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Post by screamondemon on Mar 13, 2024 16:34:16 GMT -5
Took my son out for the Youth Hunt this past weekend. It was silent where we were, and we were the only one's out. Which is good but also a little disappointing. Saw a few hen's on Saturday.
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Post by wildman on Mar 14, 2024 10:06:44 GMT -5
Helped with a mentored youth hunt last weekend in Wakulla County. Birds gobbled pretty good early but they were henned up making it difficult to get them to cooperate. The boy with me got one late Saturday when the rain let up. When I got to the bird, he was swimming off into the swamp, so needless to say I got wet trying to get him, but to see the excitement on that kids face was well worth it. It was his and his Dad's first time ever turkey hunting and they are hooked for life now. He was also using his grandfathers shotgun that was passed down to him making it even more special. They were planning to stop at the store on the way home and get some turkey calls to give it a try on their own.
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Post by swampdog on Mar 14, 2024 12:05:10 GMT -5
Awesome wildman! I think it may be poetic justice that a wildman had to get wet retrieving a young person’s first turkey. I’m sure the retrieval will be a campfire topic in the future. Thanks for adding a couple more hunters to the sport!
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Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 16, 2024 3:58:39 GMT -5
My guest and myself heard 3 different birds gobble on the roost last night,but so did a couple of other people. It's going to get interesting this morning.
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Post by tonyroma on Mar 16, 2024 10:32:52 GMT -5
Not a peep SE Putnam county this morning.
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Post by 4ward on Mar 16, 2024 10:47:38 GMT -5
Boys had their target at 80 yards ( with 2 hens), 3 or 4 jakes came from the other direction and started running in circles and acting the fool.
He did a 180 and left the building.
They went for breakfast about 9:30 and are sitting on some bigger birds down the road.
I’m home mowing the fookin grass.😒
First bird only gobbled once @200+ yards, tried to come in over an hour later.
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Post by cracker4112 on Mar 16, 2024 15:09:42 GMT -5
  Hunted with a good friend this morning and called up three. We werent set up good as I almost spooked the first one moving on them. A sit down right now deal. Told my buddy to shoot when he had a clear shot and I’d hope one of the others would try to jump him but to my trotted off. His bird was light, black wings, 7.5” beard and 1.25” spurs. He shot it with his grandads 1892 Parker sxs. Good times I’ll try to post a pic. |
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Post by Stumpy on Mar 16, 2024 15:29:50 GMT -5
Hunted with a good friend this morning and called up three. We werent set up good as I almost spooked the first one moving on them. A sit down right now deal. Told my buddy to shoot when he had a clear shot and I’d hope one of the others would try to jump him but to my trotted off. His bird was light, black wings, 7.5” beard and 1.25” spurs. He shot it with his grandads 1892 Parker sxs. Good times I’ll try to post a pic. Pics of the Parker if you can |
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Post by JS84 on Mar 17, 2024 8:15:58 GMT -5
Birds were quiet opening morning. Saw a Coyote running the fence line in the distance at fly down and figured that was likely why. About 8:15, right when they should be gobbling their brains out, this big girl came in and ate a load of #5s. A jake came through about 40 minutes later but I let him walk. Good morning in the woods though  |
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Post by tonyroma on Mar 17, 2024 10:39:32 GMT -5
Birds were quiet opening morning. Saw a Coyote running the fence line in the distance at fly down and figured that was likely why. About 8:15, right when they should be gobbling their brains out, this big girl came in and ate a load of #5s. A jake came through about 40 minutes later but I let him walk. Good morning in the woods though View AttachmentIs that at the house Josh? |
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Post by JS84 on Mar 17, 2024 11:46:55 GMT -5
Yes sir
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Post by pinman on Mar 17, 2024 16:48:32 GMT -5
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Post by 4ward on Mar 17, 2024 19:06:00 GMT -5
Boys doubled up this evening. Pics to follow tomorrow.
