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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: joebuck on April 23, 2012, 04:00:00 PM
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Got to be one of my most anticipated hunts in a longtime this year back to Nebraska to the Klintworth Ranch ( Rios, Merriams, and Hybrids). Nick runs the best operation i have seen when it comes to bowhunting turkeys. matter of fact ,it is the only place i have been back to back in 20 years bowhunting these feathered rascals....
most anticipated hunt? well Mainly because i get to hunt with some new friends were i can use my Old material on them!My old crew...welll... Batman had hay to bail or run a trotline, Biggie has dress up like Barney for his granddaughter B-Day, Marty has a dancing engagement, schuster cant find anyone to bum Frequent flyer miles off of and hogdancer has another hawg problem.............So reshuffle i did!! this time with some class...TGangs very own... Whip and DuckButt have made the cut...perfect Gentlemans....well they were...... Ed Schlief from Alaska and my old Buddy charles Storey, Pine Mt Ga, who has been with me from mexico to South Dakota chasing birds.........i am loading up and driving solo tomorrow to meet my new starting line up......thank goodness i might get to eat this year......PS Batman.....i will hunt your draw till the birds evaculate!!!
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Can't wait for this one! Wish I were goin'. I'd learn something. Good luck!
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Good luck boys, I didn't get a bird today but had one heck of a morning.
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Hopefully I'll learn something!! i just finished off making a pot Duck/Andouie sausage/oyster gumbo thats gaureentee to burn through any Priosec or Pecid tablet. I just counted.....i am taking 8 decoys..thats a record..9 wooden calls..record tie and one pair of underwear...thats because no room left for much clothes with all my gear...........mission: shoot a bird on camera Blindless showing me and bird in same frame....got a plan...we will see.
Can ya'll believe Whip asked me what grits was? i had to put that entree on my grocery list off of his......i wonder if he knows catfish dont have fur? because thats what i am frying wednesday night
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My gawd...I tried shooting mine on camera in my ghillie this year. I killed the bird but all I got was a fat guy in a yeti suit blockin' the view of the camera. Whip needs some grits in him...after that gumbo he'll need something for the chaffin' :scared:
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:notworthy: Mike , that is awesome.. I got a new camera setup...it's remote!! And Jimmy rigged....
Mounted a flip camera one time in a decoy..may try that again.
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hope it works out, we like moving pctures. goodluck :thumbsup:
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Good luck
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Oh boy this going to be good.
Jack
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Originally posted by joebuck:
Can ya'll believe Whip asked me what grits was? i had to put that entree on my grocery list off of his......
Whip....
Remember the glue they had us use in grade school back in the middle part of the last century?
Well grits is kind of like that only the glue tasted better.
Looking forward to this one boys....
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Have a great time bud and give my best to that whole crew!!
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Maybe I can get a bag of real grits stuffed inside of my DSD hen decoy without going over baggage weight. Joey, you might want to pick up some heavy cream.
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Sounds like a great time!
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cream is done deal ,Julian.......we will have Whip watching NASCAR and eating brown gravy as a condiment in no time......
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My food goes down just fine without adding paste to hold it all together.
I know about grits. Even tried eating them a couple of times. Take a gooey mixture that doesn't taste like anything, then gob it full of butter and salt so you know you have something in your mouth? Never did understand the whole point of it though, other than like I said to maybe try getting the real food to stick together. Maybe it's for people with digestion troubles....
I do know all about catfish though. We even have those up here - now that's good eatin!! I just fixed a big batch of lasagna for one night. Stuffed pork chops for another. If we don't do anything else on this trip we're going to gain weight!
9 decoys??? I better repack the truck. Sounds like the competition is going to be fierce!
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Hey, I love NASCAR!
Good luck boys :thumbsup:
Joey, did you get the pic of my boy's Rio?
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Nebraska is kickin off real good this year,just save a few more turkeys for my kids and me,we still got a few tags left :nono: .Good luck on the hunt,and have some fun,the weather is nice now but will turn cold and rainy this weekend.
