Kansas Turkey

[SE_KSBowhunter]

April 1 was the opening day for the Kansas turkey archery season. It is the first year that they have opened it early to archery hunters only. I went out that morning and set up on a timberline at the edge of a cattle pasture that the toms use as a strutting zone. There were several toms gobbling on roost, but at flydown they henned up and went silent. Finally, at mid-morning they began to gobble and move. I had two jakes work into my decoys and had a nice tom hang up just out of range, strutting and gobbling. I didn't end up wit h a bird that morning, but it was still a great hunt. I went out later that evening and set up along a hedge row on a green wheat field. I had a tom answer my call and a few minutes later a hen, two jakes and the tom entered the field about 200 yards down the hedge row. The tom was strutting and gobbling the whole time and kept the jakes away from the hen, then he headed for my decoys. He strutted all the way into my spread and brushed against the jake decoy. At 9 yards, I stuck him and he ran about 25 yards, then fell over. He weighed 24 lbs with a 10-1/2" beard and 1" spurs. It was a great day of hunting and walking out of the field with a bird was just an added bonus. Best of luck to everyone this season and be safe. http://www.realtree.com/img/508/medium/Turkey_4_1_07.jpg

[outdoorgirl]

Great story,,,,,you should be very proud....that's a awesome bow turkey....congrats !!

[arrow32]

Nice story....Congrats on a awesome bird and with a bow!!

[hoyt_hunter]

congratulations, that's a nice bird

[runandgun07]

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Great story,,,,,you should be very proud....that's a awesome bow turkey....congrats !!

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thast an awesome turkey period great job man nice longbeard

[tarbaby]

Great story and bird!!!
Hopefully the weather cooperates with me this weekend and I can get on a big bird here in NE Kansas



Jason

[dartonman]

Sweet..............that was an awesome story, and great pics.....big congrads on a fine bird..............al

[Randy]

Congrats on the nice bird!! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Huntergirl]

CONGRATS!!!! Thanks for a good story, nice bird.

[Buckslayer]

Very nice work there! Congrats

May I ask what type of broadhead you used???

[BAMABUCKS]

Great bird, congrats

[Switchback29A1]

awesome...way to go.

[SE_KSBowhunter]

I used a NAP Spitfire 100 grain, they seem to do the trick on turkeys. Thanks to everyone for their comments!

[Colorado Bob]

Conglads----I really like the photo. CB

[booner1331]

Awesome bow kill

[Tom2008]

Congrats on the awesome bird! Sounds like you had a great day of turkey hunting. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[jbeck]

ATTA-BOY

[redbeard]

Man, that's awesome. Great photo too! Congrats

[Buckslayer]

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I used a NAP Spitfire 100 grain, they seem to do the trick on turkeys. Thanks to everyone for their comments!

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Cool, thanks for the tip and congrats again!

[heathcoerracin]

goin to kansas next tuesday...this is a good sign!!!!!!!!

[fenderhunt4]

I hunted the archery season last week too. We got there Monday night...just in time for the weather to turn terribly windy and cold! I did manage to shoot a jake though.

[huntinguide]

Where at in Ks are you, my girlfriends family leases and owns about 10,000 acres around douglass and el daredo.

[Rhino]

Way to hang in there. Congrats on putting that nice bird down the hard way.

[Hoyt03]

nice bird

[HoppeMan]

Great birdie, man!!!!! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Take care,
Nathan

[sportsman2500]

great looking bird!! congrats to you.