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Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8-8A

Date hunted:

 November 2007

Report:   Deer hunting was interesting this year.  Not much rut activity at all.  We only found a handful of scrapes and rubs...even into the 3rd week of November.  I finally called a nice buck in (doe bleats and grunting) over Thanksgiving break.  I broke the new 25 WSSM in. with a great shot and a nice buck to boot.  I got to share the experience with my Dad and two little brothers, Patrick & Jared. 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8A

Date hunted:

 September 2007

Report:   Archery elk season was great this year.  We got into elk on most every hunt.  Lots of bugling and lots of elk, but the big boy never came close enough.  I was able to harvest a nice Spike the 3rd Friday of the month.  He did everything right...walking broadside at under 20 yards.  He went less than 40 yards after the shot!  One thing my buddies and I did different this year was to go back to a larger cutting diameter broadhead.  We are now using the Muzzy MX3 and love it.  The blades are thicker, they can't fall out and they provide a huge 1 1/4" cutting diameter.  My little brother Jared won a Super Tag for Elk and have been hunting hard in the Craig Mountain area.  It sure would be cool if he got a big one as a 13 year old!  Happy Hunting, Brian

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8A

Date hunted:

 Spring 2007

Report:   I went out to a special spot and got a bird going off the roost.  After 30 minutes he finally flew down and started my way.  I had a decoy on the skid road 8 yards from me and things looked good.  He came in spitting, drumming and in full strut...unfortunately he was a Jake, so I decided to sit back and watch the show.  WHAT A SHOW IT WAS!!!  It walked right up to my decoy and spent 5 minutes spinning it around while he continued his show.  The decoy got pushed a little hard and it fell over on its side.  To my amazement, the Jake jumped on top and started a 5 minute love making session...he was really going to town!  After he was done with my decoy, he stood to the side of it and I just couldn't take it anymore.  I started cutting and doing a fighting purr trying to see if he would gobble.  Every time I called, he would "need" the ground like a cat does a scratching post.  I finally stood up and that didn't even spook him.  He still wanted my decoy!  He finally caught a clue and headed down the road away from my battered and molested decoy.  All in all, the entire episode took a good 15 minutes.

I went on my way trying to find a large gobbler, but I couldn't find one.  I spooked a hen so I trudged up the hill to a road that was on top.  About half way up I heard a gobble that I thought was different from the Jake.  I sat down, made 2 calls, and that Jake came in again to 10 yards.  He quickly figured out that something was wrong because there was no one to love (I didn't have time to put out my decoy).

I hit the road and headed up to another cut that had had birds in it before.  When I arrived, I made 1 small yelp on my box and immediately got a good gobble no more than 100 yards away.  I stuck my decoy in the ground, sat down about 15 yards from it, got ready and made one more small yelp...GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE.  He was right on top of me in 20 seconds.  He came in spitting, drumming and in full strut...just like they are supposed to.  He made his way to my decoy and I saw the nice beard sticking from his chest.  It was all over pretty quick at 20 yards. 

My turkey season is over till fall and what a turkey season it was.  Hopefully I can get my dad into a bird this season.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8-8A

Date hunted:

 September 2006

Report:  Elk hunting was frustrating to say the least this year.  I passed on many Spikes and Cows in hopes of getting a big bull during my week off.  Bugles were hard to come by and after a couple days of rain, the Bulls all but shut up.  I was able to call a nice Spike in from over 1/4 mile away.  I made a perfect shot at 20 yards and found him later that day.  He wasn't the big one, but my freezer is full and I am completely satisfied.  Perhaps I need to quite watching so many Primos videos of them shooting huge elk.  I was content shooting the first elk that gave me an opportunity up until a couple years ago.  I think I'll go back to my roots as a meat hunter.  I have a long life ahead of me, and as my friend Paul said, "the big bull will come in time...it's all about persistence and a bit of good luck".  I was glad to have shared my elk hunting experiences this year with my father Ron, brother Patrick, and good friends Mike and Troy . 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8-8A

Date hunted:

 Labor Day 2006

Report:  My hunting buddies Mike, Troy and my little brother Patrick went Elk hunting for the weekend.  We saw 10 different Elk and called 4 within bow range.  I passed on a spike Saturday and a cow on Sunday.  I called a spike to within 5 yards of Patrick, but he had no shot.  Mike called a couple spikes in for Troy but he wasn't able to connect either.  Troy and I had a HUGE bear walk to less than 10 feet of us, but we never got a shot.  We had some bugling but it wasn't real hot yet.  Mike and I are going next weekend and we hope to get into some big bulls.

