The Wattle Whackers....Turkey Team #17

[Strut10]

Good luck!!! ;)

[punkinslinger]

Punkinslinger checking in from NE PA. :)

[bowhunter56]

Checking in,,,bowhunter56,,season starts April 25...

[MallardPrincess]

checking in hunts starts april 20th.

[Griz]

Griz checking in...
April 6th. is when our season kicks off and I can't wait to get out there and start singin' to those ole Thunder Chickhens...LOL...
Good Luck to all...

Griz...

[punkinslinger]

Any team name ideas??? Team Wattle Whackers :D
Team Spit & Drum
Team Gobbler Getters
Team Beard Busters

[BIG_COUNTRY]

Big country checking in. Hunting mississippi and our season starts in less than 2 weeks.

[punkinslinger]

Do we want a team name???? I vote for "Team Snood Smashers" ! :D

[punkinslinger]

Anybody out there??

[BIG_COUNTRY]

Yeah,

we're out here.... Just gotta get some work in before season starts. Our opener is this saturday.... I'm stoked!

I like gobbler getters pretty good.

[punkinslinger]

Wow..this Sat??!! You are lucky. What part of MS? I spent time in Biloxi at Keesler. Good Luck Sat.

[BIG_COUNTRY]

I'm in east/central mississippi. I hunt in dekalb, ms.... About 35 miles north of meridian.

[punkinslinger]

OK let's talk a bit..I'll start. I am 45 and been hunting turkeys since I was 12 but in reality since I was about 10 tagging along with my Dad. My Dad use to make diaphragm mouth calls from scrap aluminum and ballons when I was just little. I called my first gobbler to his gun when I was 10 using one of those calls. Today I use an assortment of mouth calls, box calls, and slates. I have taken birds in California and Pennsylvania. (only 2 states I have hunted them in). I shoot a Mossberg 935 with a Pure Gold choke and use Hevishot 3.5" 6 shot which throws a wicked pattern. I installed some Williams Slugger sites on it to dial in my pattern. I have a 13 yo son who loves to hunt turkeys too and I called in his jake that he shot last year. We are both excited for the upcoming spring season.

[Griz]

What about callin' us the"Waddle Wackers" LOL...:D

23 more days before our season kicks off...
Looking forward to it...

[punkinslinger]

Ok ...2 votes for Team Wattle Whackers...anymore votes or name suggestions?????

[bowhunter56]

sounds good to me..:)

[punkinslinger]

I tried to PM Strut10 about the team name Wattle Whackers but I don't know if he got it??

[MallardPrincess]

checking in April 20th start day for me

[punkinslinger]

BC ...anything happening yet???

[BIG_COUNTRY]

I snuck off yesterday morning and saw a jake, but so far that's it. I'm going to the camp saturday and see if i can get on one of the long beards that was there during deer season.

[punkinslinger]

Was out this morning and saw 2 long beards with a couple hens. Hopefully my son will connect on one of these on the youth hunt.

[punkinslinger]

Heard a hot one this a.m.:)

[BIG_COUNTRY]

Saw 3 jakes this afternoon.... Two running togather, and 1 came out by himself. They were gobbling like crazy at the 4 hens in the field. I'm thinking there may not be a gobbler around. With all the noise those 3 jakes were making if there was one in earshot he shoulda come running.

[punkinslinger]

Got a late start this a.m. cause I had to drop the boy off at the bus stop...saw 2 deer, 2 grouse, 1 jake and heard another gobbler off in the distance. Air felt weird today...overcast and dreary.

[punkinslinger]

Nothin going BC??

[BIG_COUNTRY]

The gobblers are giving their vocal cords a rest for the last couple of days i'm told. Hens are starting to nest, so it should be a little easier to call them ole toms.

[punkinslinger]

Turkeys were hammerin' this a.m. around my area.:D Next weekend is my sons youth day hunt and then the following weekend is Dads turn.:cool:

[Griz]

Well team I got a nice mature bird this mornin'...
I was able to call up the hen with one of Andy's calls that he was with. Took me 1 1/2 hours to get the job done...
I will have the rest of the info up later this week...
Very proud o him...

Best of Luck to all...

26lbs.
1 1/8" spurs
6" beard

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/Griz/TrailCamPictures282.jpg

[punkinslinger]

Awesome Griz...congrats....26 lbs is a MONSTER!!!!

[Griz]

Thanks!!!
I'm in a 2 bird County. But I'm going to wait until next weekend to go again...
We have rain that's going to hit us tonight and all day tomorrow...The weather man is sayin' 2-3 inches... Which we need...Bad...
I have until May 6th. to get another. Maybe I can up grade...:)

I'll get all my info posted sometime this week...

Good Luck Team...
Griz...

[punkinslinger]

Well the stage is set for my son that is...old Dad has been working 10 hour days and on my off days I have been still getting up to scout before sunrise. Found a couple hot ones for tomorrows youth opener but usually run into alot of competiton..we'll see?

[bowhunter56]

No luck today, only heard 2 very early, and that was it for the day..:)

[bowhunter56]

No Luck today, had one close but he wasn't interested in visiting me...i'll try again tomorrow..

[punkinslinger]

Heard one on the roost then nadda...bugs were totally unreal...40-50 swarming my face was too much.

[punkinslinger]

Did some run/gun this a.m. after my first set did not pan out. I struck some gobbles from a group of birds. I set up and within 5 minutes there were 4 birds in my lap...3 jakes and 1 long beard....the jakes departed the scene alone!!!:D

16lbs 6 oz
9 5/8" beard
7/8" & 3/4" spurs
I'll get pics up later!!

[punkinslinger]

http://www.realtree.com/img/500/medium/turk42909.jpg

[punkinslinger]

Anyone still hunting??? Hello!!!:)

[BIG_COUNTRY]

Awesome!!! Man..... I've had my tail tucked for the last few days. Our season is over and i ain't got squat! If hens and jakes were legal i could have my limit, but i don't think we've got a gobbler in mississippi. They done killed 'em all.

[punkinslinger]

Well I got my second bird....nice plump jake. I also called a nice gobbler in for my 13 year old son and be danged if he didn't connect on a double bearded bird! Weighed 16 lbs and beards were 8 1/4" & 5 3/4".