2024 Spring Wild Turkey

[Michigan Slim]

Seeing a lot of turkeys in the fields!

 

[tcecil88]

I haven't been seeing anything in the fields around my part of Perry County. I know they are around though. I figure they are finding enough to eat in the woods here.

 

[tcecil88]

This thread makes me want to go chase thunder chickens again. Haven’t done it in a few years (life got busy) then I broke my leg last April.

Do it!

 

[ws6duramax]

This is the first youth season I've had without my kids or family members to take. Looks like I get to take one of my neighbors boys tomorrow morning!

I sat out this morning to scout and seen 3 Jake's and a strutted. I got this picture tonight, right in front of the blind. Hopefully he'll be around in the am.

 

[phylodog]

This is the first youth season I've had without my kids or family members to take. Looks like I get to take one of my neighbors boys tomorrow morning!

I sat out this morning to scout and seen 3 Jake's and a strutted. I got this picture tonight, right in front of the blind. Hopefully he'll be around in the am. View attachment 347873

Good luck, hope you get the boy a bird!

 

[ws6duramax]

Good luck, hope you get the boy a bird!

Thanks. I think he's 12 but definitely no beginner. As long as I can draw one in , I'm fairly certain he can handle the rest.

 

[tcecil88]

Any youth hunters out there have any luck today? Seemed to be a good morning to be hunting.

 

[ws6duramax]

Any youth hunters out there have any luck today? Seemed to be a good morning to be hunting.

We had 3 kids go out , 1 with a kill, nice gobbler.

My group and the other seen Tom's and Jake's but couldn't get them to come in range. Awesome morning, lots of action and tons of gobbling. Trying it again in the morning

 

[JimH]

Took this young man Saturday morning and he killed his first turkey,Dearborn Co.

 

[El Conquistador]

Took 2 of my grandson’s out this weekend. One of them got his second turkey. This one was a big one, 12 inch beard, 1 1/8” spurs. The other grandson got skunked, hopefully I can get him on one later this season.

 

[cg21]

9hr round trip… my girls got invited on a turkey hunt at 8am Saturday morning….. so we shot league trap all day Saturday came home packed left for a hotel by Cincinnati (Indiana side though)…. Got 4 hours of sleep!

Then drove to meet our “turkey guides” friends we made in the area…… my oldest said she was gonna shoot whatever came out and she did got a Jake (with a Tom trailing behind but she wanted her first turkey on the ground and wouldn’t wait) I was with my youngest and we had ALOT of action but nothing came out….. tried several spots and properties. Nothing.

Then we found a local trap range oldest shot her first Calcutta and won $30 youngest decided she would go try one last spot for the evening hunt with our friend. I stayed behind to watch trap because the blind was smaller. Then about 1hr later I get a pic! Youngest got a double bearded Tom!

Then we came back and shot some trap games and we started our drive home. Kinda bitter sweet for me…. These are the first critters that my kids got WITHOUT me and now I am known as the bad luck guy for turkeys lol. And my kids got a turkey before me. All in all great weekend both of my kids got their first wild turkeys and lifelong friendships are being made. Ohio county**

 

[Leadeye]

Birds here in the GSF have been quiet for about 10 days.

 

[gregr]

Everyone going out Wednesday morning and after be safe out there. Just read a very somber article in American Hunter about turkey hunting safety. BE SAFE.

 

[tcecil88]

The kids did good last weekend with 1,835 birds checked in. I live in Dearborn Co. and the kids here checked in 51. The kids in Perry Co. where my farm is checked in 34. Great job!

 

[ws6duramax]

Gobbler down!

 

[yetti462]

What a difference a day makes. Didn't hear one gobble yesterday, today they were blowing the woods down.

 

[JimH]

Killed thisguy,26.5 lbs. Friday with my late father's model 12 20 gauge and #7 tss.

 

[El Conquistador]

First time turkey hunting for me this year. Out before daylight sitting in a fence row watching my field and my neighbors field that I have the hunting rights to. Watching a big Tom coming my way about 80 yards away, all of a sudden I hear what sounds like an airplane landing behind me. The Tom takes off back where he came from, I look behind me and here comes a giant sprayer spraying the fields. Great, I decide to go to my bottom field to an elevated box blind to hunt, as I am coming up to it 2 hens and a Tom standing 20 yards from the blind take off.
This is how my first day of turkey hunting is going.

 

[BigMoose]

I found Wild Turkey in my local liquor store

 

[logguy]

Suggestions on a good turkey gun?

My new favorite is the cheap Stevens 301, single barrel 410. # 9 TSS shot ,& I use a red dot

This is the 4th year , 3 shots, 3 birds. Farthest was right at 40 , yards very dead.

Gun is light to carry, simple to use