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No Whip, he said 8 decoys and 9 wooden calls. Sounds like we better bring three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree if we're going to keep up.
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Isn't he the one that's always preaching about not overcalling? How can a guy not call too much with 9 wooden calls in his pack? He's gonna sound like a whole choir over there. And that's just the wooden calls. I'll bet he has various tubes, wingbones, and diaphrams hidden in there too.
Is NASCAR that thing they do called go fast turn right?
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Sorry Thomas let you down too. Stay out of my draw but if you do go in there remember one thing. Water tank. have fun and call me when you get back to where you can.
There's probably still enough food in the fridge that we left last year since biggie and marty left a day early.
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Good luck guys!!
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Joey, this Barney outfit you loaned me has a busted zipper....
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Just packed .... Out of room..... need another truck to follow me. Stopping by the fish plant to pick up fresh fish.
just loaded my juicer and 50 lbs of produce.....that way the citric acid neutralizes the catfish grease.
Glad TB backed out because I have no room for him, Schleif is from alsaka so I know he packs light.... just a fleece outfit, bow and three arrows, then he will rummage through all our gear looking for I don't know what?
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it still works! Now put it on backwards for Jill, she will love it
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Good luck Joebuck.I know ya`ll will have fun.RC
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Looks like a fun group and I look forward to hearing all the stories.
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Good luck and travel safe
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Now Whip you know Kenseth is just down the road from us so be kind. They turn right only if the car is loose by the way so now you know all you need to know to get along.
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Some friends just came home from Klintworth. All I know is lots of birds ,all tags filled and they can't wait for next year ! Might have to put this trip on the list. Good luck
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Hope the trip goes well for you. I was out today putting in a a few food plots and heard the toms gobbling like crazy. It was around noon and they were sounding off. Seems like everyone is doing better this hear with the birds. The weather has been much more pleasant. I will be trying to get out myself this week. My brother tradhunter, my niece and my nephew are all ahead of me.
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That Whip is a yank alright but he adapts real quick. Good luck fellas.
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It's been a crazy month for me and up to now, I wondered if I could actually pull this trip off. Sickness and death has hit my family a bit hard and I've only seen the turkey woods for a couple of hours this spring.
Final packing is done and the last decision to make was the calls. I usually use mouth calls since I don't hunt from blinds and want to keep movement to a minimum but this is a special hunt.
Call #1 Neil Cost Box made for my Dad in 83. I've never hunted this call without him. Special but a bit sad. Not a story for now.
Call #2 A copper pot call made by a local fella that has been to multiple states and killed multiple birds this season. Many stories in this call that even I don't know yet but I hope to add one or two to the journal myself.
Call #3 A Joebuck Wooden Hen. If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand anyway.
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Dang Jullian, your wooden hen is alot better looking than mine. I just got off the phone with Joebuck. He's halfway across Missouri and excited as a kid at christmas. Good luck to all.
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Just hit Roach-tel 6 . Why do motel owners cook in their room? Can turkeys smell curry?
Neil Cost!!!!!! What a call. My favorite call maker of all time . U get special pass Julian to let your hair down on this hunt. U get to pick your first batch of 50 gObblers.
Birds have busted up and we are hitting it perfect. Now can we hit them? Hitting the hay. Travel safe
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As Willie would say, "I'm on the road again...."
As soon as the coffee finishes the brew cycle I'm out the door.
I'm just a bit concerned though. Joey keeps promising to send me directions to the ranch, and I still don't have them. He's almost there and hasn't even told us how to get there yet. Maybe he's had second thoughts about his choice of hunting partners this year.
But hey, an invite is an invite, and we're coming! Nebraska's not that big. We'll find him.
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Wow, good luck fellas :campfire:
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I wish you fellas the best of luck.... :)
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Looking forward to following this one! Looks to be a great bunch of guys hunting in an awesome location ... how do you beat that!!!
