Damn Turkeys are taunting me

[rovert97]

seriously, they have been hanging around in my backyard for the past week or so. about 20 hens give or take. no gobblers that ive seen. just took this picture out the kitchen window.
the rest are probably behind the brush

[Dextrimental]

Never see them when I want to hunt for them. I always see them when I can't hunt for them. Elusive bastards they are.


Brad

[geist262]

My wife and i just bought a house. We see turkeys almost everyday. We are not even moved in yet.

[mrnyman]

Rovert, looks like you have a good solid backstop there,you can take Hens in the fall but not in the spring when they are laying eggs. The big one in the middle and the one on the right looks like a jake to me.

Didnt Turkey season open on Oct 31st? Atleast i think so, they are all over my yard too.

Nyman

[renegadephoenix]

yesterday was the Quickest Turkey hunt i have ever had.

It started off with walking my Dad into his stand for his first Archery hunt in 2 years. he got his crossbow back from me after i tagged the above buck.
got home, took my son to day care. then went and took my grandmother to get her hair done. after picking my grandmother up she wanted to treat me to lunch. i love spending every minute with her. we reminissed about my Grandfather and how much we both missed him being here.
after getting her home i decided i would go out for turkeys and push for my dad. after donning my camo pants, jacket and blaze orange hat, i grabbed the 20 ga. Rem 870. with my neck still giving me problems i just used 2 3/4" #6 out of an extra full turkey choke. i told myself to keep my shots under 20 yards.
I made my way out the back door of the house, loaded up the shotgun, and made my way into the woods. as i crested a a small embankment where and old coal road lies i heard a yelp and right infornt of me there were three hens.
i shouldered the gun, and quickly shot at the nearest Hen about 15 yards away. MISS!!!!!!! How could i MISS!!!!!!!!!! i worked the pump and the gun jammed. in a fit of stupidity i put the plug in backwards and the plug stuck in the spring cap and there was no spring pressing on the shells to eject them onto the follower to load.
i bounced the gun off my knee to load another round that was half out of the mag tube. it dropped onto the follower and i chambered it just in time to see the three hens take flight.
Out of nowhere a gobbler comes flying almost over my head. without much thought i fired from the hip. the whole pattern hit the gobbler square in the head. i watched as the bird crumpled and fell toward the earth.
he was finished by the time i got to him. i then unloaded and disassembled the shotgun and fixed the plug problem. the whole hunt lasted 5 minutes. upon arriving back home i was greated by my son who my mother, his grandma, picked up from day care. we took some photos and this is the Bird:

7" beard
1" spurs

[87th PVI]

Nice Turkey there Chris!
I'd like to go turkey hunting maybe next year... I am just starting out this year & gonna stick to small game & waterfowl this year.

[fingers80002]

Originally Posted by 87th PVI

Nice Turkey there Chris!
I'd like to go turkey hunting maybe next year... I am just starting out this year & gonna stick to small game & waterfowl this year.

We can only hunt Turkey in the Spring Season.....

[87th PVI]

Yeah I know... I'm in no hurry. There is alot more to hunting turkey vs small game & I want to get more experience under my belt before I do a turkey hunt. Probably wouldn't go for turkey any time soon unless someone more experienced at it asked me if I wanted to tag along.

[fingers80002]

Originally Posted by 87th PVI

Yeah I know... I'm in no hurry. There is alot more to hunting turkey vs small game & I want to get more experience under my belt before I do a turkey hunt. Probably wouldn't go for turkey any time soon unless someone more experienced at it asked me if I wanted to tag along.

I have contacts......

[t1m0thy]

I had one today that just wouldn't come in for me. Bugger finally popped his head up and as I went for the shot he made a getaway. Monday he and I have another meeting.

I also saw two beautiful bucks pass by my spot. I was sitting down against a tree and a 4 point and then a 6 point came by in the space of a half hour. I had to chase them off because they couldn't see me or smell me and both got within 10 feet and probably would have walked right up to me before I shooed them away. I saw two more later in the day walking back...I think the deer were taunting me. lol.