My 2014 TN season... pics, video

[catman529]

Well I haven't posted here in a while, but I tagged out on Tuesday so I figured I would post a little on my season for those interested...

Started out good, almost real good... opening morning had 2 longbeards and a hen roosted right in front of me. They flew down to my right and landed in a field. I worked down there and sat in some tall grass and called the 2 gobblers in. They looked about 40-45 yards and one stretched his neck out and I shot. 2 heads bobbed off across the field, somehow I missed.

Well the season started slow and picked up, but pretty much the whole season was on-off-on-off as far as gobbling and turkey activity. The woods would be dead one day, and then another day I would call a suicidal bird right to the gun. I had several close encounters where I was trying to get a shot. I called at least 7 birds on this one particular ridge where I killed 2, and missed one that I tried to ambush (he was in strut at 40 yards, I won't try that again).

Probably the best hunt where I didn't kill was when I spent 4 hours stalking around the edge of a big field that had 2 strutters and a bunch of hens. They never came into range, and were about 60 yards out when they all flew up to roost. One of the toms flew up and landed in a tree about 30 yards from me, right at the end of legal shooting light. Got it on video.

When I had killed my 3rd, I switched to the bow. I called in and drew back on two turkeys from behind the same boulder only a few days apart. The first one, I got the pin on him and squeezed... the arrow ricocheted off the rock! The second one I knelt down instead of sat down, drew back and was waiting for him to clear some trees for an open shot, and somehow he busted me. A few days later, I decided I had given it a good effort, and I picked the shotgun back up.

Anyway, I will let the video tell the rest, I got all the best parts of season wrapped together in one video. Watch: 2014 Turkey Season Highlights

Here are my 4 gobblers. I only got to hunt private land twice, and had no luck there. These are all 2 year old WMA birds. All came in strutting, except for the 4th, which came in silent and running.

April 2


April 10


April 18


April 29


Thanks for looking. Hope yall have had a good season, and those still hunting, best of luck.

[HARDCORE]

"In the bushes"  Regardless, you did an amazing job self videoing your hunts. I watched your hunt vids last year and I have to admit that I was impressed, I'm even more impressed this year. Keep on, keeping on doing what you're doing... GOOD STUFF! 

HC

[darn2ten]

Congrats cat! Enjoyed the video.

[DirtNap647]

Congrats very good

[ridgerunner]

good stuff! enjoyed the video.

[Jbird22]

Yep, enjoyed the video! Congrats!

[boomer]

Congrats!!

[longbeard11]

Absolutely awesome!!! what a blessed season you had!! Congrats brother!

[wvboy]

Great .. great video report man.. I enjoy your vids .. I liked last years too.. congrats on a great year again..

[NECKRINGER]

Good job on the hunting and video!
What you filming with?

[painterjp]

Congrats!

[bigdoc]

Great job on video, and one awesome season.What WMA"s do you hunt?

[ALfwlmth]

Great season!!!  Congrats on your success!!  No doubt that your success is in direct correlation to the hard work you put in.  I was on here the other day trying to see how your season was going.  I couldn't remember what name you went by, but did remember enjoying your posts and success last season. Well done!!


Some do, some don't. What's it gonna be?

[catman529]

Thanks yall. definitely was a blessed season. Hopefully will have a new camera by next year. The one i have is good, but the microphone quality sucks. I'm using a lumix FX75. very compact and takes great HD video and good pics too, but I have gotten tired of the sound on the video. next camera will be a lumix with a high zoom lens and a much better mic.

the main reason I haven't got real good kill shots on video, is because I am more concerned about getting the bird in range and killing him than getting the picture perfect shot.

[timberjack86]

congrats buddy!! Hopefully I will be heading your way next weekend If everything works out.