Season starts and Field Reports

[JeffC]

Awesome job Zobo, really nice hooks!!

[zelmo1]

AWesome bird Zobo, Z

[Kygobblergetter]

Congrats guys. I've been traveling and killing birds but no upgrades. I'm on my way back to eastern country now so maybe I'll be able to get ahold of a big bird. I took my brother out to Wyoming for his first real western hunt and we both filled both tags. I killed a bird in Kansas as well yesterday morning. Time to hunt is starting to run thin. I'll have a quick pit stop by the house tonight and then heading up to Michigan with my cousin for a few days





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[squidd]

Nice birds for everyone! 

[Zobo]

Beautiful birds, Kygobblergetter 

[wvhoyt19]

Congrats guys. I've been traveling and killing birds but no upgrades. I'm on my way back to eastern country now so maybe I'll be able to get ahold of a big bird. I took my brother out to Wyoming for his first real western hunt and we both filled both tags. I killed a bird in Kansas as well yesterday morning. Time to hunt is starting to run thin. I'll have a quick pit stop by the house tonight and then heading up to Michigan with my cousin for a few days





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Awesome birds!! Congrats and good luck! Keep us posted


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[aclawrence]

Congrats to all y'all killers this season. It was a really tough season for me this year. I've been doing the team contest for a while now and this is the first time I didn't enter a couple birds.

Also my hunting privileges got suspended for 6 months right towards the end of the season. I'll probably make a post about it in the general talk section but long story short I went out and hunted non resident in TN one day last year. I thought the 28th was the last day but I was looking at the dates from the previous year. I killed a gobbler and game checked it on the app. The next day I realized my mistake and called a number a couple times and left a message. I never heard back anything until right before my Alabama season kicked off this spring. A new lady officer moved into the county I reported in and wrote me up for a couple citations. I was wrong and killed out of season. Obviously it was an accident. I game checked and self reported. She didn't care and it cost me a fine, court cost and lost six months of hunting.  I can't even hunt in my home state because of some interstate group thing. I'm super bummed about it. Sorry guys I wasn't able to add to the team this year!


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[Zobo]

It's unbelievable how stupid some of these government agencies can be. Who would report a bird out of season if it wasn't an honest mistake? And then the need to punish petty mistakes always annoys me. Sorry to hear about your lousy season, I was wondering what happened with you bc we hadn't heard from you and I know youre a serious hunter. But absolutely no need to apologize, you'll get em next season.

[aclawrence]

It's unbelievable how stupid some of these government agencies can be. Who would report a bird out of season if it wasn't an honest mistake? And then the need to punish petty mistakes always annoys me. Sorry to hear about your lousy season, I was wondering what happened with you bc we hadn't heard from you and I know youre a serious hunter. But absolutely no need to apologize, you'll get em next season.

Thanks Zobo, I'm sorry I kind of checked out. Yes I talked to a few wardens in my home state and they basically all said the same thing. They never ticket people in that situation. Will give you a warning and encourage you to look at the dates more closely

I heard a lot of gobblers early on but everyone hunting my area was experiencing the same thing. Gobble a few times on the limb, fly down and go silent. It was that way every hunt for me. Never really even had a conversation with a bird this year.


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[ruination]

Congrats to all y'all killers this season. It was a really tough season for me this year. I've been doing the team contest for a while now and this is the first time I didn't enter a couple birds.

Also my hunting privileges got suspended for 6 months right towards the end of the season. I'll probably make a post about it in the general talk section but long story short I went out and hunted non resident in TN one day last year. I thought the 28th was the last day but I was looking at the dates from the previous year. I killed a gobbler and game checked it on the app. The next day I realized my mistake and called a number a couple times and left a message. I never heard back anything until right before my Alabama season kicked off this spring. A new lady officer moved into the county I reported in and wrote me up for a couple citations. I was wrong and killed out of season. Obviously it was an accident. I game checked and self reported. She didn't care and it cost me a fine, court cost and lost six months of hunting.  I can't even hunt in my home state because of some interstate group thing. I'm super bummed about it. Sorry guys I wasn't able to add to the team this year!


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Man, that is completely ridiculous.

[ruination]

Kygobblergetter, Beautiful birds, awesome spring.

Heck of a bird Zobo.

I think one last hunt tomorrow and I may call it a season if I can't find an alive bird.

Season of missed opportunities when my time was limited to begin with, but grateful to get to experience it a few more times, at least.

[aclawrence]

Good luck tomorrow. I hope you find a gobbler in the mood for love.


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[dzsmith]

Congrats to all y'all killers this season. It was a really tough season for me this year. I've been doing the team contest for a while now and this is the first time I didn't enter a couple birds.

Also my hunting privileges got suspended for 6 months right towards the end of the season. I'll probably make a post about it in the general talk section but long story short I went out and hunted non resident in TN one day last year. I thought the 28th was the last day but I was looking at the dates from the previous year. I killed a gobbler and game checked it on the app. The next day I realized my mistake and called a number a couple times and left a message. I never heard back anything until right before my Alabama season kicked off this spring. A new lady officer moved into the county I reported in and wrote me up for a couple citations. I was wrong and killed out of season. Obviously it was an accident. I game checked and self reported. She didn't care and it cost me a fine, court cost and lost six months of hunting.  I can't even hunt in my home state because of some interstate group thing. I'm super bummed about it. Sorry guys I wasn't able to add to the team this year!


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its sad....they wont even permanently remove hunting privileges from an individual in my state who in a ring group killed 100 in a season. thats only local...a lacy act violation is what got him caught...long story short....most charges even with evidence did not stick ...he got a 5 year ban. he still paid the largest turkey related fine of all time, but it was drastically reduced...not to mention he was good for it...it didnt hurt him that bad. and the wardens tried....but here we are , we take a season away from people for an accident

[squidd]

No joy for me in WY. Only thing close was a Jake at 15-yds and only worked one other Tom that half gobbled as he went away.

Lost some hunt time to lightning/thunder/fog/snow/rain and lots of wind didn't help. When people say it gets slick and a muddy mess, they are not joking!!

Did scout for Antelope and will see if we get tags in a few weeks. Will need to check Fall hunting dates to see if I can align the Merriam stars!!

[Kygobblergetter]

Eastern country was good to me. My bird was very close to being an upgrade but not quite. I'm home for a couple days to keep the wife happy and then I'll be making one more scramble around for a little bit. This season has been a lot of repeating states and hunting with friends, so it'll be nice to get out solo for a little bit and try to knock off some new states.


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