2014 HSO Wild Turkey Photo Contest

[cherokee]

I took a lot of video including some footage of two toms and some hens that came in. Here's a compilation of some of my hunt condensed down to under two minutes. Hope you enjoy. Quality reduced when sharing to youtube.

[video:youtube]http://youtu.be/DQdSOTZA4Hg

[Archerysniper]

Hero Shot - 4-18-14 South Central Minnesota 18.5#, 8.5" beard, 1" Spurs

I think we need a like button just like some other sites have

[Lunker]

Harvested my first turkey the last day of WI first season. I didn't grow up turkey hunting and never understood the passion guys have for it...until I watched this and another Tom put on a show for a half an hour as they worked in. I was shaking so hard the blind was moving. I'm hooked! 24 lbs 9.5 in beard 3/4 in spurs.

[pumper317]

Lunker, I am in the same boat as you. I started turkey hunting 4 years ago. Growing up, it as never an option. I got into it from a friend who said I have to try it. I had never really even heard a turkey gobble. 20 minutes in to the hunt, I had my first gobbler. We were setting up and heard them gobble, so we snuck in and got to about 50 yards. He came right in to a call. I was hooked. It isn't always that easy, darn it:-) but it is always entertaining and exhilarating. Great pics!

Congrats!

[IlliniWalli]

congrats. great tom

[Hoyt4]

[hugonian1]

[123fish]

That's a serious snow gobbler. Great pic. Congrats.

[Wallydog]

Never have seen a bird do this..........

Video:

http://youtu.be/6l4gpFRFob4

[theghost_03]

NON-HERO--

Not sure if this fits into the category or not but the picture of this bird and his colors makes it obvious why we love getting after these amazing birds in the spring time! God sure created something special with these guys!

[theghost_03]

HERO Submission #2- MN Eastern

Took this bird during the dreaded C season. Weather made harvesting this bird so much sweeter. Taken in SW Minnesota on 4/26/2014. Got within 100 yds of him and worked him in on a string, three gobbles later he was running into the decoys. Amazing hunt!

[DonBo]

Nice photos coming in now we have some nice prizes on the line, so keep 'em coming!

Congrats to everyone who's already scored.

[x1957x]

Don. Can you help me post some pictures on this photo contest? You can send me a pm and I will tell you the info. I had a couple on the turkey contest submission forum of the grandchildren that I want to submit. Also have some video of a Tom 20 yards from my Jake acting like he had a hen that he rounded up and was breeding this invisible hen. Awsome video and pretty cool. As he was breeding THIS NON EXISTING HEN it was so funny to see him go threw the routine and stop, keep looking back to see if my Jake decoy was watching him! Must have been tying to tick him off! Never seen something like that ever before and have it all on video. Also have a hen with a tom. Every time he would go make an advance toward my jake she would cut him off and start hitting him with her wing. All this time while she was in full strut to!! How do you put that on the photo submission forum also? Thanks Don, X1957X

[DonBo]

PM sent.

[paceman]

Non hero. My 9 year old on his first ever hunt.

[Crow Hunter]

Season C bird.

[surewood]

Wife and I called in three Toms and we we're able to pull off a double.

[123fish]

This is a pic of a friend with a bird that I called in off the roost last Monday morning.

[DonBo]

Come on guys, lots of birds hitting the ground these days, lets see those photos.

Here's one of my own, just for fun:

Got some nice prizes up for grabs, including "Wet Box" box call, compliments Scoot, a bunch of can koozies thanks to Dotch, Surface Tension donated a nice Gerber pocket knife and Rick came up with an official "HSO" decal. If I have any wing bone turkey calls done by then, I'll toss one or two of those in the mix as well.

So, KEEP 'EM COMING!!!

[Matt Breuer]

My favorite shot from our MN season...

[sticknstring]

Creative pic Matt - I like it!

[Cheetah]

No turkey for me this year, but I was able to take some nice photos. Here is my submission for non-hero photo.

[paceman]

Cool Pic Cheetah! What are they?

[Cheetah]

Cool Pic Cheetah! What are they?

Coyote pups at their den. I have more photos too, but I like this one the best.

[sticknstring]

Very cool! Cute now, but they'll be fawn killers next summer!