mark/wi
40 Cal.
Out today for turkeys, but they would not give me a shot. Maybe tomorrow will be better, this shot gun needs to be broken in with a nice fat tom. We saw a few of them. Mark
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Turkeys
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The Baron
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I was lucky enough to bag a tom on opening day, but I've hunted pretty hard for 3 days since and so far the big toms are eluding me. Could have shot jakes today, but am holding out. Have seen a tom everyday out, but just can't get one close enough for the flinter. Sat for a total of 6 hours today in hail, which changes to snow, and then to rain. I think trying to outsmart a turkey is starting to damage my brain. :youcrazy:
We saw three jakes pick a fight with a tom today. It looked like the youngsters were running him off, but he was just waiting for his chance and he turned and jumped on one of the jakes and that jake left limping. Smart old guy won that battle.
Oh, and we also passed a line of about 8 nice shiny cars all driving 5 mph down the dirt road we were travelling on, with cameras and binoculars bristling from every window like tiny battleships. Bird watchers... we saw them at the restaurant with their binoculars and bird books, talking excitedly about a red throated something-or-other. I'll bet they've never seen something really interesting, like wild turkeys fighting - that would involve getting out of their cars. :rotf:
We saw three jakes pick a fight with a tom today. It looked like the youngsters were running him off, but he was just waiting for his chance and he turned and jumped on one of the jakes and that jake left limping. Smart old guy won that battle.
Oh, and we also passed a line of about 8 nice shiny cars all driving 5 mph down the dirt road we were travelling on, with cameras and binoculars bristling from every window like tiny battleships. Bird watchers... we saw them at the restaurant with their binoculars and bird books, talking excitedly about a red throated something-or-other. I'll bet they've never seen something really interesting, like wild turkeys fighting - that would involve getting out of their cars. :rotf:
