turkey season 2009

[CNY Lee]

Just wear you safety glass when you shoot the Russian roulette of a bow.... LOL Good luck on the bow kill, remember the saying. "Hit them high watch them die, hit them low and watch the go" I will be sitting in the blind with stick and string myself come Friday morning. Bring the gun for mid day running and gunning.

[CNYFrank]

I can't decide which of three places to go . . .once I get the gun bird, I'll close out the season in the blind with a bow. You never know if you don't go.

[CNY Lee]

Frank asked me to post this, he'll tell us the story when he get's some free time. Nice bird buddy.

[iceman1603]

Obviusly you picked the correct spot from the 3 you were thinkin. Way to go Frank!!!!

[Thunderman]

Nice bird Frank but it looks to me like you are having your way with him .

[CNY Tim]

Todd - Franks mounting it himself, cheaper

[iceman1603]

Make sure you get all the feathers off. There a dead give away!!!! LMAO, good one Tim

[CNYFrank]

Absolutely . . .a bird in hand . . .Thanks Lee for the help. I'm in between presentations in Charlotte. So anyway, Tom D and I are hunting this hill side that starts out at the bottom a half mile away . . .where we hunted the early hours and got to listen to two first timers crank away on yelps and it was still dark. About 6:30 we got tired of all the noise and so did the birds as they refused to gobble or make any noise at all. So here we are at the top of the hill huffing and puffing away and make a call . . .nothing but all of a sudden 6 jakes show in front of us 30 yds away and we are in the open . . .slowly the knees creak as we get on one knee. I lower my head and pull my mask up . . .Tom is stuck completely in the open with his mask down.. The Jakes came within 10 ft of us but never cared we were there. I even had to drop down on both knees and when I dropped they all raised their heads and looked but stayed put. They eventually left after 15 minutes . . .talk about sore joints. As we stood up and watched them go off to the West . . .another group of Jakes show up in front of us but they decide to follow the first group. We decide to wander over to an open field and glass but nothing. Next we decide to go to the top of the hill and screw with the Jakes. We spent about an hour doing that and thought we would try a different tactic on them and see how close we could sneak on them. As we were walking along a fence row along a tree line, we heard a gobble (1015). Tom thought it was to the left and I thought it was to the right. So we call again. I say right, he says straight ahead and over the hill. So we go throught he bobwire and are standing there in the open about 5 ft from the tree line and while trying to figure out how to get to the hill that the bird is over in front of us . . .Tom whispers . . .freeze!! There 200 yds to our right is the Tom strutting and gobbling away. Now what . . we are in he open and he is still strutting so he has not seen us or cares. We try to wait for him to face away so we can move, but no luck. So I sloooowly get down on my butt and lean back to the fence and the trees. Tom stays in place and waits. I crawl throgh the fence while Tom slooowly gets down and sits. I make my way about 50 yds toward the bird keeping behind as much cover as possible. I call Tom on the radio that I am in place and he says after the last call the bird is coming fast and he can no longer see him. I have a perfect ambush spot against a tree and bushes in front. If he comes along the fence row I can see him early and be ready. If he goes under the fence and comes on the other side I can do the same thing. Tom lets out another yelp and the Tom gobbles and I can see him through a group of bushes on the left in a trot. I hold the gun on his head and wait for the perfect shot. And that is what you call a fantastic day . . .just like it was written for TV!!

[iceman1603]

Great rendition Frank. Congtrats again on the nice bird..

[augustwest]

Nice Bird Franky...but, I nodded out a few times during your reinactment

I have not been out as often as I like. I just don't get all worked up like I do when hunting in the Fall. I would rather be into some Fish somewhere!!!

[CNY Tim]

Nice story Frank...

[salmonseeker2]

Good job frank... But i didn't even read your post.. . who has the time to read all that!!!

[CNYFrank]

You do . . .I've seen you at work!!! What can I say, it was a great day out!! Wish when your Dad and I went out it was the same.

[CNYFrank]

A dubya . . .we've got to get out and fish . . .it's time. BTW did you look up that Boardwalk Dry Porter?? New Yeungling Porter is exceptional

[Dark Cloud]

Nice job guys!

Frankie - I speed read through your story as I heard the longer version on the phone

Tank put the lead to a bird this morning. Was not one of the big boys but he had a 7 inch beard. The bird was definatly a dominant bird as he was very beat up from breeding and or fighting...

His orchard is looking good in bloom...

[augustwest]

A dubya . . .we've got to get out and fish . . .it's time. BTW did you look up that Boardwalk Dry Porter?? New Yeungling Porter is exceptional

No Boardwalk yet, but the new Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA is one Bad Mamba Jamba.

I am ready to fish whenever you are ready!!!

Nice Bird Tank

[iceman1603]

Nice bird tank!!

[CNYFrank]

Nice bird Tank . . .and a great backdrop

[CNYFrank]

A Dubya . . .leaving for trvel again on Tuesday back early Sunday morning . . .will see you after that!

[CNY-Kyle]

Well fellas after bout 40 hours in the woods it finally came togther and i tagged out this weekend.

Sat morning 5:35am called off the roost into a field using jake and hen decoy. 18 lbs. 10" beard 1" spurs

Sunday morning 6:30am snuck within 50 yards of this strutting monster in a grass field. 24 lbs. 9.5" beard 1-1/4" spurs

got coffee and came back saw another turkey out a field over and my buddy closed within 35 yards throuhg a hedge row while i distracted him by callin bout 40 yards up the hedge row the other direction. 21 lbs. 9" beard 1-1/4" spurs

Awesome turkey weekend....

[CNY Tim]

I'll say Kyle! Well done buddy!

[CNY-Kyle]

Thanks Timmy! This will be one of my favorite hunting memories second to my elk hunt. Unbelievable hunts...

Sat was my first bird that i set up on, thought out and called it in by myself with success...

And sunday was my first double morning with a buddie, so it was truley a special weekend for me...

[CNY Tim]

Kyle - I would have gone in detail more on your Double Tom venture like Frank

[Dark Cloud]

Nice job Kyle!

[CNY-Kyle]

hell no, you guys just woke up from the last story!