Had to work in the hills today. There were turkeys everywhere. I had to stop at one flock and take a few pictures. There were gobblers breeding hens, courting hens and just strutting everywhere. I probably saw 30 longbeards just in one 15 minute drive. One the way back home I stopped and asked the owner of one place if I could come back and bring my video camera and take some footage. She said no problem. She said 4 years ago there was a gobbler and 3 hens show up. Now there is a flock of 60 birds. I counted 9 longbeards just in one spot. Tomorrow should be fun. Here are a few pics from today.
TRKYHTR
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Here in Illniois they turn and run like hell...lol
Played golf yesterday afternoon. I threw my mouth call in my bag as I always see turkeys on the back nine. Standing on the 13th tee box when i saw several turkeys about 200 yards down just off the fairway. Grabed my call (hooks) and gave a few yelps. 3 longbeards answers with a gobbles and started strutting. It was funny watching the foursome on the green turn around to see what the heck was going on.
Don't know where you work,but that would bring me out of retirement. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
:icon_thumright: Great Photos! I hope she gave ya permmision to hunt as well ;D
I need a new job! Gaaahhhh
great pics. we are no where near that kind of action here in Arizona snowing like crazy here. when does your hunt start?
CA youth season opens 3/23. General season starts 3/30.
TRKYHTR
Great pics Joe!!! I hope you can hunt there!!! :fud:
Boy! That will sure get fired up for season!! Great pic's!! Alot of toms strutin around, I don't think I'd got much work done LOL! :o
Thats is some beautiful pics!!! Looks like a turkey farm with all them birds!!
Doug
Nice pics Joe!!
Wow!
Looks like there is some good birds in that flock. Maybe she will let you hunt it!
BTW After I asked her if I could video she said "I thought you were going to ask to hunt". Then I told her that I was a hunter and that I had my own turkey call company and she asked about getting a call for her husband and son. I am in like flinn.
TRKYHTR
Quote from: TRKYHTR on March 08, 2013, 09:30:53 PM
BTW After I asked her if I could video she said "I thought you were going to ask to hunt". Then I told her that I was a hunter and that I had my own turkey call company and she asked about getting a call for her husband and son. I am in like flinn.
TRKYHTR
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Nice. I wish something like that would fall in my lab.... :toothy12: :toothy12:
Great Pictures!!
Great pictures Joe. I'm looking forward to getting out there and chasing some CA gobblers.
Man I need to move up there! I have to drive two to five hours where Im at to hunt.
Lucky dawg!!! Get on them!!!
Great photos!
Awesome photos! :icon_thumright:
Quote from: TRKYHTR on March 08, 2013, 09:30:53 PM
BTW After I asked her if I could video she said "I thought you were going to ask to hunt". Then I told her that I was a hunter and that I had my own turkey call company and she asked about getting a call for her husband and son. I am in like flinn.
TRKYHTR
Shazamm!! I'd say your in! Great pics!
Dang
nice pics
That place needs some thinning out! Man I've never seen a field with that many gobblers except for a winter flock.
That is just crazy! Never seen that many in a month
Indeed! That place is crazy!
Nice pics.