| 2006
Multi-State Gobbler Hunt
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Florida
| Texas | Nebraska
| Tennessee
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BOWHUNT
FOR THE RIO GRANDE
Grand
Slam - Last Stand
Will A (Big)
Snake Get Into The Blind ... With You?
Day 8 - Afternoon, Part
2
Learning new things happens
a lot when you bowhunt. Some times you learn about something you'd rather
not. GO...
Day 8 - Afternoon
- Part 1
Some days you see wonderful
things in nature and this afternoon began that way. GO...
Day 8 - Morning
Some hunts the turkeys aren't
what you remember. And in case you're wondering, that is not the friendly
Bossie the cow. GO...
Day 7 - Lets Do
It One Mo' Gin
 
The big Tom locked up and
I threw every trick I knew at him. GO...
Day 6 - Nice Day
For A Grand Slam
 
How sweet it is when it
all comes together for some super longbeard pictures and the Rio that makes
it a Grand Slam Day...
Day 5 - CamTrakker
Gobblers Back
 
It
took 3 hours to pull the CamTrakker Longbeard trio from the river to my
blind. GO...
Day 4 - The CamTrakker
Longbeards
A
CamTrakker finds me 3 longbeards who are daily commuters past the Gate.
I go there today, and they do too. GO...
Day 3 - Out Sourcing
My
bud Dickie Wicker invited me to hunt. GO,,,
Day 2 - Some gobblers
never give up
Regardless
of how close they get and how good things look it can always take an unexpected
turn ... for us ... and the gobblers. GO...
Day 1 - Struttn'
His Stuff
The gobbles got closer and
then a big, longbeard strutter popped out of the brush. GO...
Apr 28 - Afternoon
& Last Day At Billy Don's
 
More monster gobbler pictures
and action. GO...
Apr 28 - Off To
A Fast Start
Four hens stopped in front
of me and the longbeard crossed the road to them. GO...
Apr 27 - Afternoon
A hen, walking at a steady
pace, walked a half circle and passed me at 42 yards (on the Nikon rangefinder).
A BIG Longbeard was in tow. GO...
Apr 27 - Fat Belly
-- Long Beard
A big fan caught my attention
100 yards in front of the blind across the cactus patch. I yelped and he
brought it on. GO...
Apr 26 - When
he answered the phone
I
said, "Hello Billy Don!" He answered "Hello Robert." I told him the turkey
hunting was tough up here. He said to come on down. This afternoon I'll
be at Wild Horse Prairie Ranch hunting with Billy Don. TO
THE HUNT...
Apr 25 - At The
Gate
The
weather turned bad right after daybreak. Four hens later I gave it up at
11:00. That afternoon the gobblers started talking and I called in three
into the "gimme 3 steps" zone.
Apr 24
- I hunted the river and then set up at the "Gate" and hunted there in
the afternoon. I saw a big bomber, slunger, longbeard at 256 yards and
he was hooking it for the roost. Maybe he will come closer in the morning.
Apr 22 - How Many
Gobblers?
As day broke gobbles sounded
in the trees down the ridge from me and all along the river. GO...
Apr 21 - Longbeards
I knelt down and peeked
under the cedar limbs. Three longbeards were casually walking along. A
hen gives us some cool video. And the last dance of the day holds a big
surprise. GO...
Apr 20 - Here
Comes "Super Jake"
He's tall, dark, and handsome,
and has a weakness for Woodhaven yelps. GO...
Apr 19 - Decoys
Bringing 'Em In
 
A gobbler comes to the call.
Some hens interact with my decoys. And more, with pics. GO...
Live Broadcast
... Kinda
I
can get a cell signal at the Point and here is what's happened so far this
morning. GO...
Afternoon:
A hen came through and I took a short web video of it. Video...
Billy Don's: The
Rest Of The Story
The Duck and I get into
gobblers. GO...
Day 3 - Fred Gets
A Rio
Billy Don and Fred drove
to the "super secret" site. Soon gobbles sounded from 4 different directions.
GO...
Day 3 - Bowhunting
For Rio Grandes With Billy Don.
We drive to Wild Horse Prairie
Ranch and Fred and I get good gobbler action today. GO...
Day 2 - Search
For The Rio Grande
Here are the field notes
from the Day #2 turkey hunt. GO...
Bowhunting For
Rio Grandes on Opening Day
Afternoon Hunt -
Just when I thought the day's hunt was over ... 3 longbeards walked around
the tree I was hiding behind. GO...
April 1 - Morning:
This morning Fred Lutger is hunting the Gate area. Donald "Duck" Beckwith
is with him and is running the video camera. And I'll be on the Rock Ledge
in minutes.
Morning Hunt: When
Fred called again the gobbler came into view down the fence by the Gate.
Fred continued to call and the gobbler walked down the fence past the blind,
looking at the decoys. GO...
2006
Multi-State Gobbler Bowhunt ...
This
year Bowhunting.net is hunting in several states and will follow Robert
Hoague, Fred Lutger and Doug Crabtree, among others.
-
The
Florida Osceola: Doug Crabtree starts the hunt in Florida on
March 5 at in the Southern Zone. Fred Lutger & I go to the Central
Zone on March 21.
-
Rio
Grande: April 1 Fred Lutger and I bowhunt in Texas on the Leon
River and with Billy Don at Wild Horse Prairie Ranch.
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The
Merriam's: On April 4 Fred and I hunt Merriam's in Nebraska.
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Eastern:
It's off to Illinois, Tennessee, MIssouri, Ohio and more.
Recognizing Hens
& Gobblers
The heads of hens and gobblers
are different and their overall appearance has a different purpose. GO |
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The Difference Between Wild & Domestic?
Webster’s
Dictionary defines "turkey" as: a theatrical production that has failed,
three successive strikes in bowling, a stupid or foolish person and a large
North American bird that can either be domestic or wild.
The
large bird is the turkey we're talking about and here is the difference
between
Domestic & Wild
Turkeys |
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So What Is A Grand
Slam, Anyway?
The
Grand Slam consists of 1 each of all 4 of the North American wild turkey
sub species.
Eastern |
Merriam's |
Osceola |
Rio Grande |
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