Who is jacked up for Turkey Season

[monstermoose78]

I am!!

[OutdoorLife4Life]

That makes two of us!!! Can't wait!!

[1eyeReD]

Chomping at the bit...

[IceHawk]

B season here cant get here fast enough.. Got a new shoot and scoot to try this year see if I can tumble a big old Tom with a new technique

[ZachD]

Just got new sights, arrows, stabilizer, string, release and broadheads  and fresh tune

I am ready to go

[Archerysniper]

Yes sir,corn is still standing on my good property by rush lake

[monstermoose78]

Standing corps will keep them around

[monstermoose78]

I keep driving around looking at turkeys

[ZachD]

Hopefully there is some standing corn left on our land in Monticello it was pretty much wiped out last time I was up there though.

[monstermoose78]

I took Finn for a drive as he hurt his leg. We seen so many turkeys. We saw snow geese, Canada geese, swans, mallards, crows, deer, pheasants, and cranes

Next weekend i am going to check out a few places and call? Who else is going to do that?

[erikwells]

Got tags for my 10,12 and 14 year old this year. Found a nice spot and need to get out and scout.  Any suggestions for scouting as I have never scouted turkeys?  Should I be out there looking for poop on the ground to find their night roosting spot?  Do they roost in several spots or typically one? Should I scout in the am or eve?  Sorry for all the questions but I'm as my kids would say "a newb". I love the permits cost me $8.50 for all three boys.  I'm not hunting, rather just trying to be their guide.  Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Archerysniper]

I like to park and listen for them gobbling on the roost just before first light. Then come back mid day to locate the roost. I normally end up hunting them in the fields where I watch them spend most of their time. Most of my scouting is done at long range using my ears and binoculars

[leech~~]

I'll be hunting a new area up north where we Deer hunt. It's all deep woods with no crop fields at all but we have seen a bunch of them up there in the last few years. Seems like they call or gobble less, not sure if that is because there is lots of things to eat them up there? Could be a little harder hunt then where we hunted down by Houston, MN for years.

Edited March 21, 2017 by leech~~

[monstermoose78]

Erik if you are hunting sherburne county area I gave a couple spots I could show you.

[ZachD]

12 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

Erik if you are hunting sherburne county area I gave a couple spots I could show you.

woa woa giving him all the spots not fair

[monstermoose78]

I can share some

[erikwells]

Hey monstermoose Im in princeton or by Longsiding.  I think I have a decent spot as the farmer says he sees them out there a lot.  Never found a better scout than a farmer.  Just havent hunted turkey much.  I appreciate the generous offer and the advice. Looking forward to watching my boys get the turkey fever.  Last year I would have hit you up for those spots as we did some sitting in blind to watch the sun come up. Thanks all for the advice and helping a new turkey hunter out.

[ZachD]

On ‎3‎/‎22‎/‎2017 at 7:44 AM, monstermoose78 said:

I can share some

Send me a pm for some ideas in the area. I plan on hunting Dayton and Monticello mainly but if those don't work out I need some backup plans.  

 

[monstermoose78]

Zach that is a different zone.

[monstermoose78]

The nephew and I are going to see if we can locate some turkeysveith the call today.

[monstermoose78]

After a later day at work I stopped on my way home bingo turkeys gobbling to my call @river rat316  

[Archerysniper]

16 minutes ago, monstermoose78 said:

After a later day at work I stopped on my way home bingo turkeys gobbling to my call @river rat316  

Silly goose,never use a turkey call unless you are hunting. Great way to make call shy birds. 

[monstermoose78]

It is ok they were public land birds  

[ZachD]

On ‎3‎/‎24‎/‎2017 at 5:35 AM, monstermoose78 said:

Zach that is a different zone.

I thought Archery is not restricted correct me if I am wrong

 

Licenses for the Spring Turkey Hunts are awarded in a computerized preference drawing for the A-B time periods. C-F time period licenses can be purchased over the counter in mid-March. Turkey hunters, other than licensed archery hunters and youth are restricted to the WILD TURKEY PERMIT AREA and TIME PERIOD selected at time of purchase

[monstermoose78]

I could have been wrong but normally you had to pick a zone

[ZachD]

I didn't think so I will ask the dnr but the way it reads youth and archery are not restricted to zone and time

[Archerysniper]

Archery tags have no zone restriction

[monstermoose78]

Good to know thanks guys

[Kelly Oman]

Im pumped for turkey,just 2 weeks away!

[monstermoose78]

Went over to my dads to drop off some cookies and thought I should sneak out back to see what is inthe field. I got to the pond and gobbles everywhere. 2 hens walk by followed by 7 jakes with 4 to 5 inch beards. Then a thunderous gobble and tom came out about 20 feet from me. My guess is he has 10 plus inch beard and well over inch spurs. I watched them go over the hill so moved closer to the field to see 3 strutters on the west end with a group of 4 hens by oak tree inthe middle. I decided I would back out and was almost to the house and a tom jumped out if the swamp and scared the crap out of me. It flew over the pond out to the field. I could feel the air being moved by his wings as he was maybe 5 feet from me.

 

I have patterned my shotgun for my nephew he is going to use the old 870 with the short stock Gordie made and I have been shooting my crossbow and I good to go. The nephew has been calling me about what he needs to bring with him I told him black clothes gloves and boots. I moved the blind to the front of the garage along with my decoys.