Spring is getting closer!!

[maytom]

I spotted my fist flock of "Robin's"!! That colorfull songbird has finally arrived here in NY!! I gauge that as a sign that spring isn't to far away!! Pretty soon you will be able to spot some Strutting turkeys off the road!! It's getting closer!! YAHOOOOOOO!!!:p

[flathunter]

Thanks for the cheer up, I am ready for spring!:D

[lureboy98]

Spring may be getting closer, but April isn't! I can't wait

[Ðe§perado™]

Your right Lureboy. Waiting is driving me crazy!!;)

[BottomBouncer]

Ice out will be soon........you can atleast go cattin'. It'll make time go by a lot faster:cool:

[Caribou Dreamer2]

All yea bring on spring turkeys and carp come on get warm out.

[eschatts]

If you ask me, Spring can't come soon enough.

Ed

[george tinkham]

spring???got about 20" of snow and its still coming down and the state is in level 1-2 or three.

[flathunter]

spring seems along ways off now, if there is any robins outside my house, they are a frozen block of ice:mad:

[george tinkham]

its 6pm an still snowing cats an dogs.snowed all day.

[lureboy98]

Yes it has been snowing all day long! It ruined a party I was supposed to go to tonight and I can't go looking for sheds tomorrow either. I hate snow.

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Come on spring tired of all this snow already,getting cabin fever

[gamegetter1]

snow=snowboarding, but I can't wait until Turkey season. Sooo fun! At least i'm occupied now. Also, I will be able to look for sheds again.



David

[Nut]

I think maytom is getting in the mood for spring turkey hunting:D ;)

[Q2XL]

cant wait till spring the turkey gobblin. the carp rollin and the thrill of goin after both with the bow and arrow

[lureboy98]

I'll be using my "new to me" shotgun.

[george tinkham]

i find ole turkey to be a tough character with a gun let alone a bow...

[Spitfire]

It is time for a warm up. Can't wait!

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Nothing but a arrow,Will take my first bird in style i hope

[Spitfire]

You better take your gun!

[Caribou Dreamer2]

No gun spiter will take my first bird with a bow, what are you using this year????????????
Dont shoot all summer long for it to sit at home while i'm out in the woods with the gun.

[Spitfire]

Don't forget that I was at that last shoot with you. I saw how you shot. You better take the gun, I know I am!

[Caribou Dreamer2]

AHh you have bad days sometime but that bird will have a bad day (i hope):p

[Spitfire]

All I have to say is you better start practicing.

[lureboy98]

I am takin my gun, I know that. I could take my bow, and I'm a good shot with it, but I want to get one, and I have a better chance with a gun!

[Ðe§perado™]

You guys better start hitting those calls. It doesn't matter what your weapon is , if you can't get that bird into range. ;)

[george tinkham]

who needs a call,just hide or use a double bull blind,when the turkey ambles by,bushwack him...tip...they follow deer trails a lot...

[lureboy98]

I am good and ready to go!

[Ðe§perado™]

I think calling them in is fun. Never know what they are going to do next.

[Q2XL]

been practicin with the calls all winter about drove my wife crazy but i got it down pretty good will see what happens this spring

[george tinkham]

just foolin in my last post,if i call and i get replies i can feel successful...

[Turkeyfoot]

Hope this 24" of snow melts down cuse it's tough for old Tom to get anything worth while to eat right now. I'm afraid we're gonna loose a few birds due to this bad storm!......TF

[Ðe§perado™]

Your right TF. This snow will take a few birds. Too much snow in such a short span.

[flathunter]

Wonder what kind of impact this winter will have on the deer heard?

[Ðe§perado™]

Not sure on that Jack. But all the wildlife will take a beating this year.

[george tinkham]

i think the deer will do ok,they have before...

[lureboy98]

I didn't help kill any of the deer population!

[Lance]

This maybe be a tougher spring to hunt than past years. Between whatever birds may be lost to this snow and this past springs hatch being a complete loss for all intents and purposes(cold/wet weather). This should make for very few "easy birds"(jakes) and possibly fewer toms. I spoke with one of biologists involved with the transplanting of birds and he said they've had almost ZERO young of the year birds in the traps this year. So sharpen up your calling!

