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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3802
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Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
Standing between some ridges near a cattle country pond on Saturday morning at daylight and there were gobblers ripping it in two directions. Made me feel good. Too bad I can't hunt them there.
_________________ "even after almost a half-century of hunting of the noblest game bird I am going to confess that I am still in the kindergarten; and I doubt if any human being ever acquires a complete education in this high art."
- Archibald Rutledge
Last edited by Gobblenow on Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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TScottW99
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
I heard on the first week on January, got my blood going
_________________ "What gets us jangly is the suddenness of everything. We hunt turkeys because we want to hear them gobble, watch them strut and all that, and we hunt them with shotguns because we want to be close to them when those things occur." - Jim Spencer
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Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:23 pm |
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Greyghost
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
This past Saturday was the last day of the VA Jan season 13-27. Driving out to the hunting area about 0815 we seen a longbeard strutting and gobbling all by himself. Since we had Patch and checked out to another area I knew a friend that was going out in about an hour. I called him and to check and see if that area was open, it was. I told him about the bird and where it was and said for him to park his truck at a certain place and go up through this one bottom and around the backside of the bird. He then texted me a picture of the bird about 1130. He used only a trumpet and only did gobbler clucks.
19.5 lbs., 10.25 in. beard, 1 1/8 in. spurs
But that makes the 3rd bird in the last 2 weeks I have seen strutting. Only that one was gobbling. They must not get daily weather reports because the temps were in the teens and low 20's then. But must feel like spring to them.
Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:40 am |
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Doug
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
not seeing many birds at all in my area! Hope they just hiding and will start coming out soon
Doug
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Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:10 am |
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Greyghost
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
Drove past a members farm the other day and seen a few birds with one strutter.
Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:52 pm |
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Vaturkeyhntr
Longbeard
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:04 am Posts: 273 Location: Stafford, Va
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
Checked a farm in Prince William midday today in the rain and saw 2 groups of longbeards in separate fields.......tick tock tick tock.......
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Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:09 pm |
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Greyghost
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
Vaturkeyhntr wrote: Checked a farm in Prince William midday today in the rain and saw 2 groups of longbeards in separate fields.......tick tock tick tock....... You better watch out I have been driving around and hanging out in 2 cigar stores lately there in PW, Manassas ( Sailors and Virginia Tobacco) so I got my eye on a couple places there also in PW. Driving back and forth is where I am seeing turkeys in PW county. Yesterday seen a group of about 15 on the 12th or 13th fair way on Bristow Manor golf course. Got a lead at the cigar store who owns the land behind there. I have been calling Steve Mercer to do lunch but he never got back with me. So lets get together and have a smoke do lunch and talk turkey. Oh I have got a couple turkey leads from the cigar stores. I guess I am not the only cigar smoking turkey hunter out there. Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:25 am |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3802
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
[quote="Greyghost" . I guess I am not the only cigar smoking turkey hunter out there. Earl[/quote] id have to say i dont know any others...
_________________ "even after almost a half-century of hunting of the noblest game bird I am going to confess that I am still in the kindergarten; and I doubt if any human being ever acquires a complete education in this high art."
- Archibald Rutledge
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Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:56 am |
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3036 Location: Powhatan, VA
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
"Bristow Golf Course" That is close to where I used to hunt in PW .. closer to Broad Run Course actually.. but not far..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:11 pm |
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Vaturkeyhntr
Longbeard
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:04 am Posts: 273 Location: Stafford, Va
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Re: Gobblers hitting it pretty hard the other morning....
Greyghost wrote: Vaturkeyhntr wrote: Checked a farm in Prince William midday today in the rain and saw 2 groups of longbeards in separate fields.......tick tock tick tock....... You better watch out I have been driving around and hanging out in 2 cigar stores lately there in PW, Manassas ( Sailors and Virginia Tobacco) so I got my eye on a couple places there also in PW. Driving back and forth is where I am seeing turkeys in PW county. Yesterday seen a group of about 15 on the 12th or 13th fair way on Bristow Manor golf course. Got a lead at the cigar store who owns the land behind there. I have been calling Steve Mercer to do lunch but he never got back with me. So lets get together and have a smoke do lunch and talk turkey. Oh I have got a couple turkey leads from the cigar stores. I guess I am not the only cigar smoking turkey hunter out there. Earl Haha, I’m always down to talk turkey!!!! I’ll have to pass on the cigars though. And if you wanna drive around and check some places for turkeys I’m good with that too
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