Headed for Nebraska!

[Borch]

The Black Hills is a different than anything we do here. We lucked out our first trip and went 2 for 3 but have had a couple trips where it was tag soup for all. I sure enjoy that trip though.

[sticknstring]

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Sometimes it's hard to catch a break Stick. How ya gonna do that tag soup?

I plan on wrapping that darn turkey tag around a fish arrow and shooting a paddlefish with it! We got invited down in July - just need to draw the tag. Getting those birds in tight this year was tough. The weather has been crud - the trees aren't even leafed out down there yet. If we ever get some good consistent weather, the hunting could get really good. I think I used up all my luck last fall. Hopefully the birds will be fired up for MN E season!

[Archerysniper]

Stick's remember everything is better wrapped in bacon . I'm guessing D&E are going to be really good, I'm holding off till D to get the 15 year old neighbor girl her first bird.

[kevfish1]

If you are planning on going to Santee and dont have a license yet you can forget it. They are all out of licenses and will not be selling anymore. Turning alot of hunters away after traveling hours to get there.

[mnhunter2]

You are right the tags are gone, [PoorWordUsage]!!!!

[Hoyt4]

I know we were in SD a week ago and some guys showed up without looking into the tags and all mad. SD tribal is lottery and they thought they could just show up and by one. Long ways to go without looking into the hunt.

[Borch]

Ouch!

[sticknstring]

There's other areas to hunt besides tribal land! Do your homework and if all fails, knock on some doors. We were 3/3 for gaining permission on private farms this year. Turkeys are just a nuisance down there.

[bustumup]

There are very few turkeys in Nebraska as a result of terrible nesting in the spring over the last decade or more. Check into Canada, heard that's the place to be for turkeys and you could even turn it into a combo trip. Hunt in the morning and fish in the afternoon! Ya picking up what I'm laying down?

[sticknstring]

Yeah, I hear what you're saying - way tooo many coyotes down there too. For every poult that hatches, less than 5% survive the four-legged and avian predators. And the snow! All it does is snow down there in the spring - who would want to put up with that?!? I'm surprised they haven't closed the season yet!

[Hoyt4]

I hear that. I'm thinking of dropping that state since the success of just seeing a bird is low.

[kevfish1]

Not to mention that one in four hunters actually get attacked by the coyotes down there. Time for the feds to step in and bann turkey hunting in Nebraska

[#fishhunt#]

123 fis,Your right it was a blast. After the blizzard we went 3 for 5. Can't wait for next year.

[sticknstring]

So that's what a dead turkey looks like!

Congrats fishunt!

[Borch]

Nice bird!

[123fish]

Told ya! Congrats on your first bird. Good hunting out there for sure.

[Andrew Erickson]

congrats!

[mrklean]

nice job

[Hoyt4]

I know that hill. Only one with birds on it.

Congrats on the birds.

[#fishhunt#]

This guy was shot at 6 yards late the second morning. A gobble at 6 yards is louder than I thought it was going to be. Does this bird look like a Merriam or hybrid? The tips are not white but more cream. We saw both Merriams and Easterns where we were. I had over 15 birds walk by me the first morning at 20 yards or less but did not get a shot as the 4 Toms were on the other side of a bump in front of me. All I could see was the tips of their tails as they strutted by. They passed me and I did not take the jakes at 10 yards as another guy I was with was 60 yards down and I did not want to screw up a chance he might get at one of the Toms. He got one of them. I learned a lot for next year if I get back there.

[Wanderer]

Looks like a Merriam's to me. But I don't see the other brands enough to know for sure.

Great NE stories guys.

[Hoyt4]

Hybrid. It will be snow white for the Merriam