[Caribou Dreamer2]

That doesn't sound good for us rookies there lance but wllgive it atry and seewhat happen .You never know beginners luck

[george tinkham]

i haven't been to the deer and turkey woods for over a month now and its getting shed huntin time...i may be out there sunday but am going to the oba shindig on saturday...check out this turkey situation for myself...all this snow will show whats going on...

[Lance]

Definetly give it a try! If anything it will give you better odds that if you do connect this year you'll do it on an adult bird! Being a rookie isn't all bad, my first seaon I called in three toms with 30 yards and got one before 8:00 on my 2nd day out. It's been a whole lot harder ever since. It's just a matter of timing.

[Farmbear]

Can't wait for spring! The gobble of the turkey & the warm air & sun in my face. Better than what we have here now more rain. Now the water well come out of the creek banks. Better than snow & ice I think, I hope it well be. Life is getting better.The power is back on. I got my truck out of the drive for the time in almost a week. God welling it well get better for all of use soon. God bless,;)

[george tinkham]

timing yes but having private land with no other hunters sorta makes it easy...i am not a good turkey hunter but i once had the spot then others moved in on the same property and a band of hunters bought the property next to where i hunt...now i can't get em to come in ant more...

[lureboy98]

I'm not an expert at it either, but I called in two toms within 40 yards, one more within 5 but it went where I couldn't shoot it, and I was too scared to move, and another within 15 but I couldn't shoot it. All 4 were on the same day and it was quite a rush, none went to the decoys though.

[george tinkham]

public land is really tough if yuo want more challenge...those birds are edjookated!!!

[Caribou Dreamer2]

I will find out this year george(public land)i'm will be hunting in athen and vinton county

[Lance]

The part that seems to make public land so tough is the people that go there to practice calling before season then go hunt their private spots. Those and the people that can't sit still when they call. :rolleyes:

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Welp another month closer:Goble Goble

[Spitfire]

gobble, gobble;) ;)

[lureboy98]

too bad my computer doesnt have a gobble sound on it, but I think it would drive my mom crazy!

[george tinkham]

i know where in athens county,anywhere you can get in the woods,runnin round like chickens in a barnyard...bawwwwk bawk bawk bawwwwwwk,gobble gobble

[carpwarrior]

i was down by ceasars creek park today and saw 6 out in a corn feild , i did not have any glasses with me and they were to far away to tell how many were toms or hens, but boy did it get me allriled up

[Q2XL]

i was goin down st rt 33 yesterday mornin an saw 50 deer and close to 40 turkeys. man you talk about gettin pumped up to hunt.might have to check and see if they allow huntin. most of the birds were in one feild.

[george tinkham]

i will be makin that 33 trip this mornin from columbus to athens,i see lots of turkey,deer and coyotes...especially in a certain field bout 3 miles soth of logan.be there huntin shed antlers.

[lureboy98]

A few years back we came upon at least 100 turkeys in a field. My uncle (with no call) called pretty well and we had 2 jakes come within 5 yards of us. There were 5 of us and a dog and they didn't even mind. It was a pretty cool experience.

[carpwarrior]

i would bet money that i can call just as good with out a call as with a call, thats for turkey and for crow

[Ðe§perado™]

That's great. What number do you call and are they home?:D ;)

[Spitfire]

Hey george, my nephew & i were headed to nelsonville this past October and saw a bruiser of a buck about 3 miles south of Logan. He was standing in a half-picked corn field on the right hand side of 33. From the road he was a brute!!!!! I should have stoped and glassed him but I kept on driving.

[george tinkham]

yup i seen some nice ones there...oh on the callin...i was workin a call down in athens at my mother in laws trailer when my wifes aunt ask if i was going to use that to call turkey...i sed,"yes"...she sed ,"i can do that".and she picked a leaf from i tree and made the sweetest hen talk i ever heard...when she found out i pd. 5$ for a pc. of rubber she laughed and sed i wasted my money...

[carpwarrior]

hey desperado u a funny man. lol but i really can ,do turkey callin with uot a call:D :D :D :D :D :p :p

[george tinkham]

heh heh,maybe you can cause you ARE A TURKEY

[carpwarrior]

boy its a tuff crowd over here , ya i sure am a big ole tom who can flogg your butt, he he lol

[george tinkham]

goodone ole buddy!!!