This Turkey is Lookin' for Turkeys

**nell67** · 10-19-2009, 07:26 PM

good luck Rick

**Stargazer** · 10-19-2009, 07:51 PM

May the birds come close and youre aim true.Have fun and good luck

**crashdive123** · 10-19-2009, 07:54 PM

Hmmmmmm. I'll bet there are some that get the bird a lot.

Seriously though - have fun and stay safe.

**COWBOYSURVIVAL** · 10-19-2009, 07:55 PM

I wanna see pics wrapped in bacon! or it didn't happen!

**Rick** · 10-19-2009, 09:55 PM

I told my wife I might have to have it professionally wrapped. She looked at me at said, "You mean at Krogers?"

That one's too smart, she is.

**pocomoonskyeyes** · 10-19-2009, 09:55 PM

Hey Rick save some of the feathers off that Bird you are going to get in the Morning!! All kind of uses for Turkey feathers!!

**trax** · 10-20-2009, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

Does a white tail grunt have anything to do with an outhouse and no door?

Nope, that'd be a red tail grunt.

**aflineman** · 10-20-2009, 08:45 PM

Good luck and have fun.

**Rick** · 10-22-2009, 07:14 PM

Well, I'm back. The weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow is heavy rain with rain continuing into the week-end. Soooooo, I packed up, hiked out and came home. The turkey is still at Kroger's if anyone is interested. I never saw one. Never even heard a cluck, yelp, cackle or kee. Personally, I think they followed me and just hid and laughed. But that's just my theory.

It was a great couple of days, however. Temps were high 60s in the day and low 50s at night. I had three areas scouted. I thought at least one would be productive but, perhaps, my calls need more than a bit of practice.

Here's some pictures for you anyway.

The first one is my camp. They were calling for a chance of showers so I strung up a tarp just to give me some more dry room. I have one side of the vestibule open on the tent. That's why it looks a bit odd. If you look closely, you'll see an old pond in the background.

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Here is the first place I scouted. Just to the left is another pond that has grown over. My guess is this area was an old farm some 40+ plus years ago. It's completely forgotten and overgrown now in the middle of about 14,000 acres of wilderness. You can't even see this pond on satellite photos. No turkeys but a pretty cool place none the less.

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Site number two is the top of a ridge line. This is an old overgrown road. You can see how the old roadway bends to the right. Judging from the trees in the middle of the road there hasn't been a vehicle along this ridge in at least 15 years.

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The same road looking back to the north. I had a really nice view in both directions for a good 50 yards and was nicely concealed in a small stand of 5 trees. I had high hopes for this site, too. You can see the trees growing in the middle of the road.

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Finally, I had a great perch overlooking a really great ravine. I was about 35 feet up the side of the ridge and just 50 yards or so from camp. This place echoed most of the night with owls and I heard a bobcat the first night making quite a ruckus. He was sure upset with something. I gave this place a day to calm down before hunting it.

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With rain continuing into the week-end it looks like I'll have to wait for the spring season now. Oh, well. The worst day in the woods is better than the best day in the office!

**NCO** · 10-22-2009, 07:25 PM

Sound's like you had a good trip after all. At least those pictures are nice. Saying that I must add, that leaf tree forests still look odd to me.. Born and raised with evergreens all over the place....

**Rick** · 10-22-2009, 07:32 PM

The area where I camped is a mixed soft wood forest. A lot of evergreen in that area. Probably planted when the federal government purchased the land way back when. but also a lot of scrub trees under the canopy. The rest of the forest is mostly a mixture of hardwoods and softwoods with very little pine. This is the second time I've camped at this location. I really like it because the floor of the forest is thick in pine needles and it's really soft to lay on.

**crashdive123** · 10-22-2009, 07:54 PM

Well, even without getting a turkey, it looks like you had a nice few days.

**Sourdough** · 10-22-2009, 10:14 PM

Glad your back........I am sure it was good to just get away......

**Ken** · 10-22-2009, 10:22 PM

Hey, at least you had some fun out there.

Next time, you may want to check out a location known for having an abundance of turkeys.

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