Spring Turkey Opens Tomorrow

[Hideandwatch]

I have been out the last couple of evenings just sitting on the edge of the old crop field watching the birds go to roost, and out this morning watching the strutt'n going on.

I have my first spot picked out and will be there before light. I set up a camcorder pivot mount on the tree that I will be resting my haunches against. Hopefully I will get my hunt on film. How many of you are getting out there tomorrow? And are you hunting private land or public? Good Luck!

 

[Chairman]

I was out there on opening morning, on my property. THis is the first year I've had turkey's on my place!

I had a jake come into my decoys, around 7:45am. He was a strange lookin' bird, though. No beard, and his head was red ~ no white or blue. This kinda confused me, so I held off on shooting him ~ at first. When I finally decided to shoot, he turned at the last moment, and I missed...

I've been watcching a huge Tom that hangs out in my neighbors field, for the past few years. Just when I think he can't get any bigger, he proves me wrong. I had him coming to me on a string, last Sunday morning. All of a sudden, the Tom spooked & headed for the treeline. I thought, "What the...???"

Then I noticed movement in my neighbors field. Some pecker-head was trying to put the sneak on the Tom, as he was coming to me. The jerk was walking upright, with his shoulders hunched, trying to tip-toe between me & the Tom, in an open field.

Oh well ~ there's still 10 days left in the season...