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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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 Fall Turkey Went to WV for a few days trying to find turkey and deer. We hunted a spot where we see turkey all the time during firearms season. Saw nothing for 3 days. I thought I heard a hen fight way off but never saw a bird otherwise. Pattern changed for some reason. Saturday was youth firearms. We saw deer on Thursday and Friday, of course, nothing on Saturday. Funny huh. Son is a little disappointed but I was happy I got him away from the electronics for a while. We spent 3 days in a blind watching. Good times for me and I hope for him too. There's always next year.
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Gobblenow
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Re: Fall Turkey I had seen a couple LB in a field where I could hunt during the gun season here. I just could not make myself go and shoot one. They were there every day. Just didn't seem right , so I left them for the spring. Impossible to warehouse turkeys, as I know very well, but just couldn't do it. Maybe I am getting soft.
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Greyghost
King of Spring
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Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Fall Turkey First, congratulations Vic on getting the son away from the electronics. But I and sure with you as the guide it will happen shortly for your son. GN, I feel the same as you it just wouldn't seem right seeing longbeards on a regular bases, I to could not bring myself to just set up and shot one. But if one was to break them up and try calling one back in over the next 1 hour to 1 day that would be an accomplishment. First not making any bad gobbler calls and then not being spotted no matter how good a natural blind one made. I believe they are more alert in the fall coming to a call then in the spring, of course maybe thats because I get my fellings hurt more in the fall then spring. Of course no decoys allowed when with me. But to each thier own. But fall hunting gobblers today must have a different effect on one as my grandfather and his friends were all lean and had a thick head of hair, as I have gotten fatter and now bald.   Earl
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
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Re: Fall Turkey [quote="Greyghost"]F GN, I feel the same as you it just wouldn't seem right seeing longbeards on a regular bases, I to could not bring myself to just set up and shot one. Earl[/quote] Somehow l thought you knew every LB on that Q base by first name and saw them on a right regular basis??  Im teasing , of course.......
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"even after almost a half-century of hunting of the noblest game bird I am going to confess that I am still in the kindergarten; and I doubt if any human being ever acquires a complete education in this high art."
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Greyghost
King of Spring
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Re: Fall Turkey Gobblenow wrote: Greyghost wrote: F
GN, I feel the same as you it just wouldn't seem right seeing longbeards on a regular bases, I to could not bring myself to just set up and shot one.
Earl Somehow l thought you knew every LB on that Q base by first name and saw them on a right regular basis?? Im teasing , of course....... That's the problem, I do see them and name them after they get the best of me on a regular basis. Earl
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
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Re: Fall Turkey we are both too old to be naming turkeys ....we know better than that......
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Greyghost
King of Spring
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Re: Fall Turkey Gobblenow wrote: we are both too old to be naming turkeys ....we know better than that...... Yea for sure, but my names are not proper nouns but adjectives. Earl
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: Fall Turkey GN beat me to it, Naming birds, nooooo. Funny.
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