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Good luck guys!
I'm leaving tonight for Nebraska as well for a turkey hunt. (I need lot's of luck)
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The guys are hunting now and no cell service. However, a little bird landed on my shoulder and said that Joey mmmmmmised a big gobbler at 7 yards. shot 6" high and 5 foot to the left. Then shot at a jake and killed it. hit it in the neck with a big XXL silverflame. pretty much cut his head off. All other hunters have had close encounters.
I told my info source to tell joebuck that I could get him an appointment with Rod Jenkins or he could just fly to NY an NC to me and Guru for help with the 7 yard surprise shot.
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Don, tell that little bird (probably Nick)to tell Joey to "Aim down your arrow because that is where it's going". ;)
Jack
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Boy, this is going to get really good.
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I've been waiting for this one. Go get 'em Joey!
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I knew the three stooges :smileystooges: was opening at theaters around the country but I didn’t know they were regulars on Trad Gang who would of thunk it?
Great read! Carry on.
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I talked to joey , via nick's land line today. I think that there will be some stories to tell when they get back home. sounds like a great time and I wish I was there . can you say " Hunt with only one bow"?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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I'm on the road again...
Only this time it's on the way home. And that's a sad sad thing, because this was some kinda trip.
There will be stories to come.
Birds died. But more lived.
Fact: Nebraska turkeys are not stupid. They are masters of torment.
Shooting prowess on the target butts does not always transfer well in the field.
You can eat pretty well and still gain weight on a JB gluten free diet.
The characters in this adventure are scattering back to where the came from today, but rest assured, you haven't heard the last from them.
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Time for some storys rednecks~!!!RC
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I agree with Robert, spill the beans.
Jack
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Alright...i am coffee up! First of all i want to thank the Klintworth's especially Nick for enduring with us.....Also It takes special people to share their private stock of fresh mountain oysters with some strangers.. Mary broke out her bag and the grease was hot.....You can see Nick in middle and his son Ryan( next linebacker for nebraska 2018) and Ed Schleif on the right.. it took Mary about 5 minutes to convince Ed it was on!!! Ed ate so many i think he could jump three strand of barb wire after a plate full.
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After 15 hours of driving and nick and whip calling me to keep me awake...i made it home..ironically i made it home same time the others did and they flew except for whip......The Klintworths ranch is one of my all time favorite places to go hunting right up there with my buddy marty who could not make it. If anyone is reading this and wants Mid West turkey hunt..THIS IS THE RANCH...Nick takes 5 hunts a year and 4-5 guys per hunt..308-367-4583..Lodge is perfect. Nick has seen over 300 turkeys die to a bow so Nick "Know Bow". thats an old Bo Jackson Nike ad..
Ok here me go....... the minute Whip,Duckbutt and Charles Storey pulled into Klintworths...they had to wait on a gobbler to get out of the driveway...So their confidence was HIGH.....Ed had never seen a Merriam so i whipped out my Wooden Hen and called him up one to the lodge. :)
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Joey / Joe: Am headed to Nebraska this Saturday, will be hunting the south central part of the state around Lexington. Was wondering if you guys could tell me what phase the hunting is in now, how are the Gobblers working, what calls worked best and what decoy set-up worked best. Glad you guys had a great hunt, hope mine works out as well. Thanks, RW
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RW we were hunting south west/central ( Moorefield) we found the gobblers for most part busted up in smaller flocks with several longbeards and jakes in each flock of 2-3-6-9 hens. Birds were chasing and fighting. it was perfect to use Jake Strutters with a hen...Multiple times birds came running to my DSD Strutter without me calling a peep well except the time Whip was across the road and we a Yelp Down against each other ..Whip can run a scratch box!...So definitely set up a REAL Fan Strutter and have fan facing the direction the birds might come from with a hen decoy close by...I think i had 14 gobblers in 3 days brush my strutter..1 group had 3 in it.. If it is hot , forget mid day because birds lay up under cedars but if you get a rain, i would hunt all day....pasture grass is getting taller..keep your strutter smaller and closer to the groung.. You do not want your decoy taller than real gobblers......call little and promote your decoys is my advice...good luck ...your hitting it primetime
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I drove out from WI on Wednesday with a quick stop at the Omaha airport to pick up Duckbutt and Charles. To say anticipation was high would sure be an understatement.
