Which seems shorter to you?

[Skychief]

13 weeks, or, a hair more than 3 months? I can't decide, but, want to figure which sounds shorter and concentrate on that.

Either way ya look at it, turkey season isn't THAT far away. Right?

Thanks for any help. Ideas of how to get through and avoid any depression between now and late April would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards, Skychief.

 

[Carbon 6]

Thanks for any help. Ideas of how to get through and avoid any depression between now and late April would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards, Skychief.

Rabbit season, coyote season and a trip to Vegas.

 

[Brokennock]

I'm thinking of trying to find someplace far enough south to have a significantly earlier season, maybe for Osceolas to cut the time down. Already planning to join a friend in MO. for a turkey hunt down there, which is earlier than here. Would be neat if it worked out to be able to spend a week in Fla. maybe, then stop for a week in MO. before trudging homeward for the season here in the Socialist Republic of Connecticut.

A spring bear hunt would be cool too if earlier than our turkey season somewhere, but probably out of my budget.

Have you tried filling the time with turkey hunting related projects? How about making some of your own calls. I've been collecting materials over a few years to try and make my own slate calls. Hoping to turn out one using a snapping turtle shell at some point, but looking for other alternatives to try 1st. I don't want to risk ruining a good snapper shell on my 1st attempt. Maybe try making a box call?

 

[Carbon 6]

You could always raise your own turkeys, then you could go hunting anytime.

 

[Brokennock]

You could always raise your own turkeys, then you could go hunting anytime.

It would be too much like being in Congress.

 

[Britsmoothy]

I think your gonna have to go cold turkey.
Try to stop thinking about those majestic birds in full strut. How tasty they are.
Try to not think of that moment a tom answers your call, the moment he comes into view, the excitement you feel, you keep feeling that flint edge, is it sharp you wonder, he approaches a range marker, has he seen me, do I rush or move slowly..... Stop thinking about it Sky!



B

 

[Carbon 6]

I think your gonna have to go cold turkey.

That was funny. Classic British humor.

 

[Carbon 6]

It would be too much like being in Congress.

Congress is more like raising hogs. They lie around all day wallering in their own ****.
But I digress.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Congress is more like raising hogs. They lie around all day wallering in their own ****.
But I digress.

And turkeys are more intelligent!

 

[Juice Jaws]

I think your gonna have to go cold turkey.
Try to stop thinking about those majestic birds in full strut. How tasty they are.
Try to not think of that moment a tom answers your call, the moment he comes into view, the excitement you feel, you keep feeling that flint edge, is it sharp you wonder, he approaches a range marker, has he seen me, do I rush or move slowly..... Stop thinking about it Sky!
B

Hey, you Brits do have a sense of humor.

 

[jackley]

Well to help you pass the time I'll give you a quick turkey hunting story. A friend has acouple of 12 year olds that have never been hunting. They have been shooting some of my percussion dbl. bbls..
About the 1st week in Dec. I took them turkey hunting.
It was a cold morning and one of the boys had on 2 winter coats he looked like the kid in A X-mas story. We got to our hunting spot, which was a neighbors front yard. We waited in the truck, we were so early. About this time 2 donkeys came up to the truck and stated braying. They then went to the front door of the house and did some more braying. Then the neighbors son came out with a can of corn and fed the donkeys. When we looked in front of the truck there was a hen turkey. About this time turkeys started to rain from the pine trees, sixty or seventy of them. We were surrounded by them. It amazes me how you can't see that many turkeys in a 75' ponderosa pine. We couldn't get out of the truck, for fear of spooking them. So we waited in the truck till they fed off. And of course they fed toward houses. So one of the boy's got out and herded them in the right direction for a clear shot. Both boy's got there guns and on the count of three they fired and when the smoke cleared they had there first hen turkey's laying on the ground.
Two prouder boy's you had never seen.
Hope this makes the wait alittle less painful.

Jerry

 

[Baxter]

Well to help you pass the time I'll give you a quick turkey hunting story. A friend has acouple of 12 year olds that have never been hunting. They have been shooting some of my percussion dbl. bbls..
About the 1st week in Dec. I took them turkey hunting.
It was a cold morning and one of the boys had on 2 winter coats he looked like the kid in A X-mas story. We got to our hunting spot, which was a neighbors front yard. We waited in the truck, we were so early. About this time 2 donkeys came up to the truck and stated braying. They then went to the front door of the house and did some more braying. Then the neighbors son came out with a can of corn and fed the donkeys. When we looked in front of the truck there was a hen turkey. About this time turkeys started to rain from the pine trees, sixty or seventy of them. We were surrounded by them. It amazes me how you can't see that many turkeys in a 75' ponderosa pine. We couldn't get out of the truck, for fear of spooking them. So we waited in the truck till they fed off. And of course they fed toward houses. So one of the boy's got out and herded them in the right direction for a clear shot. Both boy's got there guns and on the count of three they fired and when the smoke cleared they had there first hen turkey's laying on the ground.
Two prouder boy's you had never seen.
Hope this makes the wait alittle less painful.

Jerry

Now, THAT is a hunting tale the lads' grandchildren will talk about one day!
Thanks, Jerry.

 

[Juice Jaws]

13 weeks, or, a hair more than 3 months? I can't decide, but, want to figure which sounds shorter and concentrate on that.

Either way ya look at it, turkey season isn't THAT far away. Right?

Thanks for any help. Ideas of how to get through and avoid any depression between now and late April would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards, Skychief.

Please come to my place and you can shoot all you want. Have about 35 come through at least once a day and eat all my twitter bird feed. They are a pain in the butt.

 

[Logcutter]

I think your gonna have to go cold turkey.
Try to stop thinking about those majestic birds in full strut. How tasty they are.
Try to not think of that moment a tom answers your call, the moment he comes into view, the excitement you feel, you keep feeling that flint edge, is it sharp you wonder, he approaches a range marker, has he seen me, do I rush or move slowly..... Stop thinking about it Sky!



B

Brit do you have wild turkey to hunt where you are?

 

[smo]

I call it Window Shopping!

Juice Jaws, I have the same problem with them eating my deer corn!

Sorry Skycheif, But check out em’ Beards!

 

[Brokennock]

Please come to my place and you can shoot all you want. Have about 35 come through at least once a day and eat all my twitter bird feed. They are a pain in the butt.

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Are those prehistoric giant birds, or is there a tiny Adirondack chair nailed to a tree in the background? Treestand for a leprechaun?

 

[Britsmoothy]

Brit do you have wild turkey to hunt where you are?

No sir, wish we had.

 

[Carbon 6]

Are those prehistoric giant birds, or is there a tiny Adirondack chair nailed to a tree in the background? Treestand for a leprechaun?

That's a squirrel feeder it has a screw for an ear of corn so a squirrel sits in the chair and eats the corn. I have one and a swing also.

 

[Skychief]

I'm not going to mention any names, but I have to say, some of you "kind" folks have been less than helpful. You know who you are too.

Shame on you. Already gloomy at the prospect of having difficulty waiting as long as required, and you're needling and teasing me.

It's just not right!

Thanks for the "help", and again....SHAME on you, Skychief.

 

[hanshi]

Jackley, that was very nice hunting story with a great ending.