Rob Thompson
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That is a hell of an accomplishment, especially without a blind.
Turkey Season Is Upon Us!
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That is a hell of an accomplishment, especially without a blind.
well, its a bit of a testament to how uneducated our birds our.. That was the first year they opened the season for us on Eastern Long Island....
Another NY Archery bird….
Rob Thompson
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I love it haha
cool mount
Al "Shifty" Schultz
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I love turkey season! We've had the same camp since 1989 (right after I got out of the Marines)... "Turkey camp" is usually the first big campout and family hunting trip of the season other than our extended weekend "Varmint Safari's" around Washington State, staying in no-tell motels, and blasting songdogs and battle cats...
We usually turn our annual turkey camps into "cast and blast" events. Chasing Tom's, calling in yodel dogs and fly fishing for monster trout at Rocky Ford..
Our camp is usually a huge party in the National Forest... Been going there since 1989 and NEVER had another camper outside of our group show up... Generally ours is a group of family and friends and the meadow we camp in holds all the RVs, campers and wall tents that everyone brings.
We usually do group dinners and huge bonfires, during the day the kiddos ride bikes, play games or we all go target practicing. Before I retired I'd always bring some of my issued full auto stuff up there and everyone loved shooting that!
There's generally between 9 and 16 people showing up to Turkey camp. We'll be heading back for the opener on April 15th...
I've hunted turkey in NC, GA, MT, ID and obviously here in WA.. thoroughly enjoy it and I enjoy making my own box calls.
We usually turn our annual turkey camps into "cast and blast" events. Chasing Tom's, calling in yodel dogs and fly fishing for monster trout at Rocky Ford..
Our camp is usually a huge party in the National Forest... Been going there since 1989 and NEVER had another camper outside of our group show up... Generally ours is a group of family and friends and the meadow we camp in holds all the RVs, campers and wall tents that everyone brings.
We usually do group dinners and huge bonfires, during the day the kiddos ride bikes, play games or we all go target practicing. Before I retired I'd always bring some of my issued full auto stuff up there and everyone loved shooting that!
There's generally between 9 and 16 people showing up to Turkey camp. We'll be heading back for the opener on April 15th...
I've hunted turkey in NC, GA, MT, ID and obviously here in WA.. thoroughly enjoy it and I enjoy making my own box calls.
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gelhaargerald
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Shitty Tacticam video of the boys double. It was my oldest first turkey.
Kyle Wright
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This picture sums up perfectly my feelings on turkey hunting. It’s embarrassing that a bird so stupid can outwit me one season after another. Thank God for two year old toms, or I’d never kill a bird.
Rob Thompson
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They can be the most miserable creatures in the world at times
Rjohnson.307
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For you guys shooting TSS grab every box you can find, it'll be extinct for many years coming. Tungsten prices are currently at $400kg
Rob Thompson
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Some more Ohio birds from the archives…
Barnes
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Awesome vid! I am obsessed with turkey hunting. Nothing quite like an early morning shock gobble. My wife dreads turkey season due to my constant call practice. I have been relegated to only performing them in the garage. Got a pretty decent barred owl. Even got my two year old daughter doing calls.
Got this longbeard last spring in south east Texas. I was down in a bowl about 15 ft below the field I was sitting on the edge of. My buddy texted me that a group of gobblers were running my way. As I looked over I saw their heads crest over the edge like something out of Jurassic Park. I was oriented in the wrong direction and knew I had to act quickly if I was to kill one. I swung 90 degrees as they started to run, aimed and pulled the trigger. He went down and the flop began. There are not many things on this planet that get me going like turkey hunting.
Midwest birds can be slobs...of my top 10 largest birds I would guess 8 have come from Missouri and nearby states.
Let us know when you are ready for an Osceola, our guy down there is a beast. Kills some serious hooks and spurs!
Rob Thompson
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I will be in touch!
Yeaaaaa buddy! Stacked up!!!!
I’ve killed a handful of turkeys so far.
Was hunting with my brother, he was first gun, it if two came in we would go for a double.
I was to take the left bird, him the right.
Coming in strutting, they swap sides at the last minute.
We pop them, they are flopping.
As I collect my shit he walks up to them and says “I shot a little bird, yours is huge”.
His bird weighed in at 24lbs even, with 1.25in spurs and a 10in beard.
Mine was 26 3/4 lbs, 1.5in spurs and an 11.5 in beard (which is basically a unicorn in NY.
Frame on the bird was huge. Easily 8 inches longer than the second gobbler, laid side by side.
To this day he still claims I screwed him on. The deal
Was hunting with my brother, he was first gun, it if two came in we would go for a double.
I was to take the left bird, him the right.
Coming in strutting, they swap sides at the last minute.
We pop them, they are flopping.
As I collect my shit he walks up to them and says “I shot a little bird, yours is huge”.
His bird weighed in at 24lbs even, with 1.25in spurs and a 10in beard.
Mine was 26 3/4 lbs, 1.5in spurs and an 11.5 in beard (which is basically a unicorn in NY.
Frame on the bird was huge. Easily 8 inches longer than the second gobbler, laid side by side.
To this day he still claims I screwed him on. The deal
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Rob Thompson
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Haha the 1, 2, 3 Bang is always an adventure with the adrenaline flowing. Nice birds!
K
I do a annual turkey camp first week of May every year with a very close group of friends up at there farm in Vermont…. Its a sacred event, something I look forward to all year….. Every season is different, the hunting, the weather, where everyone is at in their lives at that moment. Some years we lay the birds down, and some years they taunt us, but the comradery is always the same if not stronger with each coming season.
This is awesome!!! Thats the dream!
I do a annual turkey camp first week of May every year with a very close group of friends up at there farm in Vermont…. Its a sacred event, something I look forward to all year….. Every season is different, the hunting, the weather, where everyone is at in their lives at that moment. Some years we lay the birds down, and some years they taunt us, but the comradery is always the same if not stronger with each coming season.
Awesome story… Just a couple Ginzo’s from the Bronx long strokin’ a set of long beards!!! Atta boys!!!
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