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All Hunting => Fall Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: Mzlhunter on September 07, 2009, 04:49:17 PM
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I made it out this morning to scout a new piece of property. I had looked over maps of it and had an idea where to get started. About 15 minutes into the walk I came over a rise and a flock of 8 poults and hens took off flying in different directions. I wasn't in a big hurry so I sat down and waited a bit. After a while they started kee keeing and carrying on. They made all kinds of noise for 10 minutes before regrouping.
I don't care what anyone says, when they get going in the fall it's just as exciting as in the spring. I walked around for another two hours and found plenty of sign, should be a good fall.
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Sounds like you should have a successful fall. *up*
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*ride*
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I was just talking to a great hunter and that's what we were talking about... the sounds of the fall!!! Man it gets you going!
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October 1st can't get here fast enough. It's going to be a great fall. I have a trip lined up with a member from this forum, another trip to tag along on a hunt with dogs, and two weeks of vacation time I have to use before the New Year.
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Sounds like you should have a successful fall. *up*
*ride* *up*
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keee keee keee.....keee keee yelp yelp yelp..... gobble gobble.....BANG RkLu
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Yaaaaawp......... Yaaaawp...... Cluck........ Boom
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keee keee keee.....keee keee yelp yelp yelp..... gobble gobble.....BANG RkLu
Yesterday evening I took the double and walked across the road to try a few doves . There is a 26 acre patch of tobacco over there with two sides bordered by small woodlots . As I reached the first woodlot the doves exploded out of the dead ash trees . BANG,,,miss,,Bang,,winged one , and as it fell I heard something off to my right and don't ya know it was a young turkey flying . It only flew maybe 20 yards and landed in the tobaccy again . I eased up and began looking for my dove . I heard a kee kee. I broke open the double and hung it backwards on my shoulder , squatted down beside a big tobaccy plant and let out a whistle in kee kee fashion . Immediately the ol' hen began yelping. Each time I would kee kee , she would yelp . Soon she is clucking low between yelps . I just kept it up until both hens and all the young were making racket . Kee kees , clucks and plenty of yelping . I held off on my kees and things quieted down . I slowly dropped my left hand to the ground and did some scratching and flipping little dirt balls onto the tobaccy plants. It worked ,,,,here they all came . Cautious and calling all the way . They all reached a spot where they could eyeball the spot where I was calling from and decided it didn't look right I suppose . They all turned slowly and retreated back the way they came in .
Don't worry fellers , this is a place I CAN hunt, anytime I want , but I won't be turkey hunting there. But I couldn't pass up the chance to call in a flock .
My whistle did the trick , even though in comparison to the real birds , it was lousy . Nevertheless they came to the call . ;D
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that is awesome mark.... itll be here before ya know it
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23 long days until the NY opener.
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the 3 long beards better look out RkLu RkLu
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They'll be in trouble if you can shoot straight :)
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after all my mess ups this spring i am not making any promises :-[ :-[
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Not bragging... but 6 more days for me!!! I cannot wait!
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Lucky dog.
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4 more days and our season runs through december but I ain't braggin.
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4 more days and our season runs through december but I ain't braggin.
Now I expect a bunch of photos from you!!! Ours will start September 15th and end January 15th. It closes for 11 days in November for firearms deer season. Now that is our archery season that you can take two birds.
Shotgun Fall hunting is Oct 1 through the 31st.
I'm pumped and hope the weather is alright!!!
I noticed the grasshoppers are thick and I know the birds eat them like crazy around here!!!
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Rub it in a little more for us guys who have to wait until October. I'm hoping we don't have a frost before the opener so the birds will still be hitting the fields heavy.
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I'll take a lot of pictures for you guys that have to wait... that way I won't be rubbing it in without photos!!! ROTFLMBO
I hope it stays cool and doesn't heat up between now and then!!!
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Not bragging... but 6 more days for me!!! I cannot wait!
That my friend is borderline CRUELTY! >!!
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If sooner read this his blood pressure just went up. Talking about lovining fall hunting that man does.
Mike
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*ride* come on in marlin
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*ride* come on in marlin
Yeah join in!!! Now Whitt ain't too bad of a fall hunter neither ROTFLMBO
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*up*