opening day

[lonepine]

just took it off. need some R&R

[RB]

Me too but won't be able to take off.

[Roscoe Dog]

I will off and going out Monday morning.

[lonepine]

seen three opening morning, two hundred yards away,already with a bunch of hens would not come in. looks like I'LL need a boat for sat. good luck

[PoisonSnake]

I heard some gobbling on the HFA. Didn't even go opening day. First time since I can remember.

[RB]

Had three toms and three hens in the field in front of the house last night. When I go out on saturday they willl be nowhere to be found. We have a lot of birds hanging out at our place, just got to get out and pop one.

[Tigerhaze]

I went on Saturday and conditions were not that great- cold morning and east winds which stiffled gobbling and bird sightings. The late foliage makes it very hard to sneak up to the edge of these fields. On top of that, I saw a coyote running the fields just out of gun range which surely didn't help the turkey hunting.

I'm hoping the predicted warm and stable weather next weekend will change hunting for the better.

[RB]

TH, I sent you an email a while back. if you did not get it pm me an updated email addy and I will send it again.

[Tigerhaze]

I just saw it and replied- sorry about that. I don't regularly check that e-mail address nowadays so had missed it.

[RB]

Got it

[Roscoe Dog]

Didn't get him opening day but on Friday shorly after it quit sleeting and snowing. 9 1/4 inch beard with 3/4 inch spurs. Called him in with a new box call I just made.

[RB]

Congrats Mike.

[PoisonSnake]

Congrats!

[Warmouth]

Neat call Roscoe.

[Tigerhaze]

Nice to see a gobbler down- my hunting has been sporadic due to weather and roaming coyotes.

The morel handle on the box call is pretty cool.

Speaking of morels, I am finding more than I am used to seeing in my normal spots. The timing of the cold weather has delayed the morel season by almost two weeks in my area so am finding them in my early spots but they seem to be doing well due to the rains this year between warm spells . The slower understory growth has helped in spotting them too. The next cold snap we are expecting tomorrow may doom them for this year though.