Submitted by:

Scott

Unit:

 8-8A

Date hunted:

 August, 30

Report:  Went out hunting yesterday morning. Called in a five point and saw two other bulls. They weren't too talkative, but the one bull bugled about six times and came right in. Unfortunately he came in so quickly we didn't have time to set up or situate so that I could call 50 or 60 yards back so the bull hung up. Oh well, good opening day. Good Luck to you.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8-8A

Date hunted:

 August, 2006

Report:  Lots of Elk scouting thus far with great results.  I haven't seen a big bull yet but with cows around it won't take long for them to appear.  I went the Jim Horn "Primos" seminar at Tri-Sate earlier in July and it was fantastic.  I still plan to call and hunt the way I always do, but it was nice to pick up a few tips.

Archery Tip:  Many people ask me how far they should shoot at a big game animal with their bow.  For hunters who haven't got a few Elk under their belt and plan to hunt this fall, this might help. 
    I suggest shooting your broadheads at a small paper plate (6" in diameter or so).  Start at 10 yards and work out to a maximum of 40 yards, shooting 3 arrows at each yardage.  Pull each arrow after each shot to keep from ruining arrows.  The furthest distance you can put 3-5 arrows "consistently" in the small paper plate is your Maximum Effective Range.  I suggest taking 10 yards off this distance for new bow hunters...taking into account the adrenaline of having an Elk screaming at you. 
    For most archers...even experienced ones, I don't suggest they shoot over 40 yards unless they are a VERY good shot, have ranged the yardage, and have an Elk that is unaware of their presence.  Many bows lack the sufficient foot-pounds to harvest an animal quickly at long yardages.
   Good luck this fall!    Brian Mahoney 

Submitted by:

Tim Chadwick

Unit:

 8

Date hunted:

 May 11, 2006

Report:  I went out this morning with my friend Chris to put the skills learned in your class to use. We hit up our secret spot on Moscow Mountain, accessing through the Experimental Forest and then going a mile or so back into some land we have permission to hunt. On the way in we saw 7 elk and 15 whitetails. We got to our parking spot and started unloading our bikes to get to where we wanted to go and a Tom started gobbling his head off. So we left the bikes at the car and went off to set up. After a fly-down call and some purring and clucks, he came in pretty fast. At 120 yds I could see his beard already and got pretty excited. He came straight across the clear-cut and when he passed behind a tree at 40 yds I got my gun where I needed it. I had first shot because Chris missed a Jake on opening day. He went down like a rock. I didn't weigh him, but his beard is 9 1/2 inches and he has 1 1/18 inch spurs. After tagging him, we got our bikes unloaded to head down the road to our spot. We stopped every a hundred yards or so from our spot and got an immediate response to our calling. We set up and called for about 45 minutes, moving closer two times as the bird seemed to be hung up. It turns out the reason the birds we heard calling wouldn't come in is they were afraid of the neighborhood bully who came in without a sound and left us without a chance after figuring us out. We moved to the other side of the ridge and the three jakes who were gobbling at us came right in once the big guy was gone. Chris shot one at about 15 yds after they passed us at about 10. I think it's time to go get another tag and give Chris another chance at a big one.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8

Date hunted:

 April 28, 2006

Report:  I finally got the opportunity to go out in search of wild turkey.  I ordered a new 12 gauge 2 weeks ago but it hadn't shown up yet, so I decided to take my 20 gauge out (it has killed my last 6 turkeys).  I went to a special spot on Moscow Mountain where I had heard there wasn't much sign.  It took me 10 minutes to get into birds.  I had been calling a tom for a half an hour when I heard crunches behind me.  I was worried that a predator might be stalking me so I slowly turned my head.  To my amazement I saw a 3 hens within 5 feet.  I slowly moved my head back and then heard a gobble behind me.  These turkeys had come in silent and in an impossible spot to get a shot at the gobbler.  I had called the bird I had been working on in nearly a half a mile.  The hens started putting and it was all over.  I got up a short spell later and decided to walk my way back to the truck.  About half way back I noticed 2 turkeys about 150 yards walking up a hill away from me.  I quickly backed up and gave a quiet yelp...GOBBLE!!!  I sat down in anticipation of a very close encounter.  There was a sharp bend in the road and the turkeys would be no more than 7 yards if they cam in.  I gave one more call and then got my head down on my gun and waited.  Two minutes later a Jake appeared at 6 yards.  I waited a bit to see if there was a bigger bird with him.  Another bird started to appear as the first walked back around the corner.  It was another Jake, and I decided that I just couldn't pass up this opportunity (I can get another tag in 2 days).  He folded over without a twitch.  That Jake made some great turkey Jerky!  The next one has to be a long beard with my new gun though!

