[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Spring Turkey Hunt #25420

Oh boy now I know I am excited cause I had a dream that I shot 2 birds last night…..unfortunately that would be illegal in Minnesota to do so. It was still pretty awesome! Hopefully that is just a sign of things to come 😀

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Spring Turkey Hunt #22045

Thanks for all the help I new I could find some ideas from the wise men on this site 🙂 I also just read the latest TBM and got some additional ideas. I am going to look back at past spring issues as well to see what else I can find! Shoot Straight Everyone!

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Spring Turkey Hunt #19652

Wow that is some great info, and I must say I absolutely LOVE scouting for game! I love being in the woods just walking around and being out. The area that I hunt is about 200 acres and 100 of the acres is flat grassland with no cover. I know the woods pretty darn well but I do like the idea of marking where I have heard turkeys that can be very useful in my mind. I have got a new respect for bird eyesight after this past winter bow hunting for pheasants, they do do EVERYTHING which I assume is very similar to turkeys. I will make sure that I really scout out the ridge lines which will give me plenty of work to do because the whole area is filled with hills rock formations small cliffs etc. MAN I AM GETTING PUMPED JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS!

Would you recommend setting up blinds in certain areas or do you thing it would be difficult since each day I could be in a different area? I personally do not like the pop of blinds I am more of a natural ground blind when it comes to hunting and if all fails I can just blend in with a some fallen branches too if it comes down to it. Thats how I got my first deer last year 🙂

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Spring Turkey Hunt #18713

Thanks for the input! As of right now I know that I have gobblers in the public land that I hunt, I have heard them gobbling when I am out morel hunting, I have seen feathers all around my ground blind that I set up last year, and I have heard them coming out of a roost in the early morning. BUT I have never actually seen one.

I want to start to scout for them in the next month after some of this snow melts up here and I can get my car back into the woods. From what I have read an hour before sunset be glassing the fields and be around at sunrise when they are coming down from the roost. Any other suggestions on when you scout for them or how to find a roosting tree?

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Spring Turkey Hunt #18403

I got the letter in the mail saying CONGRATULATIONS!!! Woo Hoo! In just over 2 months I will be out in the woods again!

I have been doing some research and watching some videos of people turkey hunting and thought I would bring up this topic of “after the shot” with turkeys.

I understand that different situations calls for a different strategy but I will be hunting from the ground and I have seen several videos of the hunter as soon as they shoot a turkey they pop out of the blind and chase after the bird. This makes since to me. Turkey blood would seem very difficult to track, in my opinion. I don’t think they would bleed nearly as much, but I could be wrong about that. Obviously they want the bird and don’t want to lose the bird but just seems strange to me that this is the best method to chase a shot bird. Once again I could be wrong about this. Of course I have also seen the videos where the bird gets shots and flaps its wings for several seconds before its ended and basically stays in the same place.

What is are some other helpful tips that I should be aware of for “after the shot”?

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Bows on the Big Screen #14074

Check for Killing Season on Netflix…..its a fun one plus a couple fun shoots

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Where to get osage? #34964

tailfeather wrote: Here’s a couple I’ve looked at:

http://www.osageorange.com/Osage_Orange_S.html

same guy:

http://www.osageorange.com/index.html

http://www.missouritrading.com/bowlist.htm

I was looking at ebay at a few different bids, but there is just something about buying woods on ebay that turns me off. I will have to look at the websites about to see what I can find or maybe find a deal with someone on this site 😉

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: The Hammock Seat #30258

Santa got it on his list and delivered it on Christmas morning! I was shocked and cannot wait to try this puppy out!

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Spring Turkey Hunt #28212

It is strange to me I have always heard at how hard turkeys are to get but then I ask people in person on how they hunt them and they say they have to be one of easiest things to hunt as long as you know where they are. The guy I work with uses the camo burlap drinks his coffee wearing jeans and a flannel shirt in his blind and will shoot a turkey every year under 20 yards. He says he has had the birds try to mount his motorcycle AS HE WAS RIDING IT!

I don’t know what I am getting myself into but whatever it is it should be fun 🙂

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: You might be a traditional bowhunter if … #26085

R2 wrote: Chickens wear feathers, turkeys wear fletchings.

Ha! I like this one alot!

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Spring Turkey Hunt #23854

Thanks for the advice on the mouth calls I was looking at the Minnesota DNR website for the regulations and what not and they have to audio on how to hunt spring turkeys better here in the state. I will be looking up more information the rest of the winter on how to trick these birds into coming in. I do not want to hunt turkey from a pop up blind but may have to see if I can get a cheap one just in case of emergency 🙂

The area that I have in mind that I will hunt has a 10-15 foot limestone rock formation which I believe they are flying down from (least last fall) which if they are still in the area come spring I will most likely set my blind so my back is against the cliff and hope for the best. We will see it will be fun to get one of these gobblers!

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: The Hammock Seat #10281

WOW! This is exactly what I have been looking for! Talk about convenience and perfect for ground hunters! Is it to late to add this to my Christmas list?

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Pheasant hunt #24663

It was so much fun I had the other two that were with me laughing and enjoying it as much as me! Apparently I was a big distraction for the 2 gun hunters as they were about to pull the trigger just to see a bright orange arrow go flying past the bird. All 3 of us had a blast with it I have got to do this more and hopefully bird number will increase over the next several years too!

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Pheasant hunt #24577

codger wrote: i tried pheasant hunting with my longobw some years back when i had a dog to flush them i didnt get a bird but it was some great time afield. i didnt have any issues with distance shooitng using six fletch full height flu flues but i was using a #75 longobw. If i could round up a dog for it id really enjoy trying that again.

I wish I had a heavy pound bow shorter bow, that would be the perfect set up in my opinion. I was using my 45lbs bow and the closer the better for sure, or less feathers 🙂 I am hopeing to get a beefy bow in the short future. Just have to keep my eyes open and patients

[ChumpMcgee]

in reply to: Yoga? #10063

I have gone to ONE yoga class with my girlfriend. I was not a fan of the whole class thing, but taking time each day to stretch, take deep breaths, and clear the mind can’t be all that bad. I know when I came out of the class it felt great and I felt refreshed

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