I've been following joebuck's turkey exploits for a while now, and was sure looking forward to lessons from the master. Sharing a hunt with Julian has been long overdue, and as it turns out Charles and Ed are fine gentlemen as well and I'm sure glad they were included in this lineup. And to top it off, Nick and his family were about as fine of hosts as I have ever had the pleasure of staying with. No matter what happened with the turkeys, this trip was destined to be great just based on the people I had the pleasure to share it with.
Joey had picked up Ed along the road from Mississippi and had arrived shortly before we did. The closer we got to the ranch the more birds we were seeing. Small groups were everywhere, and it seemed each had a strutter showing his stuff. As we finally pulled into the driveway we literally had to stop and wait as turkeys scattered in our path. Joey sat on the tailgate of his truck laughing his head off at the sight of the three of us sitting there with mouths hanging open.
I must be dreaming. This can't be real. Was this some kind of turkey farm with pen raised birds???
We were soon to find out that while they had no fear hanging around the ranch yard they were no pushovers. They knew exactly what the score was, and were as wild as any birds I have ever hunted. We were about to receive a crash course in how many ways a bird with a brain the size of a pea can make fools of semi intellegent men.
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Joey: Thanks for the reply, that place must be loaded with birds, 14 Gobblers in 3 days is unreal. Was hoping this wouldn't be too late, never know how the weather will effect the birds. I got just the set up for them, thanks for the advice. RW
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Enough about the turkeys. What did yall have to eat and tell me how she cooked the calf nuts?
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Joey mentioned something about Biggie hitting the road too early on Sunday morning last year. Well, we get back from the hunt Sunday morning and we find a big old wife beater T-shirt. Joey is apparently half way across Kansas by this time. Yours, Joey, or Biggie's?
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Eating calf nuts would be just so wrong on so many levels Don. Now Rocky Mountain Oysters - that is hors d'oeuvre fit for a king. And we ate like kings.... ;)
I had big plans for this trip. I wanted badly to take a turkey with my bow without the use of a blind. I had tried last year without success, and again this spring in Wisconsin. After reading as much as I could and picking Joey's brain for all it was worth, I thought that I had a good plan. A Waldrop pacseat, a Ghillie longhunter coat, and a Hidden Draw bow blind would make up my system. A new Avian X hen decoy coupled with a Spin N Strut jake would bring them within range. Or so I thought.
One thing I hadn't taken into consideration was the difference in vegetation between Wisconsin and Nebraska. My ghillie was mainly light colored, and the majority of the cover in Nebraska consisted of dark colored cedars. It soon became apparent that turkeys could tell the difference.
The afternoon that we arrived Nick took Julian and I for a ride to show us where we would head the next morning. Nick knows the turkeys on his land on a first name basis, and told us that about 30 of them would roost in a big old cottonwood in the bottom of a draw. And the next morning that is exactly what we found.
The tallest tree in the left center of this picture shows the roost tree.
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Julian went high, and I took the bottom. It was still plenty dark and turkeys were already sounding off from the tree. I got set up and tucked back in under a cedar and listened to more turkey talk than I had ever heard in my life!
As daylight came the birds were anxious to get about their business. I watched as one after another pitched out of the trees. Unfortunately, they went out on the top side but away from where Julian had set up. I did have 8 hens feed past my spot, but they seemed nervous as they went by. The majority of the birds filtered across the hillside and were soon out of sight and hearing.