Submitted by:

Nolan Crusat

Unit:

 North Idaho

Date hunted:

 April 2006

Report:  Just thought I'd let you know how my first turkey hunting trip went.  As you probably remember, I took your wild game calling class this semester and, thanks to you, I learned how to use a turkey reed. I went turkey hunting with my bow in Coeur d' Alene. My cousin and I set up a blind and I began to call. Within five minutes, I called six turkeys in, three of which were toms with beards reaching up to 8 inches. However, I tuned my bow for field tips, but I was hunting with a broadhead and a judo point. I was able to get three shots off, but each shot was further than the next. Guess I learned a good lesson, always tune your bow with the same exact arrows and points that you plan on hunting with! I was able to call several other turkeys in as well, but none provided me with a clean shot, so I passed them up. Guess I got to wait until next year now! Thanks again for the fun class this semester. I learned a lot!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8A

Date hunted:

 December,  2005

Report:  It was a very memorable muzzleloader season for Elk.  I spent Friday with my dad and Saturday and Sunday with Drew.  We chased Elk around all three days through blinding snow storms and 2 feet of snow.  I finally got a shot on Sunday but missed.  It was at my maximum distance (200 yards) and my front bead was just about as big as she was.  I plan to limit my shots to less than 150 yards from now on.  To much risk of wounding such a wonderful animal at those long distances.  It was a great experience and a lot of work.  I am still sore as I write this update 2 days later.  Happy Holidays, Brian

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8A

Date hunted:

 November,  2005

Report:  Well I finally bagged my buck for the year.  It is a nice 5 point with decent mass and pretty tall tines.  It is not very wide, but very nice nonetheless.  I got it with my new 30-30 which I am now sold on.  Very little meat damage and a very quick harvest.  With a compact 1-4 power scope it shoots as well as any rifle I have ever had.

Submitted by:

Stewart

Unit:

 Treasure Valley

Date hunted:

 November,  2005

Report:  First goose hunt of the year, got four and got out.  The northern birds are definitely starting to come in as there were some birds today that were noticeably dumber then usual.  The storms in the forecast should be promising, so much so that the thought of canceling a week long steelhead trip actually crossed my mind.  If there is anyway you can hunt waterfowl in southern Idaho in the next two weeks I would definitely not miss this one.  For those of you who like to actually get some exercise, I have great news, the chuckar numbers are the best in years.  For safety from my hunting companions I will be very vague as to where I have been hunting but we have not had a day yet where we didn't bag all limits.  All that I will say is the Fire at Brownlee completely charred Raft Creek so don't waste your time in there.  The birds are definitely close to the burn lines though so hunt that cover hard and any pockets you can find in the burns.  This rain/snow should hold the birds extra well for the smart hunters with pointers.

Submitted by:

Stewart

Unit:

39

Date hunted:

 Oct-Nov  2005

Report:  Muleys are in full rut.  Took a great buck on the 29th a neck that was definitely ready for the premium time.  Saw many other large deer, plus this snow should bring the big boys down off of the high country.  Those of you bow hunters that haven't bagged your buck for the season will want to be sure to not miss the late archery hunt that starts in a few days.  With this snow the 30"+ hogs will be coming off the mountain like a freeway if you can find the right ridge.  I would recommend horses to get away from the people and possibly  a spotter in that open country but the big ones will definitely be there.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8 & 8A

Date hunted:

 October,  2005

Report:  I've been Deer hunting a couple times with no luck.  I really haven't tried too hard as I enjoy hunting them in November during the rut much more.  Bird hunting has been pretty good to me.  I took out Drew and Alex on Sunday and we bagged 1 Pheasant, 9 Quail and 1 Partridge.  Drew and Alex got their first upland game (4 of the 11 birds) and seemed very excited.  I had Quail / Partridge Surprise last night which was very good.  Shoot me an email if you ever want to recipe.  Good hunting...Brian

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8A

Date hunted:

