot. Probably seeing his reflection. LOL!!! Maybe you should get your shotgun chromed?
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I had to wait for a flock of the stupid buzzard wannabe birds to get out of my way trying to walk into work last week.
I'll go hunt and barely see anything but ticks.
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Depth in this pic sucks. Slopes down into a creek bed that is rather open Bout 125ish yds down to south are 50 70 yr old pines and mature hardwoods. Where they was gobbling monday. Last saturday running and gunning took me thru this area playing terrian games with em Bout 3 or 4 trees surrounded with cheetos all over the ground. Aint no way in broad daylight Im poking in their. Birds be busting outta roost I bet if I did. electric guitar wallpaper
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29 turkeys strolled through the back yard this morning. There's a big Tom pecking the front bumper on my truck, currently. They like chrome alot. Probably seeing his reflection. LOL!!! Maybe you should get your shotgun chromed? Like Tijuana mexican pimped out??? Or IDGAF if you was a Republican Guard Colonel retirement present blinged out LOL!!!
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I wonder what would happen if you stuck a big mirror in your decoys. Could be hilarious.
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29 turkeys strolled through the back yard this morning. There's a big Tom pecking the front bumper on my truck, currently. They like chrome alot. Probably seeing his reflection. LOL!!! Maybe you should get your shotgun chromed? No, that would just get him busted by the birds. He needs to replace his dekes with a chrome bumper or two.
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29 turkeys strolled through the back yard this morning. There's a big Tom pecking the front bumper on my truck, currently. They like chrome alot. Probably seeing his reflection. LOL!!! Maybe you should get your shotgun chromed? Like Tijuana mexican pimped out??? Or IDGAF if you was a Republican Guard Colonel retirement present blinged out LOL!!! No, I was thinking Honor Guard for a Turkey Funeral
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I wonder what would happen if you stuck a big mirror in your decoys. Could be hilarious. Have you ever seen them sneak shields that are mirrored some guys use to put moves on field birds. Buncha vids out their. Toms charging right up to em. Totally pissed off. LOL!!!!
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need to put out a bird feeder full of millet. brings them to within 25 feet of my house all the time. i don't have the heart to shoot the birds around here. be like shooting a neighbor or something. of course where i hunt, you're lucky to see 2 week old scratchings.
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Rifle? JFC that's fuggin heresy.
I use a recurve bow. I gots da boomstick man. Rifle aint allowed around here. LOL!!! Savage 22WMR/20ga O/U, deadliest turkey combo ever. Pocket full of shells, but only one bullet. Ain't to hard to hide one bullet if the man comes snooping around. 🤣🤣🤣
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You bring a rifle too? 🤣🤣🤣 This⬆️ Gotta have a rifle for full Turkey Jackass status. I'm thinking about using my crossbow, after I get one for the pot. So many options, but only two tags. Alas and alack! never have killed one with a shotgun, only one with the bow, and a couple with the 300wm.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Shot plenty with a .22wmr I don’t like spitting pellets out. Shotguns are for shooting birds on the wing. You shoot a duck/goose on the ground you’d be chastised.
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Rifle? JFC that's fuggin heresy.
I use a recurve bow. i shot a turkey once with a 243. unfortunatly i grabbed the wrong box of shells when we started out, in stead of solids they were 70 grain hollow points loaded to light speed. when i shot it all i saw was its mouth open up as it flew. within a bloodmist. later when i found the damn thing, i realized i had blown its leg off. not a mark on the bird
THE BIRTH PLACE OF GERONIMO
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I have body shot turkeys under 15 yds as close as 7. 3.5 " load of 6 or 7 fuggs em up...
IDGAF about meat damage.
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