Ohio Gobbler season

Bills Custom Calls · May 03, 2009, 01:22:56 PM

Atleast you got to hear some gobbling

And where is the halftime show You know the dancing girls the advertising com'on Glen lets do'er right :roflmao: :roflmao:

HaMeR · May 04, 2009, 06:45:12 PM

You're just askin for the

ya know!!

HaMeR · May 13, 2009, 12:42:06 PM

I have no clue what to do next with these birds. Since I'm hunting public land it's too hard to figure out where the birds will be every night. Plus the added pressure of other hunters. So when I go out there I stand by the truck & wait for gobbling then I head to where I think I need to be. This AM I had what sounded like a Jake & a Tom gobbling bout 200yds off the road & to my left. The gobbling sounded a bit muffled so I figured they were facing away from me. I crossed the road & went down along the edge of the woods on a gas line right of way. About 1/2 way down the hill a nice big trail goes off to the left. It goes into a small clearing & goes out the right side of that & down over a small drop off. To the right, at the bottom of the drop off, is all open Maple trees. Very open area & probably an acres worth of area. It sounded to me like they were gobbling toward that area so I set up at the top of the drop off where I had a much better/broader view of the area. Now I'm about 130-150yds away from the birds that are still on the roost but gobbling. I gave a couple light yelps on the slate with no response. So I gave it a bit more volume & still got no response. Next thing I know they are flying down but slightly away from me. I hear them hit the ground & that was the last of them. No more gobbles & I have no idea where they went other than away from me. I didn't see hide nor feather of either one. So I walked down the road to where they were roosted & found another big open area. Very little turkey sign there & what I did find was older. This is getting frustrating to be so close & not even seeing one. On Sunday I had one gobble at me from 100yds down over the hill below this same clearing but wouldn't come up far enough to see my decoy or to get a shot at. As much as I enjoy spring turkey hunting I think I'll be glad when this one ends.

HaMeR · May 17, 2009, 12:41:19 PM

It's over for us. I hope Bill got one!!

Bills Custom Calls · May 17, 2009, 12:56:52 PM

Bill Didn't even go this morning

iahntr · May 17, 2009, 01:34:48 PM

I'm right there with ya. Last day of season here. Just got back from
a brunch with our Pastor and his family, real full, might rain, colder, windy,,,
nap time or turkey huntin time?????

We'll see.

HaMeR · May 17, 2009, 02:39:32 PM

Didja eat too much Bill?? Sounds like Scott did!!

Good Luck Scott!!

I did have one within 75yds or less this AM. Apparently I have the alarm putt down pat or something.

All I did was purr to it & I never got to see it. He only gobbled for about 20 minutes out in front of me. Musta been fake gobblin.

Oh well. It's only 11 months til we get to do this all over again!!

Bills Custom Calls · May 17, 2009, 03:21:15 PM

I slept in and I knew I had a few other things to get done today

finhunter · May 17, 2009, 07:15:21 PM

Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on May 17, 2009, 03:21:15 PM
I slept in and I knew I had a few other things to get done today

I'm with ya Bill, I did the same thing. I don't know what part of Ohio your in, but we have had nothing
but rain for the last two week. The sun poked up here and there, but the gumption was just not there.
Besides, what's the deal with noon being the cut off for hunting turkeys? Doesn't give the working man a chance!

alscalls · May 17, 2009, 07:24:00 PM

Well...Dont feel bad about it fellas I did enough Ohio hunting for all of us today and I never even heard one.....

I saw 5 hens crossing the road when I was leaving about noon....Horrible season but I still had fun.

Bills Custom Calls · May 17, 2009, 07:44:02 PM

fin I live in East Central Ohio
Yesterday I called a hen off roost she flew down right in front of me was going to land then took off again.
When I first seen the bird I thought it could be a male but didn't see no beard so I let it go and watched it land
about 100 yards away.After clucking and calling for about an hour this hen came in around some mutiple rose bushes just a putting and a clucking to about 15 yards from me then she left a flying.That was the closest I had a turkey this season.There is always fall season

alscalls · May 17, 2009, 07:46:29 PM

Hey Bill......I found those calls I lost.
In the wiring of the electric truck seat......

Bills Custom Calls · May 17, 2009, 07:53:53 PM

And here you had me looking for them everytime I walked back there

Chris and I wondered if you looked in your truck

iahntr · May 17, 2009, 08:10:43 PM

Quote from: HaMeR on May 17, 2009, 02:39:32 PM
Didja eat too much Bill?? Sounds like Scott did!! Good Luck Scott!!

and my decision,,,,,,, nap time.

Thanks anyways Glen.

Not much ambition left.

I'm sure I'll be ready to get back at it,
and get spanked by em again, by next year.

FinsnFur · May 17, 2009, 08:39:47 PM

Do I gotta come down there and show you boyz how to whack a Turkey?

Hawks Feather · May 17, 2009, 08:48:47 PM

Jim,

We would be very happy to have you come down and help us. I even have a room that you can stay in.

Jerry

FinsnFur · May 17, 2009, 08:50:01 PM

Oh this should be good.

Hawks Feather · May 17, 2009, 08:51:46 PM

And if you get one I will let you log onto FnF. If there is no bird there is no computer time.

FinsnFur · May 17, 2009, 08:52:39 PM

Thats quite a risk

Bills Custom Calls · May 17, 2009, 08:59:33 PM

Yep come on down maybe we could get Kurtis to use the call