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Post by tampaspicer on Mar 18, 2024 8:47:36 GMT -5
Saw a gobbler blown up with a hen off the interstate Saturday morning in a field right before the 75 and Florida Turnpike.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 18, 2024 11:16:46 GMT -5
My guest made it happen this morning. We had several good hunts Saturday and Sunday but no cigar until this morning. Attachments:
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Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 18, 2024 19:46:58 GMT -5
Then it happened for me this afternoon ,we got tagged out on our quota hunt. It took all 3 days this year, last we were done 2 hrs into the first day. Attachments:
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Post by pinman on Mar 18, 2024 19:51:46 GMT -5
Awesome job Crkr 23!
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Post by 4ward on Mar 19, 2024 12:32:34 GMT -5
Boys probably had close to 20 hours of "numb butt" before these 2 showed up late Sunday. 1 was a pretty old bird, 1 7/8 and 1 3/4 hooks.   Attachments:
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Post by JS84 on Mar 19, 2024 12:37:51 GMT -5
Did he capture any decent video on the mounted Tactacam? The back cover blows off mine when I shoot magnum loads. It's kind of funny
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Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 19, 2024 14:20:42 GMT -5
I'm tagged out and friend got his first of the year. He took his with an old 16ga. Model 12. Attachments:
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Post by swampdog on Mar 19, 2024 16:34:36 GMT -5
Great birds in those pics! Congrats! I like the vintage shotguns being used and pictured!
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Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 19, 2024 17:50:18 GMT -5
Yeah they're vintage, just like me. Vintage is just a nice way of saying old.
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Post by 4ward on Mar 23, 2024 11:48:20 GMT -5
Cody took his “cousin” this morning ( my goddaughter). Nothing gobbled and the longbeard came in to 80 yards and locked up. This jake came running though… mistake. I’m proud of these kiddos and my girl is happy, that makes ME happy .  |
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Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 23, 2024 18:35:10 GMT -5
A limb hangar a buddy got this morning. Attachments:
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Post by lockedwings87 on Mar 25, 2024 19:51:29 GMT -5
A limb hangar a buddy got this morning. Nice birds Crkr |
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Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 26, 2024 12:38:01 GMT -5
There's you a North Central FL black-winged bird. Attachments:
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Post by Stumpy on Mar 26, 2024 13:41:07 GMT -5
There's you a North Central FL black-winged bird. Oh yes, man I want to hunt where you hunt |
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Post by Stumpy on Mar 26, 2024 13:53:59 GMT -5
I scouted today in the wma I have a quota permit for April
Saw 7 birds, 3 which were long beards.
They all headed into a enormous private property pasture.
Not one of birds gobbled on the roost. Two of the long beards were huge, they went into the pasture 30 mins or so after the first 5. The lead bird gobbled a little but not very loud.
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Post by nuthinfancy on Mar 27, 2024 8:52:55 GMT -5
Active birds this morning, but only a few gobbles. Heard one gobble on the roost, got setup and watched him and his 7 hens fly down about 100 yards away. The hens were very responsive to my calls but he paid no heed. They fed around at that 100-120 yard mark and he was just strutting away gobbled once on the ground. No decoys out, figured what the heck I’ll belly crawl up there. Crawled up to about 70 and got to some tall grass right when two of the hens started putting at me. The gobbler had already started feeding his way back into the hammock at this point. I am froze up with these hens staring and clicking at me. I purr once on the mouth call to snap them out of it and they just start walking right to me. Gobbler out of sight now, hens walk right up and are pecking around within 10ft of me. They eventually catch a glint off my barrel and lightly bump off and follow where the gobbler went. Fun hunt.
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Post by cracker4112 on Mar 28, 2024 11:08:36 GMT -5
 10 and 17 year olds didn’t want to get up so I got to shoot one this morning. Lots of gobbling, lots of fun. |
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