Team 6 - Team Gobblestein

[Powerstroke]

So, I ended my hunt with 3 turkeys in 2 days.

Turkeys one and two were both two year old toms. Both were very beat up and had several broken and missing tail feathers. One of them only had 5 feather left in his fan! One was 19 lbs and the other was 14.5 lbs with beards of 5.75" and 7.5" respectively. Both had basic 2yr old spurs of 3/4".

Turkey #3 was a very healthy bird in great shape as you can see in the photo. He weighed 20.9 lbs and had a beard of 9.5" His spurs were 3/4" and 7/8". Not sure if he is a healthy 2yr old or a 3rd old. Either way he has the biggest fan I've ever held. I have one on the wall and this fan looks like it might be bigger.

I finally got them all butchered up and in the freezer. Now to complete my score sheet! Based on the quick calculater, my bird scores 55.8125 on the NWTF system.

[DonBo]

Way to go Andy! That's almost too much excitement for two days. I'm gonna have to try that hiding behind the fan deal, maybe in WS later this week.

[sticknstring]

Fun to get out of the blind and chase them around once in awhile - congrats Andy!

[woody1975]

Congrats Powerstroke......Nice Birds!

DL

[1eyeReD]

What an awesome hunt, Powerstroke! Thanks for sharing! I am sure that is a what many would consider a dream hunt. Nice job pullin the "I'm buying another tag" trick on the wife, I would've done the same!!

[delzz7]

Congrats to all who harvested a bird. Sounds like powerstroke had an amazing hunt. I apologize for the lack of the updates. Work and the kids have me crazy busy in the spring.

My Nebraska trip was disappointing for me. I had a couple of Toms come within 60 yards but that was it. We have hunted the Chadron Pine Ridge District for the 8 last years except the first year after the fire. Things have definitely have change since the fire, its hard to run and gun with the lack of cover now. My cousin ended with 2 and my brother got 1 too. We still had a great time, the bird numbers are increasing and the hens had a lot of eggs in their nest.

I went to Wisconsin for on the last weekend in April, I hunted Saturday morning, I had a Tom & hen about 400 yards away but, she headed the other way with him. So the next morning, we set up where the Tom was strutting the day before. The plan was the right, 5:55 am a Tom came in about 30 yards and I missed. I cant remember the last time I missed a turkey, Boy that was a major disappointment for me. We decided to try another farm got all set up and here comes the farmer spreading manure. We then went to another farm tried some calling, but didn't get a response. We grab some lunch and decided to head back to where I missed the one in the morning. Were walking back on a narrow field, as I came to the crest of the knob I peeked over the and saw 2 Toms and a hen 80 yards own on the other side. We backed up and sat down. We made some calls and immediately got a response. The birds started to work there way towards us. The hens came over first just a yelping a way. Then I got a glimpse of the top of a fan, and then appeared the two toms heads and nothing else. The hen worked her way another 10 yards and cut back into the woods. I was still thinking the Toms would follow her but they never did, they must have cut into the woods just on the other side of the rise. We sat for a while longer with no action and I had to get back home. So tag soup again.

I bought an Archery tag for Mn. I have seen the birds mostly in the morning usually there is 2-3 Toms with the hens. I tried a few evening nights with no success. Finally friday the stars must have a lined. I got out around 5:30 and did my first series of yelps and goooobbble.

It came from the woods southwest of me. I called again and he gobbled.

He appeared 50 yards out and skirted to the north of my decoy. He made his way around me and went down the hill of me to the north. I yelped again this time 2 of them gobbled back at me. For about the next hour, I would call they would gobble, but didn't seem to want to come in. I took a break from calling for a half an hour and ripped off a few yelps and this time they gobbled seemed closer and gobbled again each time getting closer. I finally saw the one coming up the hill and waited until he and the other one was about 8 yards behind my decoy at 10 yards out in front of me. Before I released my arrow. This was my first Tom with my bow and I was excited too.

I will post pictures and submission form here in the next couple of days

[Borch]

Congrats Delzz!

[woody1975]

Congrats delzz7!

[sticknstring]

Way to go delzz - sounds like an awesome hunt you had and with the bow to boot... congrats! Looking forward to seeing some pics! That's 5-5 for us - nice work everyone! Be sure to get those fine birds registered.

[Powerstroke]

Way to go Delzz!! THats a lot of tag soup, but a bird with a bow heals all wounds!

Sounds like you got to see a lot of spring country this year. Congrats on sealing the deal on thr toughest tag to fill.

[delzz7]

Here is a pic of my bird

Very expensive bird for all the traveling I did to get one on my homestead.

[1eyeReD]

Wow, that's a nice bird. Great picture too.

[woody1975]

Nice bird delzz!!!

[woody1975]

Hey Powerstroke...make sure you get your Submission in for the contest!  That bird was too nice not to get credit for it.

 

Woody!

[Powerstroke]

Aw dump. SOmething for me to do tomorrow. THe sheet is sitting on the printer.