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Moose's Report - Cambridge-Elk River-Foley-Milaca-Mora-Ogilvie Fishing Reports


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nice birds bud!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i'd give yea thee  ole thumbs up emoji......but there effed up somehow!!!!!!!

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The average turkey hunter success rate in MN with a shotgun is 20-25% so if you tagging one every 3-4 years you are ahead of the curve.  If you are filling a tag even every other season, you are WAY ahead of most other hunters.

 

Its much lower via archery, that is only 10%.

 

I can usually spot them from a distance when I'm scouting for them.  And I know approximately where they are roosting.  The issue I often encounter is getting one to come within shotgun range (about 50 yards or less).  Sometimes I don't even use a call or decoys because I can tell that is inhibiting me instead of helping.  When that occurs, then its just a waiting game like I'm deer hunting.

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21 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

Worked for me.  Very Nice work Sir!  :cool:

I didn’t do any work except paying for it lol 😂 

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How is everyone doing? Holy moly it’s chilly this morning I stayed in bed and will hunt later today when it warms up.

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1 hour ago, monstermoose78 said:

How is everyone doing? Holy moly it’s chilly this morning I stayed in bed and will hunt later today when it warms up.

good......you?? living the dream..in my basement playing internet thug right now!!!!!! 🤣 working on getting the boat ready.......bought a new cheatmaster locator for the boat so working on that.

 

waiting for warmer weather to start my garden!!!

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Well yesterday I got a little excited and let a turkey get to close and I hit the blind!!

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So far this morning nothing but non turkeys. 

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As I typed that here came a hen. 

 

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I got this tom last Wed on the first day of season B north of Princeton.  I had seen this group of turkeys in the morning about 150 yards away and watched them walk away in the distance over a hill.  After they left, I moved my blind and hoped they would return later along that same path.  That plan worked.  Around 7:15pm, 5 hens, 2 jakes, and a tom came walking back.  I dusted the tom at 25 yards.  Never even had to use a turkey call.

 

Its only the second time in 17 years of spring turkey hunting I've been able to fill my tag on the first day.

 

 

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13 hours ago, gimruis said:

I got this tom last Wed on the first day of season B north of Princeton.  I had seen this group of turkeys in the morning about 150 yards away and watched them walk away in the distance over a hill.  After they left, I moved my blind and hoped they would return later along that same path.  That plan worked.  Around 7:15pm, 5 hens, 2 jakes, and a tom came walking back.  I dusted the tom at 25 yards.  Never even had to use a turkey call.

 

Its only the second time in 17 years of spring turkey hunting I've been able to fill my tag on the first day.

 

 

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Great plan, looks like the move paid off!  B)

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Haven't heard from Moose in a while here.

 

I did pretty good bass fishing over the weekend targeting bucketmouths in the area.  Didn't get any giants but nearly a dozen that were 17+ inches.  I'm suprised how chunky some of these fish are given they just spawned a month ago.

 

 

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7 hours ago, gimruis said:

Haven't heard from Moose in a while here.

 

Looks like he's checking in, just nothing to report maybe?  

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Looks like a good round of fishing.

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Nice bass gimruis!!

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Just have been busy and I will work ok a report tonight. 

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Hearing green lake is on fire for crappies and plenty of eyes. The eyes are at dark or after dark trolling the deep weed lines. Lots of geese flying around. Lots of bears in the area as well. 

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11 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Bears are everywhere this year it seems.  Just down a block from my house in Sartell. 

And in our campground on Edward lake.  

 

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tell me ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!🥴i feed the birds at the cabin.........this is the first year in well over 20 we've had bears go after the bird feeders........hopefully some of there natural foods become available soon.

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Yep. One fish kept us busy chasing it down river

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It’s a hot one today and good luck if you go fishing!! 

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3 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

It’s a hot one today and good luck if you go fishing!! 

8-11 this morning.  Shoulda been out earlier.  Maybe again before dark?  Fish don’t seem to be schooled up real tight but they didn’t mind eating.  Best bait today was a 1/2 ounce buzz bait.

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