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C'mon guys, lets get the cobwebs cleared out of here and start talking some turkey!

Any March hunts planned or new gear you're excited to try out??? Lets hear about it!

[Cheetah]

Still working out the exact dates and locations of my hunts this year. Wife wasn't happy when I told her what I have in mind...

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Mine wasn't the most understanding either! Do they really expect us to take a year off and stay home??? I mean, seriously!

[DonBo]

My wife called me on her way to work yesterday. Three turkeys ran across the road right in front of her....3 blocks from our house.

[C_W_]

You guys need to start taking the girls with.

Taking the whole family down to a Florida this weekend. No Disney, or Sea World just a few days hunting Osceolas. My son and I have already been down there so the girls are first up. My daughter is 6 and this will be her first time attempting to harvest one instead of just watching.

CW

[DonBo]

C_W, way to go! Be sure to let us know how you did down there.

[Borch]

Was down in South Texas last week and got some strutting video near my folks RV, Will post when I get a chance. Got the blood flowing...

[rkhinrichs]

I'm between two decoys Avain X... full strutter or the Jake decoy. what do you think i should get. which is the overall best option. or it doesn't really matter a whole lot.

[Hoyt4]

Was suppose to head to NE scouting this weekend but a friends dad passed away this week. So will not be going until we head down hunting March 30th. I cannot wait seeing birds all over strutting , been shooting the bow. Most the gear is all packed up.

Just going through some old photo's

Camp , hope there's no snow this year

Turkey pole in camp

[DonBo]

I'm between two decoys Avain X... full strutter or the Jake decoy. what do you think i should get. which is the overall best option. or it doesn't really matter a whole lot.

I've had many birds shy away from my full strut deke, not so much with my "Best Turkey Decoy" jake.

[Borch]

I've had pretty good luck with my full strut decoy but use a jake fan instead of full fan.

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You guys need to start taking the girls with.

My wife's shot 3 birds with her bow, one's mounted in the basement! With a few young kids at home, we're just not able to get out together as much as we'd like. Hopefully this May in MN!

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I'm between two decoys Avain X... full strutter or the Jake decoy. what do you think i should get.

I'd pick the jake myself. Less to carry and won't intimidate any 2 yr olds. That strutter looks awesome though! I've got a few new jake decoys to try out this spring myself.

[theghost_03]

Just got the avian jake and hen in the mail today. Read a lot of good things about it. I have had ALOT of birds shy away from strutters. Spring is all planned for me! A trip to the black hills, to the badlands, to Kansas for some Rios, and MN D season!! Bring on the thunder chickens!

[Powerstroke]

I'm heading to NE for bow opener on March 25. I'm super excited but I hope there's not any of that white stuff while we're down there.

We come back for 2 weeks and then hunt MN season A. I've never done MN on the opener before but I'm very excited.

Finally, I have a 10yr old girl in my house who is the MOST excited of all of us to go hunting for the first time. My daughter really wants to use her bow, but I'm trying to get her towards the 20ga.

And if I can swing it, I want to head back to NE to try and tag out. Its an easy trip so maybe we can make it a family camping trip. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

[rkhinrichs]

well thanks guys. will be hunting WI on my birthday season C. and the MN bow season!

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I'm heading to NE for bow opener on March 25. I'm super excited but I hope there's not any of that white stuff while we're down there.

Yeah, I hear ya there! The birds are still going to be in their winter flocks, pretty sure about that. That's the main reason we don't hunt in March anymore, but we've seen plenty of snow in April too. It's always fun though, no matter what the conditions. You guys hunting the same place as last year? Can't wait for your report!

[WaveWacker]

Got drawn for season A this year. 50's were predicted for the last week of March but now it's more of the same. Mid 30's with lows in the 20's. 40's for highs the first week of April. Doesn't leave much time to get rid of all the snow. May have to pack the white's in case one has to throw them on (pants at least) to blend into some residual snow cover?? Just hope the birds are at least somewhat receptive to calling???

[Pigmeat]

I'm between two decoys Avain X... full strutter or the Jake decoy. what do you think i should get. which is the overall best option. or it doesn't really matter a whole lot.

Thinking about upgrading my decoys. Are the better dekes worth the extra $$? Is just a hen good enough? Right now I have cheap rubber hen and jake dekes.

[DonBo]

Thinking about upgrading my decoys. Are the better dekes worth the extra $$? Is just a hen good enough? Right now I have cheap rubber hen and jake dekes.

I know it's a hard pill to swallow, but yes, the new pricey dekes are worth the extra $$$.

Is one hen enough? The simple answer is sometimes. As you probably know, every day is different.

The makers of the new Best Turkey Decoy jake say their decoy alone with no hen works really well. In my experience, sometimes. I usually use one of each and have had great success, much better than with the old "rubber chicken" looking dekes that were the norm just a couple years ago.

[Hoyt4]

NE is going to be some snow. Talked to the land owners last night. One farm has over 200 birds still together and the other they are seeing 150 or so still. They have some snow but areas around them have more south and east of the farms.

I cannot wait for that first gobble Easter day.

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Good luck Hoyt - expect a full writeup when you get back! I'm going to have a hard waiting until the 11th! More cold & snow will help!

[Powerstroke]

"More cold and snow will help."

You bite your tongue!

Thanks for the update Hoyt. We've never hunted that early before, but I'm hoping for some warmer weather by the end of the week. It might be sloppy.

S&S- yes we will be in the same area so I'll be sure to pass on any info I can give. All 3 of us intend to video our hunts so I hope to have plenty of info to share. We are spending the week down there.

[DonBo]

Check out this video my buddy Josh put together of his single year "Grand Slam".