Man I haven't turkey hunted in several years since I started my own business. But I still remember my last two hunts:
1. Was blanked all month and couldn't draw a turkey to me to save my life. I would sit there and call, the Tom would answer all morning but never come near my blind. I changed spots, tried stalking a few times, but the stinking thing just stayed away. Last day of the season, I just walked to the edge of the field, sat down on a blown down tree in the hedgerow and did a couple warbles. A tom answered pretty quick and then again closer and again. I could hear this thing running through the thick brush coming my way. I never did another call and within 3-4 minutes it was right in front of me for an easy shot.
2. My dad was watching a small flock of turkeys all spring and they were roosting in 2 particular trees. He set up a blind one night and they weren't spooked by it at all and kept roosting in the same trees. I drove down to his house, crashed on the sofa. We got up at 5, had a quick breakfast and hoofed it to the blind in the dark. A few minutes before legal shooting time, I gave a single warble and I had 4-5 answers right away. 3 big toms and a few hens came crashing down into the woods around us and I whispered to my dad to get ready to shoot. I shot and dropped one, and didn't hear anything from my dad. I looked over at him and in his excitement to get up and out that morning didn't load his gun. He was looking so forlorn that I busted out laughing. After all the scouting he did, I ended up giving him my turkey. But every time we were going somewhere after that, I would rub it in by asking: "Forget anything?" And he would always know what I was talking about!
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The bass woke up two weeks ago and now all is right with the world.southdakbearfan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 3:15 pm First limit of walleye on open water for the year Friday right at dark. 15-17” eaters casting from shore about a mile from the house that took about 45 minutes to get. Weeded through a lot of dinks to do it but was fun.
Took the day off today and went out for a few hours early this morning. 13 bass and 2 perch. All on shiners.


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Storms every couple of days is hindering us now, and we went from a drought to flooding in about 2 weeks worth of time.The Marshall Plan wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 12:36 pmThe bass woke up two weeks ago and now all is right with the world.southdakbearfan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 3:15 pm First limit of walleye on open water for the year Friday right at dark. 15-17” eaters casting from shore about a mile from the house that took about 45 minutes to get. Weeded through a lot of dinks to do it but was fun.
Took the day off today and went out for a few hours early this morning. 13 bass and 2 perch. All on shiners.