 September, 2005

Report:  I had an excellent Elk archery season, even though I didn't harvest one.  I chased a 360 class bull for 9 hunts and was left frustrated but not disappointed.  I called over a half a dozen small bulls and cows within range, but really wanted a mature bull this year.  I suppose having half of my freezer full of Elk meat from last year's Elk made that decision a little easier.  I had a week off during the peak of the season, but caught a cold and had to spend 3 days of it in bed.  I was part of a successful hunt with my buddy Mike.  I called a nice 5 X 6 bull to 15 yards, where he made a perfect shot.  I also had a great time archery hunting with my dad, who had many close encounters in the 4 days we hunted together.  We will certainly be hunting much more in the years to come.  All in all it was an excellent season with Elk bugling most mornings and evenings.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8 & 8A

Date hunted:

 April 2005

Report:  I spent the opening weekend with my good friend James.  First light on the first morning we did everything right to get in on a nice tom.  Unfortunately, when he finally showed himself, I had just mad a call...I was pegged!  I wanted James to get his first Turkey, but opportunity was knocking.  I slowly raised my Beretta 20 gauge, covered the birds head up with my bead (it was all I could see as he was standing behind a rock up a very steep slope), and took the shot.  Dang it...the bird flew away :~(  After getting over being bummed, I remembered that I had not shot my gun with the new fiber optic bead I installed last fall.  pattered it, and sure enough, the shot went directly above the bead.  I tell people in my classes to aim at the neck but obviously forgot to listen to myself.  We had a great weekend but no birds went home in our truck.
    The next weekend, I went out with my buddy Mike.  We drove to a great spot to find a truck was already there.  Wanting to be courteous, we drove back down the road and tried our luck at a new spot.  It didn't take long for many birds to gobble.  We went after the closest getting to within 100 yards.  Mike put his decoy out and sat down.  As I was looking for a place to sit, the Tom hit the ground, saw our decoy and began gobbling.  I quickly sat down with no time to pull out any calls.  A Great Horned owl sat a few yards from us and kept the bird gobbling for us.  I finally saw him at 50 yards, moving to the right, so I shifted my position a little his way.  Mike made one tiny yelp and the bird came running.  He gobbled at 20 yards, stepped out from behind some brush at 25, putted once and Mike whispered in my ear "shot em'"...and so I did.  A beautiful Merriam's with an 8 1/4" beard. 
    I'm heading out this weekend with my bow after gobbler #2.  James will be tagging along again so he has first priority.  Enjoy the Turkey season, Brian

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8 & 8A

Date hunted:

 December 2004

Report:  It's COYOTE time.  I've been out a few times with the only luck seeing Coyotes along the highway.  I'm sure they will fall to our calls sooner or later.  Joe, from a couple of my classes told me the coats are pretty poor this year due to the weather.  Oh well, I'll just have to make a kitty bed out of mine.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8 & 8A

Date hunted:

 November 2004

Report:  Very weird deer season this year.  I'm pretty sure the bucks never came into full rut until the Saturday before the closer.  My buddy James and I hunted the entire Thanksgiving week with James harvesting a very nice 4 point way up high in the mountains.  I harvested a small 3 point (we thought it was huge, but at 300 yards it was tough to tell).  We only saw 1 buck chasing a doe (the one James got).  Last year we saw over 20 different bucks in 4 days of hunting at Thanksgiving.  Well anyway, I'm in the bird mode now, and may do a little predator hunting too.  Good luck to all, and send me those pictures!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

 8 & 8A

Date hunted:

 October 2004

Report:  So far it has been a fantastic hunting season.  I have gotten quite a few quail and 1 pheasant with 2 days of hunting.  I haven't scored on deer yet, but I really don't put a lot of effort into it until the week of Thanksgiving.  My brother Patrick, age 12,  is really enjoying his 1st year of hunting.  A couple weeks ago he got a fine black bear while hunting with my dad.  Last weekend he got a dandy 4 point buck while hunting with me.  My buddy Mike shot a monster 4 point the next morning within 200 yards of where Patrick got his.  My friend James is coming over for the week of Thanksgiving and I will be hunting all week long.  I'm bound and determined to place in the Big Buck Contest at Tri-State this year.  Happy hunting, Brian.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8A

Date hunted:

 Sept 2004

Report:  Archery season was great this year.  One of my hunting buddies (Paul) got a nice bull on the opener and I got a 4 point bull at 20 feet the 2nd weekend.  Not as much bugling as we would have liked to see, but pretty decent.  Too many darn archery hunters in the woods...I may have to stop encouraging people in my archery classes!!!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8 & 8A

