Official Turkey Success 2003(spring)

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Ok guys if you are one of the lucky one that got a turkey, fill us all in on the story and any pictures you have ,also list the equipment used in your success.

[scott trout]

well today was kind of a bummer. in the last month i had seen and heard at least 75 birds on the 5 farms i hunt.sunday i watched 4 gobblers strut on a hillside for at least an hour, and was shure they would be there today, ya right i didnt even hear a single gobble today:confused: i was really disapointed. i hunted tuscawaras county. from the lack of shooting that i heard in the distance (3 shots all day) i dont think any opening day records were shatterd. ill be back down in the am, hopefully the rain tonight will cause them to dry off in the open fields in the morning;)

[10 point]

Dad got one this morning. Jake, he weighed 14 lbs, 4" beard. He saw a total of 15 birds today. The gobblers were henned up and wouldn't come in close enough for a good shot. He shot the jake at 42 steps with an 870 supermag and winchester 3.5" #5's. He said the bird never flopped. I got skunked this morning, but I did find some shrooms on the way out.

[shrivl]

We heard gobbles galor up until 8, then nothing. Saw four different hens, came in groups of twos, but no gobblers came within range. We think we got them pegged for tomorrow.

[Turkeyfoot]

Big boy gave me the slip this morning and was half mile from where he was Sat morning! I'll call form a different position in the am and hope that does the trick! Gotta get em early guys, they tend to shut up as it's getting hot by mid morning;) .....TF

[Thunderflight]

I wish I was there.....

TF

[archer077]

didnt here or see anything on mon. except a couple shoots in the distance but then again aint able to get out until around 800 cause got to get kids to school but did follow two deer almost into the woods but the second one spotted me just before entering the woods and get flagged then it pranced away but ill be back after them around 8:00 in the am

[snag]

i went out monday after working nites so i didn,t get to my spot before two other cars, so i found a spot no one was at,and got some gobbln over a hill and set up and he clammed up but came in silent in about ten min. or so and got a 19# 8inch beard 1 inch spurs with my 870 3inch rem,4/6,s at 8am.those 4/6,s are great will use them again...

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Congrats to all that found success,sounds like the birds are responding any you guys are doing some good,will be down south this weekend.

[shrivl]

one less 19 lb 9 inch long beard with 1 inch spurs around after a wet morning. took an hour and a half for him to come across the field. was a little shy of the decoys at first. Saw several (7) in this big field, only one came across the field to the decoys. Almost did not go as it was raining so hard this morning when I got up. Last year I shot one in the rain. Maybe its the lords way of testing me to see how bad I really want one since I am sure he knows how much I hate to hunt in the rain.

[archer077]

ODNR web site satated that over 3500 bearded turkeys were harvested on opening day