Almost Turkey Season

[hooknline]

Yep, state wonty allow taking of hens at any time. Too many hens+not enough toms=a tough hunt

[3waycross]

Yep, state wonty allow taking of hens at any time. Too many hens+not enough toms=a tough hunt

We are allowed to shoot ANY turkey during the fall season. Those YOTY's are the best eatin of all.

[LRTX1]

A few running around on the farm.

[hooknline]

When do you want to tag team em. You call ill shoot!

[LRTX1]

When do you want to tag team em. You call ill shoot!

That would be OK with me, I used to call for a lot of children and a few city folk morons , but this year I am selling hunts at the place to a friend that guides. I don't mind calling and letting someone else shoot, tired of getting kicked in the shoulder by the mule I got.

[3waycross]

When do you want to tag team em. You call ill shoot!

That would be OK with me, I used to call for a lot of children and a few city folk morons , but this year I am selling hunts at the place to a friend that guides. I don't mind calling and letting someone else shoot, tired of getting kicked in the shoulder by the mule I got.

Osceolas or Easterns?

[LRTX1]

Osceolas

[hooknline]

Long legged things! Got a 22.5lber on my wall that would have made top 10 in the FL registry 3 years ago. Got it right behind the house one morning on opening day. Btw, LRTX,have you noticed th birdsa got quiet already?

[LRTX1]

Havent been that vocal at all this year, of course I havent been getting up as early as I should either.

Got one bird floating around this year that seems camera shy, seen him tripping over his beard and spurs. Got a snatch rope and daggers thats fo sure. I think he is in the back of that photo strutting with his back turned. Cant seem to get a decent picture of him.

[highgrit]

Back in the day before turkey grand slams. The northern boundry of the Osceola Turkey was Kissimmee, Orlando area. Now since there's money to be made guiding for Osceolas the line is stretching quite a bit north. I can remember when I was a kid my Pop stocked a few 100 eastern wild turkeys in St. Lucie county.

[hooknline]

The only real difference between the osceolas and the easterns is the length of the legs. Osceolas have longer legs because of the swamps. I've seen them as far north as volusia county, and I'm in seminole

[highgrit]

The Oseolas just don't seem to gobble as much. The easterns in Ga. are a lot more vocal.

[LRTX1]

I have always heard that Interstate 10 is the line that divides the 2 species. The birds around here exhibit all of the text book osceola traits, regardless of where that line is.


Speaking of slams, my good friend that guides called for this kid last year, they took a fine bird about 1/2 mile from our place.

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/6-year-old-hunter-turkey-grand-slam-connor-wall-may-10-2010

[hooknline]

I can only dream of a slam. All I've ever got is osceloas. Hunted Fl and Mo, and that's it. Got squat in Mo but that was in the fall durind archery/deer and that's a hard time to hunt the birds..at least for me

[kenny thomas]

Saw about 40 today in one bunch. They have not started busting up here yet.
I don't hunt them but we have a lot of Easterns. I will swap a turkey hunt for a gator hunt.