Later that morning I spotted a lone longbeard cruising the opposite hillside. A few yelps from the Wooden Hen scratch box had him headed my way. As he hit the bottom he puffed up and strutted directly toward my decoys. This guy was hot, and he was coming!
At 40 yards he stopped and his head came up, giving the evil eye to my set up. Down went the strut, and he headed back up the hill, gobbling as he went.
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I am so glad I pulled a "Biggie" and hit the road early. Nick said it was like Agincourt that morning. Arrows flying everywhere!
my first morning I hit my spot from last year. basically I set up under a cedar tree on slope of a big pasture. I was directly across the roost tree some 200 yards away. plan was , birds would pitch down , see my strutter and come running to scuffle with the intruder...Morning arrived , setup in place , and BAM! Next thing I knew , I had 4 two year olds circling my strutter at 12 steps....only problem was my right hand was trying to cut on my movie camera and I had screwed the pooch...Caught! ...three putts and they were gone.......I blew another dump shot.......morning over or was it :)
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If there was a finer bunch of folks to hunt and hang out with, I sure as heck haven't found them yet. I've known Whip and Joey for a few years and was tickled pink to finally get to hunt with'em. Ed and Charles turned out to be winners in my book as well.
The fact that Whip and Joey both cook better than they shoot wasn't necessarily what I anticipated, but that turned out well for the rest of us.
Nick, our host, was a pleasant surprise as well. The guy seemed to enjoy us being there as much as we enjoyed being there. He was as genuinely interested in our having fun and success as anybody I've ever seen in that role. Folks in that role usually get a bit frustrated with me as I like to hunt "my way." When I go back, it will feel like visiting family.
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This is getting good.
Jack
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jack, you definitely need a repeat to make up for your fall hunt.
So as I watched the four gobblers trot off down the pasture to join the flock, I cursed myself for fooling with the video. I am not one of those that video all my hunts, mostly because they are unproductive and well I don't know flip about editing and such. But hunting blindness for turkeys , it is seems easier to do since your ground level..but not if your not familiar with all the buttons and auto focus crap.
so camera finally on and ready to hit the record button if good lord blesses me with another confortation........One thing about Klintworth ranch......Opportunities abound........within minutes I spoted a group of gobbling Jakes on opposing hill side. actually one of them gobbled. so I hit back with a little gobble from my Haint call then a drawn out KeeKee Jake course yelp with mouth call. that put them in a sprint.. Game on. Jake? for the record.....I am not a trophy turkey hunter. life is too short. I love shooting turkeys with my bow and hunting them blindness well......just getting your bow drawn with a gobbler at 12 steps is a success at your first several seasons....but I hunt to kill and eat so Jakes are in trouble when they cross my path. So the below link was the result
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=UwAqwl-nl6Y
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The link doesn't seem to work for me Joey. And don't forget to tell them about the arrow rotation calculations you needed to make that shot. Details like that set you apart from the average turkey hunter! :p
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This is great!!! I want to do this hunt someday...like NEXT year :)
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I spent the next couple of days getting the same results. Time after time I had birds coming, but each time they got close I would hear the dreaded "PUTT PUTT" sound and the opportunity would vanish.
I couldn't figure it out. Was I moving slightly? Blinking my eyes? Were my decoys the problem? They looked pretty good to me.
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Finally I had enough. I decided to try to see it from the turkeys perspective. Setting up my camera on a tripod, this is what I looked like when tucked up underneath some overhanging cedars.
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I stood out like the proverbial sore thumb. Another lesson learned - match the camo to the cover dummy! :knothead: :banghead:
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rats , it works for me....I just copied and pasted it.
As video shows , the shot was perfectly executed and the new ABS 1 7/8" Silver Flame severed the bird's head and neck. Whip had the gall to make the statement " I got lucky that the BH hit horizontally to cut jakes head off". I told not the case...I just maybe shot a tiny litle bit high.!!!! Beside I know at 12 .7 yards , the big Silver Flame is at it's horizontal position.
