Newest Pro Staff

[Rick]

I would like to introduce our newest Pro Staff. He is jnelson. He is an avid Turkey hunter who is willing to share a wealth of information with other avid Turkey hunters or those just wanting to learn more about Turkey hunting.

Let's welcome him aboard!!

Congrats on the Promotion jnelson

[adaylate]

Welcome Joel,

Which turkey Permit area do you usually hunt in?I'm usually hunting in 344.I can tell by some of your past posts you must have a wealth of knowledge.

[BDR]

Welcome, jnelson!! Glad to have you aboard.

Brian

[setterguy]

Welcome jnelson! Maybe with your help I can snap my 0 fer streak at 3 years!

[Hotspotter]

Guys:

Thanks for the welcome everyone, I appreciate it. I'm really looking forward to what I can learn from all of you and your experiences this season, and into future seasons. Let me know if there's ever anything I can do to help out!

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Adaylate:

Thanks for the kind words. Email me at [email protected] or post your email and we'll talk.

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Setterguy:

Turkeys are birds of great instinct. You guys that "swing" the gun, man, they can smell death in the air as you draw near ! My brother couldn't get close for 4 years.....and he's a great wing-shot too. I think they know not to worry about me and my crooked shooting.

I'm hoping that you too can help me out. Maybe after a few posts of yours I can try to take on moving targets again. I'm pretty bad!

Thanks,

Joel

[This message has been edited by jnelson (edited 02-25-2004).]

[Borch]

Welcome Joel!

I've been chasing these birds for a while. They sure get under your skin. Glad to see another turkey hunter here. I'm hunting 419D this spring.

[adaylate]

jnelson

I apologize,I didn't mean for you to give away your huntig area.I was just curious if you had experience hunting bluff land turkeys or the scattered woodlands of central Mn.Do you happen to know where the DNR is doing there traping this winter?They have a tendency to do alot of traping in the areas I like to hunt.

[Hotspotter]

Adaylate:

No apology needed! I'm more than willing to discuss, just off-post. I'm probably too paranoid, as the permit areas are large and I'm in no real danger of "losing" spots to hunt. Send me an email.

I do know that much trapping goes on in your zone, just not specific locations. I know a few of the graduate students in St. Cloud working on the turkey studies at the utmost northern portion of their range.

I've hunted the wide open areas of KS to the bluffs of the SE. My home range is somewhat in between, with 100-150ft ridges and broad floodplains and valleys. I've tagged along with friends in your hunting zone, and they can be tricky birds! One minute they're way below you on the bottom of the bluff....the next minute, they've given you the slip and they're up top. Not easy. Great country for ridgetop ambushes, and the steep ravines make for good sneaks on mid-hill benches. Absolutely beautiful there though, you're lucky to have a place to hunt there.

Thanks for the post, we'll talk,

Joel

[Ruttin' Buck]

Thanks jnelson...I know where you're coming from. 2 seasons ago I practiced for months in an effort to bag a bird with my bow. I could make my shot count from some of the most contortionistic (word?) positions....then there was 20+ mph winds during our 5 day hunt...it blew, literally...so I opted for the gun.

Last year I sold my house and bought another right before the season so no practice time was available. But this year I'm thinking about toting the bow again.

Tombow and I have had some decent discussion on shot placement and broadhead type. I think he's done more research than myself but I've been frequenting an archery forum I like to peruse to learn more.

I don't know what to believe any more. I am fluent in archery for bear and deer, but turkeys...that's a whole different game. Thought I'd ask someone who us guys could believe...I trust some of these in shop "archery experts" I speak with about as far as I could pitch them and some not that far.

Seems they like to do alot of smoke blowin' when you're in their shops just to sell you gear and use their tactics. The farces are not as evident to me for turkey as I'm none the wiser as to how the gobblers should be archery hunted, but with deer and bear I can tell if a guy knows his bleep from a hole in the ground...if they don't know this, I don't trust them to instruct me how to bag a gobbler with the bow.

Again, welcome aboard and I look forward to some lengthy and amusing discussion!

Buck

[The Bronco Kid]

Congrats & Welcome JNelson. This all sounds wonderful for Jnelson, but my question is how do you become a ProStaffer?

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[Ruttin' Buck]

Welcome jnelson. We've had some good discussions already regarding gobbler hunting. I think Tombow or myself are going to have to fire up a post on bowhunting gobblers. Do you do any of your turkey hunting with a bow?

[Hotspotter]

Buckblaster:

I would love to hunt them with a bow, but have never had the chance. The past 3 years that I've had intentions of doing so, life has had a way of keeping the shotgun in my hands! Being best man in a wedding....middle of my turkey season, all kinds of things have sprung up that make 1 or 2 day hunts more the norm. It's a real bummer. I brought the bow along to KS last time, but the birds were some of the toughest I've ever hunted, so I opted for the shotgun each time I went out and was rewarded for doing so.

I've been on a few hunts with guys that bowhunt, and have friends that do it quite often. From what I hear, they can take a smokin' hit and take off running.

Please do start some bowhunting for turkey talks. I'd love to listen and learn!

Joel