bigbore442001
50 Cal.
Dad and I arose very early to prepare for a morning's hunt. This was the last day of the Massachusetts spring turkey season. I knew it would be tough for a number of reasons. The birds have been pressured for almost a month. There are fewer birds out there to begin with . It would be warmer, buggier and more foliage.
We arrived at a hidden field and set up our decoy. Immediately I turned on the Thermacell. Granted it isn't primitive but it did the job in keeping the hoards of mosquitos away from us. This spot seemed like a good choice as there a ton of tracks and I found a dusting spot at the edge of the field.
To boil it down we saw nothing nor heard nothing. We called it quits and headed home. Nothing too romantic but next year will be different. It seems that we fall into the same trap each season. We hunt a day or two at the beginning then slack off and hunt towards the end of the season. I learned something with my first muzzleloading bird. I called him in on the second day and at 9:00 AM. I will take three or four days off from work and hunt each day until noon or we get our birds. Then the first two Saturdays of the season. After that it goes downhill fast and the bugs become too friendly.
So that afternoon I stopped by the edge of the woods at the state forest and unloaded my TC Black Mountain magnum. I know I had intended to hunt with my flinter but it was a tad wet and I figured if I had a slim chance on the last day I don't want to blow it too much.
All in all I can't complain. I did get a bird when many did not and I did it with a muzzleloading shotgun.
We arrived at a hidden field and set up our decoy. Immediately I turned on the Thermacell. Granted it isn't primitive but it did the job in keeping the hoards of mosquitos away from us. This spot seemed like a good choice as there a ton of tracks and I found a dusting spot at the edge of the field.
To boil it down we saw nothing nor heard nothing. We called it quits and headed home. Nothing too romantic but next year will be different. It seems that we fall into the same trap each season. We hunt a day or two at the beginning then slack off and hunt towards the end of the season. I learned something with my first muzzleloading bird. I called him in on the second day and at 9:00 AM. I will take three or four days off from work and hunt each day until noon or we get our birds. Then the first two Saturdays of the season. After that it goes downhill fast and the bugs become too friendly.
So that afternoon I stopped by the edge of the woods at the state forest and unloaded my TC Black Mountain magnum. I know I had intended to hunt with my flinter but it was a tad wet and I figured if I had a slim chance on the last day I don't want to blow it too much.
All in all I can't complain. I did get a bird when many did not and I did it with a muzzleloading shotgun.
