Montana gold

[ferocious calls]

Gave my elk guide friend a call on my last elk hunt. Claims that one call brought this flock of toms together for the pic on opening day. 

[chadly]

Wow!  Bet that sounded more like a goose hunt with guns a blazing. 

[High plains drifter]

Thumbs down. You don't take more than 1 from a flock.

[Yoder409]

Thumbs down. You don't take more than 1 from a flock.

[ferocious calls]

Thumbs down. You don't take more than 1 from a flock.

4 separate hunts and lol.

[CowHunter71]

No offense, but must not have been very challenging to have killed that many.

[Yoder409]

No offense, but must not have been very challenging to have killed that many.

Some people ARE just that good.   

[CowHunter71]

No offense, but must not have been very challenging to have killed that many.

Some people ARE just that good.   

I would argue that some Turkeys just ain't that hard to kill, especially some outfitters pets To each their own though.

[GobbleNut]

That's a pile of gobblers to have been taken by four hunters on opening day somewhere...or anywhere.
I have to admit that I've taken part in a few photos like that one over the years.  Every single one of them was due to being able to hunt a lightly-hunted property that had tons of birds on it.  Now, I'm not suggesting there is anything wrong with that.  Those kinds of hunts are nice to have once in a while, but they are no reflection on the skill levels of the hunters involved. 

Regardless of whether a guy is hunting in Montana, Alabama, Florida, or any other state, the conditions and circumstances under which one is hunting often determine whether a picture like that is possible when all is said and done. 

Honestly, I would rather be part of a picture like that one than the other extreme (which, I will admit, I have also had a number of opportunities to be a part of)...   

[High plains drifter]

I'm putting a big thumbs down on that whole outfit. That's all.

[Yoder409]

I'm putting a big thumbs down on that whole outfit. That's all.

You're running out of thumbs FAST..........   

[the Ward]

I'm putting a big thumbs down on that whole outfit. That's all.

You're running out of thumbs FAST..........   
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Lol!     Congrats to the O.P. looks like those fella's had a hunt of a lifetime right there.

[ferocious calls]

2nd from left is Steve. He is that good. He called them all over a 5 hour period. To his left is his father who is also that good. I never hunted their birds to say the level of difficulty.

[Marc]

2nd from left is Steve. He is that good. He called them all over a 5 hour period. To his left is his father who is also that good. I never hunted their birds to say the level of difficulty.

I am sure he is a good hunter and a good caller...  But, I would hazard, that anyone that could rub a box call together and hold still, probably would have killed birds, under the conditions those birds were killed (i.e. lots of willing birds, with little hunter competition).

I always enjoy a photo that captures the character of the hunt...  For me...  That photo lacks the character I enjoy seeing.

[Yoder409]

2nd from left is Steve. He is that good. He called them all over a 5 hour period. To his left is his father who is also that good. I never hunted their birds to say the level of difficulty.

I am sure he is a good hunter and a good caller...  But, I would hazard, that anyone that could rub a box call together and hold still, probably would have killed birds, under the conditions those birds were killed (i.e. lots of willing birds, with little hunter competition).

I always enjoy a photo that captures the character of the hunt...  For me...  That photo lacks the character I enjoy seeing.

I'm struggling with why folks are so quick to assume that 4 guys can only harvest 7 birds in one day if the birds are tame or have never seen a human before or whatever.

A few years back, I know two guys who killed 6 Merriam's in 2 1/2 days............2 on public and 4 unguided (and SUPER rugged) private land.    No pets.  No bait.  Birds that were between somewhat and very pressured.  Luckily, I guess, they didn't line the birds all up and post a pic on the internet.

I know NOTHING of the backstory behind the OP's pic.  But I do know that my first assumption was not that the hunt was in some way "canned".