Hey MAHA crew...wish I had exciting MO turkey hunting stories to tell but while the hunts went well there was not much out of the ordinary. Gobbling in the morning...get on turkeys early or suffer the consequences of hens...sometimes get them fired up mid-to late-morning...it boiled down to being in the right place at the right time. Setup seems to matter more and more these days and being careful when moving on turkeys after they've flown down is still important. Knowing the lay of the land is key to all of the above and this season I've hunted club ground I am very familiar with so things seemed to work out well...for me anyway. My kids have had trouble keeping up and on mornings when they decided to stay in bed rather than follow me around chasing turkey they missed out on opportunities to wrap their tag around a gobbler's leg...well, they still seem to have fun chasing the birds around, but they're just not quite as driven as me. Here are some photos of my spring turkey plus a couple showing how nice it is once the rain cleared...after two days of near drowning conditions the sun was very welcome indeed.
Thanks Matt for a continuing and seemingly endless demonstration of what can be done and with children. Congratulations!
|
|
|
|
P.S. - Thought you all might be interested in seeing my youngest son's first turkey...it wasn't killed on club ground but seeing as how he has basically been raised hunting, fishing, and camping on MAHA properties I thought you all might enjoy seeing his first bird anyway.
