Is a Tom by Any Other Name Still as Sweet? That is not a question I have ever considered until this spring. Brad and I have been chasing them together without a lot of success. In desperation we have changed location a couple of times now. On this day, we headed out to Shirlene’s property. [...]
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Romeo Romeo Where Art Thou?
Posted in Hunting, Turkey Hunting, tagged Kansas hunt, Primos Decoys, Spring, Tom Cats, turkey hunting on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At the Last Second
Posted in Hunting, Turkey Hunting, tagged fall turkey, Hunting on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
With some confidence I believe I have shot the last legal bird of the Kansas fall season of 2010. I have had several opportunities to fill my last remaining tag, but a missed shot here, a passed opportunity there and today was the last day. I decided that some birds roosting near a good friend [...]
He’s Dancing, He’s Sparring, He’s Comin’
Posted in Hunting, Turkey Hunting, tagged Kansas hunt, turkey, Turkey Calling on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ryan and I have been having a great spring, but Ryan had yet to fill a tag. Today things changed on that front. We slipped into our location fairly easy (despite slipping on a couple of wet rocks in the timber). I trimmed a few branches to give me a clear view, but told Ryan [...]
Taking Along Some Others to the Woods
Posted in Hunting, Turkey Hunting, tagged Kansas hunt, turkey hunting on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With one tag filled and only one left it is time to take along a few freinds with me to the field. Ryan and Amanda have both been pretty good partners this years. As of yet haven’t had a day skunked without legal birds near to the gun. Amanda was able to rise early on [...]
Another Great Day in the Field
Posted in Hunting, Turkey Hunting, tagged Hunting, jakes, Kansas hunt, turkey on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gobblers all around. Several within site. These five jakes came into the decoys. The big tom stood off about 75 yards and didn’t come close. Fun to hear the gobbles. Ryan said, “I never looked down the barrel or I think I wouldn’t have been able to resist.” If you look close you can tell [...]
Ready for Action
Posted in Hunting, Turkey Hunting, tagged Kansas Hunting, patterning a shotgun, turkey on April 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of shots at forty yards and it looks like I’m all ready for turkey season. I have brought a lot of turkeys down with my m-1 Benelli, but I like to see how it does on paper every so often. It has been a while since I last tested it, and the shells [...]
Sixty One and Counting!
Posted in Turkey Hunting, tagged Kansas Hunting, Turkey Calling on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 7:05 PM., 21 lbs; 8 ½ inch beard, 1 1/8 inch spurs. Arlon Thompson East Pasture. Benelli M-1 Super 90, Remington 3″ Nitro 5′s, Spring Kansas. The last few days I have been hunting with Dave. We have had all kinds of fun and heard a lot of birds, but no [...]
A Work in Progress
Posted in The wonders of creation, Turkey Hunting, Walking with God, tagged art, artist, turkey painting on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My daughter gave this picture to me a year ago at Christmas. I was delighted with it. She wasn’t. She kept saying that she wished she had done some parts of it different. Recently, she was feeling better with her physical challenges and asked me to bring the picture home. Taking it out of the [...]
Beautiful Evening in the Woods
Posted in Turkey Hunting on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was going to go out this morning, but rain made that impossible. Instead went out tonight at 6 to where I thought some birds might be going to roost. Had seen a big tom here earlier in the week. The wonderful hike through the woods was uneventful. Nothing answered the crow call. Finally came [...]
Sunrise Surprise!
Posted in Turkey Hunting on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a cloudy day, but the sunrise was a beautiful orange and red. I sat down along a rock wall with the decoys out in front. I didn’t look real close at the place where I sat down, and after a couple of minutes realized I was setting on top of some rodent who [...]
