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FOR THE FLORIDA OSCEOLA
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In Florida we are
hunting with David Mills of Zolfo Springs, Florida in Central Florida's
Osceola wild turkey country. David is an easy going, likable guy with a
good sense of humor.
David has thousands of acres
available to hunt Florida Osceolas. He understands this unique species
of wild turkey and knows their habitat.
David is now part of the
Woodhaven Sting Team and is hosting Mike Pentecost and several members
of the team on this hunt. To contact David about Osceola hunts, bow
or shotgun, phone 1-863-990-9087. David also guides Alligator hunts. |
Day
2 - Sunday
At the morning's first good
light a doe walked into the field and watched the blind for a few minutes.
Then it started walking in my direction. I used the walkie talke and told
Fred, In his own blind 35 yards inside the orange grove, that a deer was
coming. The doe heard the walkie talkie transmission and hopped the fence
and left the area.
At 8:19 a hen walked out
of the orange grove into the field in front of me. It saw my jake decoy
and started walking toward it.
The hen took a few steps
and stopped. Then did it again several times until it was about 30 yards
from the taxidermy jake decoy.
Shades of yesterday morning,
the hen lay down for the jake.
Here is a closer view of
the hen. It stayed for 5 minutes and ducked under the fence and went
away.
Half an hour later a hen
cruised my jake decoy from inside the orange grove. It continued on over
to Fred's decoy.
In the picture below the
live hen is on the left, the taxidermy hen decoy is in the middle, and
Fred's Double Bull blind is on the right. The hen didn't stop. It kept
walking past Fred's blind and onward into the orange grove.
That was it for turkey activity
this morning. For the afternoon hunt we went to a different area and hunted
another set of orange groves, woods and a sizable field. We didn't see
any turkeys nor hear any gobbles.
Triple
Double Grand Slam Bowhunt ...
This
year Bowhunting.net is hunting in several states and will follow Robert
Hoague, Fred Lutger and Doug Crabtree, among others. Fred, Doug and Robert
are trying for 2 Grand Slams each, all during this Spring's turkey seasons.
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The
Florida Osceola:
We start the hunt in Florida on March 17 in the Central Zone. We are hunting
with David Mills.
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The
Merriam's:
On March 27 Fred and I hunt Merriam's in Nebraska and hunt with friends.
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Rio
Grande: April 2 Fred Lutger and I bowhunt in Texas on as the
guest of Rick Philippi in Jack county. Then we will hunt the Leon River
and with Billy Don at Wild Horse Prairie Ranch in Burnet, Texas.
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Eastern:
It's off to Illinois, Tennessee and MIssouri. And possibly 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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