Date hunted:

 April - May 2004

Report:  It was a great Turkey season even though I didn't harvest a bird.  Lots of close calls with the bow, but no bird in hand.  Bear hunting was good too.  I saw 4 different bears this spring, but decided to wait on a larger one (all except the big one I saw when I forgot my pistol :~( )

More reports to start in September with the beginning of my real passion...Archery season for ELK!!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8 & 8A

Date hunted:

 April - May 2004

Report:  Turkey hunting has been great this year.  I haven't bagged a bird yet, but had plenty of opportunities. 

While hunting with mw good friend Paul Becker and his son Keifer, Paul called a long beard, hen and 2 Jakes within 10 yards of me and my bow.  I didn't take a shot (it would have been a pea shot) because I wanted his son to have the opportunity to take his first bird.  Unfortunately, they had set up in a spot that didn't present a shot.  The next morning, Paul and I had 6-8 gobblers going at one time...calling 3 long beards into 30 yards.  Once again the hunt was foiled...this time by a big log that the turkeys stood behind while gobbling away and looking for that sexy sounding hen.  Later that same day, while turkey hunting, I saw 2 very nice bears.  I was so tired from walking all day that I decided to NOT pack my 44-Mag with me...WHAT A MISTAKE!!!  I was able to stalk within 75 yards of the Large sow before she went after some feeding elk.

We are going hunting again today and hope to bag a bird and bear.  Wish me luck...I'll do the same for all you hunters.  Remember, it's the hunt, not the kill that drives true hunters to enter the woods each day.  Here's in hopes of many more memorable experiences to all of you.  Cheers...Brian

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8

Date hunted:

 December

Report:  Coyote hunting a few times hasn't produced yet.  I'm trying a few new tricks and will hopefully be successful real soon.  I finally got a couple Huns late in the season...my Fly Tying class will be very happy!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8 & 8A

Date hunted:

November & December

Report:  Bird hunting has been fantastic this year.  Lots of Quail and Pheasants.  My best day has been three Cocks and 7 Quail.  I haven't got into the Huns yet, but I hope to very soon.  Good hunting...Brian 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8

Date hunted:

10-19-03 & 10-20-03

Report:  Hunted our tree farm near Troy for Bear and deer.  No success, but lot and lots of sign. 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8

Date hunted:

10-11-03

Report:  2nd day of Pheasant season brought my first limit of birds.  It was another fantastic morning with Paul and Keefer.  Thanks guys. 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8A

Date hunted:

8-13-03

Report:  It was a perfect morning.  Lots of bugling and lots of elk.  As I watched a huge 6 point bull at 80 yards a smaller 5 point appeared at 15 yards.  I drew back and he bolted, but was immediately stopped by a couple cow calls on my reed.  I shot him at 35 yards.  He ran about 100 yards and expired on the clear-cut road ahead of me.  Only 50 yards of packing made the job very easy.  Thanks Paul and Keefer for a great morning. 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8A

Date hunted:

9-5-03 to 9-7-03

Report:  Friday and Saturday morning led to no success.  Saturday evening we went to a new spot and got into elk right away.  We kicked an elk out as soon as we arrived at one of the ponds and turned it around with the "hoochie mama" and "hyper lip" calls made by my friend Mike and I.  The spike started coming into my friend and I called it to within 7 yards before he shot it.  We watched it expire and had a long night of packing it out.  It wasn't huge, but it will taste great (you can't eat horns anyway!).  Hopefully it will be my turn this weekend! 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8A

Date hunted:

8-30-03 to 9-1-03

Report:  Archery hunting time again.  It is the time of year I look forward to more than anything.  We had an awesome weekend, running into a heard of 30 elk with a huge heard bull that was bugling his head off.  We had a few opportunities to take one, but opted to wait for a large bull.  Lots of time to go, so be patient!  Remember, bugle to locate, then cow / estrus call to bring them in.  Good luck and good hunting! 

