Turkeys

[ksgobbler]

First I wish I would’ve know my date was off. Gonna walk down and fix it shortly. Also a deer rubbed on the camera and knocked it sideways before pic one and two. Hoping to see that double bearded gobbler soon.

 

[H20fwler]

I wanna see a pic of you holding that double beard up!

Our season starts in eight days.

 

[Telemark]

Yeah! I have never even heard of a double bearded turkey.

You going to hunt, h2o? I'm going to give it a try.

 

[ghilliehunter]

First bird I killed on our new place was a triple beard. What a hunt!

 

[Telemark]

Nice!

I'm getting fired up.

 

[H20fwler]

Yeah! I have never even heard of a double bearded turkey.

You going to hunt, h2o? I'm going to give it a try.

Oh heck ya!
We don’t have a large turkey population like other parts of the state but I’m lucky enough that my bigger place is in a good area that has some.
I hunt our farm and two of my neighbors right next to me. Have gotten two off our place and two off neighbors in last four or five years.
Last year I don’t think I had a morning where I didn’t at least see a hen.

 

[ksgobbler]

I also have 3 bearded hens in the flock picture and several jakes

 

[buckdeer1]

Theres alot more multiple bearded turkeys over east.Back when I hunted over there it was mostly easterns,I have only seen one rio with multi beards

 

[ksgobbler]

We have rio/eastern hybrids. I killed a 3 bearded jake 15 years ago.

 

[ksgobbler]

Weird year. Called in 5 hens including a bearded hen at 0915 this morning. No male birds. Bearded hen is a legal bird but I let her walk

 

[ghilliehunter]

Theres alot more multiple bearded turkeys over east.Back when I hunted over there it was mostly easterns,I have only seen one rio with multi beards

My oldest son killed a 4 bearded tom last week. Older bird, 1.5" spurs.

 

[ksgobbler]

Came face to face with the strutter and double beard guy about 145 as I was headed to my next spot. Don’t think they realized what I was. Pics from this morning. Also called in a single hen about 1 pm.

 

[ksgobbler]

Bearded hen


Missed one today. Hit a public spot I haven’t hunted in years. Called an a bird answered. He gobbled at everything and crossed the river to get to me. I missed at 25 yards as he got nervous

 

[ksgobbler]

 

[H20fwler]

I've been out three times so far haven't seen a bird yet, first day out I heard what sounded like a jake far in the distance.
Yesterday morning a hen was yelping in the woods until I started saw up to clear a couple trails where dead ash have fallen. This afternoon a big Tom was strutting along the woods in slow mo...going to try for him in morning.

 

[ksgobbler]

Bird down. Long story regarding last night and this morning.

 

[ksgobbler]

Ole double beard is still around

 

[DrDirtNap]

Ole double beard is still aroundView attachment 22356View attachment 22357

Cool Pics! Wonder how long the spurs are on "Ole Doublebeard"?

 

[ksgobbler]

Cool Pics! Wonder how long the spurs are on "Ole Doublebeard"?

Hopefully in a few months we will get to find out.

 

[ksgobbler]

Got a bird gobbling 200 yards NE of the house.