Gobbler Nation

Check is in the mail! Can't wait to get a hold of it..

You are too kind, advertising this opportunity! ha. I'm going in with 4 points. Always gives me a glimmer of hope looking at the draw results and seeing someone with just a couple points winning a tag. To get the most bang for my buck, I've been buying mule deer and elk points too at $15/per.

hookspur wrote: ↑

July 30th, 2018, 5:59 am

Sweet! They made me give the radio back from the banded FL Osceola that I shot in '93.

They downloaded the data off the receiver and since they can't change the batteries, they didn't want to put it back out on a bird. Was thrilled they let me keep the ~$1,600 piece of equipment for my mount.

Spring 2018 numbers:

~100 miles for my home state of MS
2,115 miles for multiple Bama trips
1,369 miles for Illinois/Iowa
827 miles for Missouri
2,832 miles for NY/Penn

~7,250 miles, bout 5,000 less than last spring

Spent $1,484.79 total on fuel at an average cost of $2.62/gal

604 miles per bird

hookspur wrote: ↑

July 28th, 2018, 6:54 am

Nice mount! What state is this banded tom from?

South Carolina. If you look closely, you can also see a GPS transmitter on his back.

The cottonmouths in that area worried me more than the gators! Didn't see any snakes the first trip.. The second trip the woods were really wet and we encountered several, including a few brutes.

Got my entire shotgun done at Black Dove Customs for $225. It was another $80 for a scope and rings. I also paid shipping both ways which was around ~$50. Very pleased with the results.

I've hunted 24 states. As far as time spent per bird harvested...Public land in my home state of Mississippi and public land in Bama.. I improved my Bama ratio a lot this spring though. Got real familiar with some ground after spending a lot of time deer hunting it. I've had a better success ratio s...

They absolutely love to roost in the 'cypress domes'. The birds are there and killable if you are willing to put in the work. I recommend arriving a couple days before the opener to scout. Try to roost every evening. The birds seem to be more vocal after fly up than easterns.

I deep cleaned my 870 for the first time prior to the start of this season. Man was it fouled up... And my results? Worse with the freshly cleaned barrel, right back to where it was before after 4-5 shots.

He recently made a thread on Rokslide forums sharing his Montana season. Here is a link to it:

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/game-bir ... 018-a.html

MKW wrote: ↑

June 2nd, 2018, 5:30 pm

I can honestly say that I have never worn a turkey spur necklace anywhere and never will.

i'm with you on this....

First post.. Not suspicious at all!

Fantastic pictures! My favorite is the one of your son tagging his turkey. Thanks for sharing.

Pretty good...Managed to take birds in MS, AL, IL, IA, MO, NY, and PA. Birds seemed to be a week or two 'behind schedule' in almost every state with the late spring. The lack of foliage made it tough to move on birds and half of the ones I harvested had at least one hen with them. Saw several jakes ...

Spuriosity wrote: ↑

May 11th, 2018, 9:46 am

What size shot? Where did you hit her and did she flop?

This. That is a pretty good sized hog, need more details on the TSS performance!

Id be searching for new spots to hunt and venturing out to public lands.

They didnt do much research into that 'vast amounts of public land' in Texas. Also had Missouri's license cost wrong.

Put this down as one of the best posts of the spring!

i used an 8 for 3 seasons and then switched to 3. I like the 3 better. The increased precision can be handy when picking a hole in thick woods.

Already finished in my home state of MS. Started hunting Bama last weekend and will continue until mid-April. Then have an Illinois/Iowa trip. Following it up with New York/Penn in May. May fit Missouri in there too.

That first turkey pic is so akward, love it! That shotgun could tell some tales...

Another vouch for this episode, great listen!

Been driving 2-3 hours every weekend the past four springs... But thanks to a relocation, I can now hunt birds in 3 states within a 30 minute drive!