Submitted by:

Ryan Lothrup

Unit:

8A

Date hunted:

5-16-03

Report:  I took my dad out for the first time turkey hunting to a secret spot, and had a few toms gobble once or twice.  Hiking out, I located 2 toms feeding and gobbling my way.  I got in front of them and they happened to walk 15 yards in front of me.  If my dad was going to hunt with me more than one morning, he would have bought a tag.  So I shot the 8 inch bearded tom with my dad 15 yards behind me wearing khakis and a duck hunting jacket (my jacket).  My dad told me turkey hunting must be easy.....you get lucky sometimes...but not often enough. 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8

Date hunted:

4-23-03

Report:  I had to take a quick study break from my Comps, so I decided to try my luck for the 2nd time this season.  I got out to a favorite spot around 4:30am and headed up towards the roosting trees.  I had a mess of birds gobbling, but none would commit.  After working the birds for over an hour, it was evident that pulling them away from their hens was futile.  I moved a few hundred yards, and was just about to make a call when I was surprised by a GOBBLE GOBBLE.  I quickly sat down, made one quiet hen yelp, and presto.  I heard the pitter patter of turkey feet and prepared myself.  The gobbler wasn't the big boy I had been hoping for, but with only 8 days till I can hunt for my second bird, who cares.  I took the Merriam's at 37 yards with my Beretta auto 20 gauge.  That's right...a 20 gauge.  It did the job quite nicely...especially with the new Remington Heavy Shot I was using.  I probably could have let him get a little closer, but I wanted to put the new loads to the test...I couldn't be more pleased!  I'll post a picture as soon as it is developed.  Good luck to the rest of you.  B.

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8

Date hunted:

4-15-03

Report:  Opening morning...I did everything right, nice fly down call, had 2 big toms going and just about to commit when 15 shots rang out within 5 minutes.  They stayed around for a while but eventually went the other way.  Oh well, that's why they call it hunting and not getting.  
"Patience is not a guarantee of success, but you'd be a fool to leave home without it"!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8A

Date hunted:

4-11-03

Report:  I took my Wild Game Calling and Viewing class on their field trip today and had a blast.  We called in several turkeys and had many more gobble at us.  It was a damp day but that didn't matter to the group.  Spirits were high and everyone had a great time.  A special thanks to Joe and Mark.  Joe helped by leading half of the class for the day, and Mark drove his own vehicle.  THANKS GUYS!  ONLY 3 DAYS TILL TURKEY SEASONS OPENS   

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

Update

Date hunted:

4-4-03

Report:  ONLY 11 DAYS TILL THE SEASON STARTS.  BETTER GET SCOUTING TO FIND THAT BIG BOSS GOBBLER!!!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

Update

Date hunted:

3-17-03

Report:  TURKEY SEMINAR...Tri-state, Wednesday, April 9th at 7pm.  Hosted by a Pro-Staff for Primos hunting calls http://www.primos.com/ .  This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in Turkey hunting.  Even if you're taking my Wild Game Calling & Viewing course, I recommend you attend. 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

General Report

Date hunted:

3-16-03

Report:  We went for a road trip in the rain to take a quick look for some Wild Turkeys.  We saw 2 flocks on the way to our special loop, and ran into a bunch of crazy Jakes near the end.  These Jakes were so hot that they were gobbling at everything we threw at them including slamming our truck door, whistling, and our mediocre attempts at gobbles.  Boy I hope I can find those 5 birds the first day when I'm out with my bow.  
ONLY 30 DAYS TILL SEASON
                 

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

General Report

Date hunted:

3-14-03

Report:  Guys and Gals, it's time to get ready for Turkey Hunting season.  A couple words of advice for all.  1. If you find birds pre-season, DON'T call at them, that just makes them smarter.  2. A good pair of binoculars is the best investment you can make.  3. Learn to use a reed (hands free calling is the key to more up-close encounters).  Have a great season and make sure to let me know of all your successes, trials and tribulations.  Remember, when it comes to Turkey Hunting, sometimes the only way to learn is to screw-up a few times.  It happens to us all!  GOBBLE GOBBLE  

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8

Date hunted:

2-14-03

Report:  While driving the gravel roads in unit 8, I viewed dozens of Wild Turkeys.  With a mild winter, I think we're in for a GREAT Turkey season.  Lets hope for normal spring weather this year to make things more consistent.  Get those guns and bows ready people...it's only 2 months away!

Submitted by:

Brian

Unit:

8

Date hunted:

1-26-03

Report:  I went Coyote hunting for the 6th time this season with no luck.  The way I figure it,  the mild winter must be making it easier for them to find a good meal.  They don't want anything to do with my turkey calls, doe bleats, or rabbit squeals.  Maybe next time...or perhaps I'll just wait for that big BOSS GOBBLER in April.