[bluedog]

I'm starting this thread because I'm in the NE zone and have to wait until next weekend to start hunting.

So good luck to everyone who gets to start hunting tomorrow!!!! I need some stories from the field to keep me going until I can start hunting too.

 

[R. Toker]

Good luck everyone! I prob won’t get out until Tuesday. Be safe!! Know what you’re shooting at

 

[therealjmill]

Good luck all. I’ll be on the annual mitten hunt with my family then back south Tuesday

 

[Mr.Hunt]

In the blind. 53 degrees very little wind and the song birds are starting to sing.

 

[Mr.Hunt]

Gobbler down! 6:50 am!

 

[Mr.Hunt]

 

[Mr.Hunt]

 

[Bawana]

Congrats! I’ve heard a total of two gobbles and one shot.

 

[BuckeyeAGM]

Congrats. Dead quiet here just one hen mingling around

 

[Mr.Hunt]

Absolutely zero gobbling on the roost this morning. At 630 I let out a couple of yelps from my long box and heard him gobble a minute later. At 640 I let out a couple more yelps from the primos lil heart breaker and he came in on a string to decoy. Took him at 35 yards.

 

[Perry um]

Heard at least 5 different birds on the roost. Had a nice long beard coming in and the 3 hens in front of me drug him away. Probably could have shot 2 different Tom’s this morning if I was comfortable shooting 50 yards. I am hunting with my grandpas old 16 gauge and that just out it’s range even with TSS.
A few more mornings like this and I may switch back to my normal turkey gun for more effective range.

 

[bluedog]

Gobbler down! 6:50 am!

Yes! That's what I'm talking about. Congratulations!!

 

[PeteM]

Went to Leetonia this morning with my son. Never heard or saw any turkey. I did see a coyote and had some buzzards circling my decoys. On the way out we jumped a deer in the field. Will try again tomorrow. Hopefully they will be gobbling.

 

[bankfish]

5 jakes gang rushed the decoys around 7:30. 2 hens on the way out, bout stepped on one. Scared the $#@! outta me.

 

[therealjmill]

Back to report an opening day double from the mitten with my dad, though mine was partly dumb luck. Be back to Ohio this week!!

 

[PeteM]

Went back to Leetonia by myself on Sunday. Heard a couple faint gobbles as soon as it got light. Did some soft calling and had a reply. Then had a couple more gobbles not too far from me. The replies were pretty soft and short. He didn’t answer every call just some intermittently. At 8:30 I looked to my right and saw a nice longbeard at 20 yards at the edge of the woods next to the field. I think he was trying to decide wether to proceed into the decoy setup. He must have seen me turn my head or he didn’t like the decoys. He took off back into the woods. I did have a deer run through the wheat field and come over and check out the decoys. I packed up and made a large loop trying to get ahead of the gobbler stopping and setting up in a couple more places. Never saw any more or heard another gobble...until I was walking out at noon and saw a strutter in another field next to where I parked. I hope to get out next weekend in Dorset.

 

[tOSUSteve]

Got my first turkey Saturday around 6:30AM - Got in my blind about 5:45 & heard a gobble about 6:00

Started calling around 6:10 and he fired up. Gobbled the entire way into my hen decoy. Wish I had filmed it since it was a perfect scene, he was strutting & gobbling his head off

 

[Maggie]

No turkey but found a shed!

 

[bluedog]

Got my first turkey Saturday around 6:30AM - Got in my blind about 5:45 & heard a gobble about 6:00

Started calling around 6:10 and he fired up. Gobbled the entire way into my hen decoy. Wish I had filmed it since it was a perfect scene, he was strutting & gobbling his head off

Congratulations Steve!!! Too bad we can't get two birds this year or you would find that your second turkey is not as easy as your first. LOL!!! Awesome job!!

 

[ohiostrutter]

If they are only gonna let us kill one, make it count.