Osage Roost

All Hunting => Fall Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: Will on January 21, 2016, 05:53:29 PM

Title: Winter bird
Post by: Will on January 21, 2016, 05:53:29 PM

Marylands 3 day Winter season started today and I was greeted with about an inch of snow on the lower eastern shore this morning. The birds were right where I thought and I busted some off the roost at dawns light. As soon as I set up I get a response from a roosted bird from some soft clucks on my yelper. After some heavy wind blowing the bird went quiet. Once I started working my box I immediately got a response with a bird yelping the entire way in right to the barrel. My first snow hunt for turkeys! Turned out he was a young Jake!(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag55/wyattsarahjesse/2016-01/2A07BDFB-52F4-45C8-B7CF-CA66B610E0AB_zpso45icv2r.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/wyattsarahjesse/media/2016-01/2A07BDFB-52F4-45C8-B7CF-CA66B610E0AB_zpso45icv2r.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: Nsselle on January 21, 2016, 06:07:13 PM

very cool man congrats!! What box and yelper were you using?

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: Will on January 21, 2016, 06:52:37 PM

I was using a Frank Cox Cocobolo yelper and a Marlin Watkins Bloodwood over Butternut box. They ate that box up. After I killed this bird and was packing up a bird pitched down flying to the woods behind me. I called that one in to about 20 yards with that box call. Both birds were very vocal when responding to the box call. Mr Watkins made it for me over the summer so it hasn't seen the Spring woods yet but it sure will this Spring.

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: Mmcdonald on January 21, 2016, 06:58:32 PM

Great hunt. Congrats!

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: sasmojoe on January 22, 2016, 11:06:14 AM

Great hunt under extreme circumstances

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: Silverspur on January 23, 2016, 11:50:39 AM

Congrats on a great hunt with some very fine callers!

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: BluMtnGobbler on January 23, 2016, 11:55:50 AM

Congrats! *up* *up* *up*

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: PA Boxcall on January 23, 2016, 01:47:37 PM

Excellent!  Congrats on a successful winter hunt!

Title: Re: Winter bird
Post by: firedup on January 26, 2016, 06:20:59 PM

Well Done!!!  That is one on my bucket list.....a SNOW BIRD!