Let the TURKEY games begin!

[Rat]

Beyond cool Kyflintlock...the picture of that big Tom Turk, doing a fly-by five or six foot away, head and neck stretched out perfectly straight, and looking back at me, right in the eye, for a split second as he passed by...branded into my mind for life!

I agree with Russ...the Turk wanted a better look. Poor feller just wanted to admire it.

That could mean that the Turk that came in on us had never seen anything but a modern gun before...maybe he figured Bess was harmless, (guess she was, under the circumstances) or was just checking her out. I've certainly seen nothing but pump-guns the last four years I've been turkey hunting.

It's almost like when everyone buys thier turkey tag, they get issued a 12 guage pump-gun out of the same box or something.

Anyhow, we may be onto something here. Turkeys like traditional muzzle-loaders. Hey...that didn't sound right...

:hmm:

Do'h!

Rat

 

[RussB]

Anyhow, we may be onto something here. Turkeys like traditional muzzle-loaders. Hey...that didn't sound right...

:hmm:

Do'h!

Rat

I thought that sounded might fine! :RO:


Russ

 

[KyFlintlock]

Othern,

That is a SuWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET shotgun and a nice TOM! That is great!! :thumbsup:

I'll be after em on Thursday.

Good luck to all
Wess

 

[sidelock]

I know how you feel slowpoke. Last spring I took my wife to the airport in my pickup. Well they swabbed her bags and asked what kind of explosives she had inside. Well naturally she had none---- but the swabs said POSITIVE. Then they asked where her bags had been. " at home in the closet" she said. Well I got to thinking how could this happen--- and remembered that just one week ago I had hauled a fertilizer trailer to spread fertilizer on my pasture and hay fields. I don't haul bags in my pickup any more. :shake:

 

"a blend known locally as "Merde du Beouf Sauvage" made by Plumebleu. "
Can you translate I only know of couple of French words and one of those is an expletive. Coincidentally, I think that word is in your 'baccy. :crackup: :what:

Well, Old Plumebleu (Blue feather) has quite the sense of "humor", similar to mine in many ways...So, in thinking up new names for his smokeables (blends of tabac, not anything that makes you see pretty colors, although one of his blends made my tongue go numb for an hour or two) we try to be...creative.

Merde de Beouf Sauvage is a tribute to the kinikinnick smoked in "The Mountain Men"...

Bill Tyler, after taking a drag and handing it over to the flatlander:
"It tastes like buffler @#$%..."
Medicine Wolf, as the flatlander is dragging on the pipe:
"It is..."

Beouf Sauvage: Wild Beef, or Buffalo
Merde: expletive....he he...

He also makes "Merde de Castor", which is tabac mixed with licorice oil. Very tasty, but it's black and tarry, hence...
Castor: Beaver
Merde: expletive, see above.

They are all great blends, we name them in french to keep people guessing....kind of a "wait, doesn't that mean???"

:hmm:

He also has another that carries an Ashnabe name that I can never remember, but translates to "stinky beaver"

All in good fun, makes for good smoke in camp or at home, and it's worth it just to have the package lying around that says "Merde de Beouf Sauvage" in your kit.

And since we're ff: I'll get back to it by reminding that once you're done smoking in the morning, tap out your pipe and start chirping in those big randy toms.

 

Hi Wess
We have had summer like weather for the past 10 days.. and I got up at 4 ma and went out in my favorite lil valley and sat and listened to the woods awake.
What a great way to start the day.
All the June Berry Trees were in blossom and the forest is getting green from the bottome up.
I heard 3 different Tom's talkin' to locate the hens in the area.
All four were in exact opposeing positions from one another.
I must have walked in right between the first two closest to me when i entered from the truck.(parked a mile from where I sat)
I did not do any calling as I didn't want to disturb them befor season begins.
Tomorrow i am going to go out early and listen in another area. I will take a call and a owl hooter along with me just in case I have to get them started if I don't hear anything with out doing so.
I also picked me a batch of ramps (wild Leeks) while I was out and about.
Sure is great to get out in the woods and listen to all thee sounds of the morning.

Woody

 

[KyFlintlock]

Woody,

That sounds almost too good to be true! The mornings are simply my favorite time of the day like that. As you said, everything wakes up and starts calling.. I thank the good Lord for that time cause it is also when the HAMMMMMMERRRRRRINNGGGGGG starts! GOBBBBBBBBBLE!!! GOBBBBBBBBBLE!!!!!!!

I am going tomorrow morning and leaving my cell OFF! (I tried to go after work and got an hour from the house and got a call to come back!) :curse:

Good luck and take some pics when season comes in. :thumbsup:
:thumbsup:

Good luck and safe hunting to all..
Wess

 

[sidelock]

Just read your 4/16 post again Slowpoke and am impressed that you would go to such lengths to gobbler hunt with your BP arms.Hope you get to do that some more and the very best of luck. By the way---- like the pic. by your posts. Hope you play also. eace:

 

[KyFlintlock]

I was on the road by 4am this am and pulled up just in time. I was in position as it started getting light and a bird gobbled, but had changed roosting areas by a few hundred yards. I got up and moved to a better position, just knowing the bird was on "the knob". I waited for the bird to gobble again before going the last 15 yards or so as it was fairly open....but he didn't gobble? A sinking feeling came over me and as I waited for the pin-pointing gobble but my hope was SMASHED as he flew from a tree on THIS side of the creek, approx 75 yards from me......the jig was up! :what: :curse:

He gobbled 1 time a few hundred yards off as he moved onto the neighbors place, I had busted him by getting too close. :cry:

I knew better than to get too close, but I'll be danged if I didn't do it! I sure thought he was across the creek and beyond the cedars... I guess that is why they call it hunting.

Good luck if you get out!
Wess

 

[CrackStock]

Had to work all last week and most of the weekend.

Been in the woods for a few days now. Called one up to me. He ran in all hot to chase some purty female, but reversed course so quickly that it was comical. I did not get a shot off as I was snickering. Okay, my own fault, but I could not believe the speed of that retreat. There was also a hen in the line of fire.

The next morning, I tried for over an hour to coax another in, but no go.

Last night, dogs on an adjoining property and a jackas yelling for them to come to him kept the turkeys quiet and it is storming tonight through the morning.

If it weren't for bad luck...

CrackStock