2025 Hunting Season
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hunter24605
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- Apr 30, 2016
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Nice gobbler. Congratulations
Joec7651
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- Apr 7, 2019
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5 days until I go out and try to pick a fight with a big Tom. Going Friday and getting camp set up. Friday evening go roost a few. Then the next morning go pick that fight. Gonna be a good day.
longrangehunter
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- Jun 19, 2011
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I’ve been Turkey hunting for a few weeks now. I saw this Tom with seven Hens last night in my south pasture just before dark and knew they’d be flying down the next morning. I just didn’t expect it to take two hours!
wvbuckbuster
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- Nov 5, 2015
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Congratulations on the fine-looking gobblers. Hey, Cole, what empty shell is that beside your gobbler?
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- Nov 4, 2004
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Congrats on your Tom. Getting him with a 16 vs is just cool.
JD338
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Joec7651
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Congratulations on a beautiful bird!
RL338
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- Mar 23, 2017
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Congrats on a fine Tom. I see someone is pulling guard duty for you.
hunter24605
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Nicely done Howie! Congrats on a nice Tom.
JD338
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RL338
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Congrats on your Tom.
Using a Toler Game Call is an unfair advantage
Using a Toler Game Call is an unfair advantage
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- Nov 4, 2004
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Sue and I doubled up on our Spring Turkeys.
Using the Toler glass call, I responded to a distant gobble with some yelps. A hen popped up at the far end of the food plots with a nice Tom following her. At 37 yards, Sue unleashed a Federal Prairie Storm ,#5's from her Franchi Affinity 20 ga and dumped him . It was 7:00 AM.
We stayed out and enjoyed our coffee while reliving the hunt from the blind. 30 minutes later we heard another distant gobble. I responded with a few yelps. Two hens came in to investigate tand headed towards the decoys . They were followed by a big strutting Tom. At 38 yards, I sent a Winchester Long Beard loads of #5's from my 870 Magnum 12 ga when he gobbled which ended his hen chasing days. Time was 7:40 AM. Sue actually got video of the Tom strutting and gobbling just before I rolled him.
Sue's Tom had a 10" beard, 1" spurs and weighed 20.85 lbs. Mine had a 14" beard, 1" spurs and weighed 23.85 lbs.
On a side note, I missed Sue's Tom and couple mornings earlier. He came in from behind me and I missed him at 8 yards. It was the first time I ever missed a bird in almost 30 years of turkey hunting.
In the end, it all worked out for us.
JD338
Using the Toler glass call, I responded to a distant gobble with some yelps. A hen popped up at the far end of the food plots with a nice Tom following her. At 37 yards, Sue unleashed a Federal Prairie Storm ,#5's from her Franchi Affinity 20 ga and dumped him . It was 7:00 AM.
We stayed out and enjoyed our coffee while reliving the hunt from the blind. 30 minutes later we heard another distant gobble. I responded with a few yelps. Two hens came in to investigate tand headed towards the decoys . They were followed by a big strutting Tom. At 38 yards, I sent a Winchester Long Beard loads of #5's from my 870 Magnum 12 ga when he gobbled which ended his hen chasing days. Time was 7:40 AM. Sue actually got video of the Tom strutting and gobbling just before I rolled him.
Sue's Tom had a 10" beard, 1" spurs and weighed 20.85 lbs. Mine had a 14" beard, 1" spurs and weighed 23.85 lbs.
On a side note, I missed Sue's Tom and couple mornings earlier. He came in from behind me and I missed him at 8 yards. It was the first time I ever missed a bird in almost 30 years of turkey hunting.
In the end, it all worked out for us.
JD338
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DrMike
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- Nov 8, 2006
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That's getting things done in style. Congratulations to you and to Sue!
hunter24605
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- Apr 30, 2016
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Great job. Congrats to both! A pair of dandy Tom's
