2015 Turkey Meatpole

FrankieP1988 · Apr 13, 2015

Starting off the 2015 Spring Turkey Meatpole. My buddy and I both tagged out opening day here in Colorado.

Here are a few pics of our trip. We hiked in Friday night and were in the birds all day Saturday. I tagged out about 8am and my buddy got his close to 7pm.

FreeRange · Apr 13, 2015

My first two days turkey hunting, called in two big toms the first day, they started fighting in front of me and I killed one of them. Called the other big tom back in the second day but he hung up a little ways out, I wonder why he was so nervous? He then got run off by two jakes who came in from the opposite direction, I had to wrap up the hunt to head home so I smoked one of the jakes. I had a blast, it was awesome watching the birds get all fired up and it fills in what used to be a blank part of the year on my hunting calendar.

Archerm · Apr 13, 2015

Oh yea!! Opening morning bird. It was a fast and furious hunt. Called him in and shot him 15 minutes after sunrise.

In the afternoon called in a Coyote while turkey hunting. A friend put him down with a Winchester Longbeard load at 55 yards..

Kebler · Apr 15, 2015

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blgoode · Apr 15, 2015

I played today perfect. Heard multiple gobblers about 125 yards down in woods. Hunting woods not the fields as last 2 years the mature toms have stayed in hiding more than the open.

I was getting response but nothing coming to me so I cut the distance to about 75 yards. Set up and quietly plucked then mildly called some. Then got real quiet.

I stayed low in my calls and they came a looking! Finally they came into view and the big boy was huffed up and the others were gobling it seemed. I waited them out and they came to where I predicted at 30-35 yards and boom!

My best game plan to date and my biggest bird to date. First mature bird.

23lbs. 9.5" beard and 1 5/16" Spurs!!

DaveC · Apr 16, 2015

BL, that's a medieval looking bird!

Yesterday I went 3 for 3 in the last three years for bushwacking a turk within 10 miles of our house. Finding turkeys for public land locally is tough as they prefer the more open private land, but I've made it something of a quest anyway. Sunday was windy as hell and I spent four hours looking and calling with no luck, nothing. Yesterday was sunny and warm (60s) for this time of year so I decided to take my gun for a walk in the hour I had between work and other stuff. If you bring your gun, keep it loaded! This bit of state land was logged aggressively over the winter and I figured the open canopy would grow grass and attract turkeys. 20 minutes out my theory was confirmed when I cruised around a slash pile only to come face to face with two toms and a hen. The birds were just startled, thankfully, and gave me the half second I needed to lock onto the nearest tom and send a volley into the base of his neck.

Turkey for dinner tonight!!

BruinPoint · Apr 16, 2015

Opening Colorado day bird for me. Took a couple years to figure this area out but those past strikeouts paid off this year.

Silentstalker · Apr 16, 2015

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My son and I shot these two toms last weekend. It was a very fun hunt!

Archerm · Apr 18, 2015

Tagged out with bird #2 Thursday. We had two come in and should have had a double but my nephew missed his!! He wasn't to happy!!

DWinVA · Apr 18, 2015

First one with a bow after years of killing them with a shotgun.

God Bless.

ArrowForester · Apr 19, 2015

That's awesome DW! Well done, will have to hear the story on another hike.

Congrats to everyone!

Vector32 · Apr 19, 2015

No Colorado bird yet but here are my Kansas birds.

Tiger Rag · Apr 20, 2015

Archerm said:
Tagged out with bird #2 Thursday. We had two come in and should have had a double but my nephew missed his!! He wasn't to happy!!

Nice Mark!

Archerm · Apr 20, 2015

Thanks Matt....

Tiger Rag said:
Nice Mark!

Ben Nicholson · Apr 22, 2015

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My Iowa bird. 10.5" beard, 1 1/4 spurs.

shaun · Apr 22, 2015

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joelbiltz · Apr 25, 2015

Took my son out on his first hunt Friday afternoon. Here is the end result. I think the picture speaks for itself.

trkyslr · Apr 26, 2015

Well I finished up my Northern California season tagging out with three great bow kill birds using a natural setup (no blind) on all three. First two I killed were called in within 15 yards when killed and were part of a natural double kill with my buddies joe and Brent. Third bird was jake sneaked in (same as fanning) and shot at 20 yards. It was a great season and here's some pics to show for.... We also got it all on video as well and will be doing another video for everyone too see.

bonecrusher1 · Apr 26, 2015

First turkey for me. 9 1/8 beard and 1/2 inch spurs.

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