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definitely a gratifying kill since I was using the new ABS Silver Flame. 1 7/8" XXL. I had personally for 2 years pestered and begged Garrett at ABS to make these heads . only 200 of these were made by the old German company for one SC Bowhunter. Marcus put me on his trail and I was able buy a substantial stash from the Sc bowhunter along with a few others. Garrett listened patiently to my requests but no head way..Until I sent him a pic of big hog I killed showing the devastation through a thick shield hit.. then I sent him one of my treasured heads. he said let me get my longbow off the ground and we will see.
I love these heads.... I had to sharpen Whips twice since some how they ended up dulled in the dirt?
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Here are some pictures of my gear for this trip. The Pacseat is perfect for blindless turkey hunting. I added a Blacks Creek Turkey Tuxedo vest to it to hold all of my gear. It let me carry everything I needed in one package. Looks bulky, but actually carries really well.
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What I need to change is to have an option for a darker camo, both for myself and for the bow blind. I will have that done for next time....
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This looks like a blast. Great thread!
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I know when I'm beat, so the last night I relented on my blindless plan and took Nick up on his offer to put me in a blind right behind the barn that afternoon. It was desperation time.
Ed had given me one of the big XXL Silver Flames to try earlier that day. I screwed one of Joey's practice broadheads on to one of my arrows and tried it on the practice range. 1st shot - Bam! Bullseye! Second shot Bam again! The arrows flew like darts with that big ol' blade leading the way. The XXL would be on the tip of my arrow if I got a shot.
I hadn't been settled in for more than 10 minutes when a longbeard came in circling the blind. As he made his way toward a gap in the fence I had a shot at about 20 yards - exactly this distance from our practice earlier. I knew I could make that shot, but watched helplessly as it dropped just low. I could have cried...
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Sunday brought the end of our trip, but there was time for one more hunt before we needed to hit the road.
Back to the blind for me, and as I sat in the dark listening to gobbles galore I knew it wouldn't be long before the action started. And I was not disappointed.
By the time the dust had settled I had dequivered and four of my arrows lay scattered in the pasture. The turkeys had completely humiliated me, and would send me home with an empty cooler.
The shots were a bit long, but I just couldn't seem to find the range. All I can think of is that I hadn't practiced from the blind at all this year, and I know that it normally takes me some adjustment time to get used to shooting out of a window. I really think it messed with my depth perception, and I just couldn't get dialed in. At least that is my story, and I'm sticking to it....
Another lesson that I shouldn't have needed to relearn - practice from a blind before trying to hunt from one! :knothead: :banghead:
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Originally posted by joebuck:
...I just maybe shot a tiny litle bit high.!!!! Beside I know at 12 .7 yards , the big Silver Flame is at it's horizontal position.
As he retold that story we all sat around the table nodding our heads in agreement.. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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I want to back Whip up on his situation.. It's easy to de-quiver on walking turkeys at 20 yards..i have done it several times. Plus add the fact your shooting out of a opening on a blind your not use too...there is a merit badge for that and it's not hard to get. trust me.......But how can you miss one at 15 yards blindless?....Duckbutt?..........i feel artilleries fixin to hit me so i will get it out of the way...i did miss a longbeard at 12.7 yards also...i was shooting a new bow though...Duckbutt?
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Originally posted by joebuck:
i did miss a longbeard at 12.7 yards also...i was shooting a new bow though
Joey a new bow is supposed to make you shoot better, that's why we buy so many. ;)
I can't wait to get back to Nick's.
Jack
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In my Favorite Turkey hunting book Doug Camp sez" There is a lot of air around a Turkey". You learn this quick with a bow in your hand.RC
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All we can do is keep trying. Congrats
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Here is my blindness setup minus my face paint and mask. DSD decoys, minnow sein net for a cape, bow shield. nothing flaps or wiggles ....goal is to look like a tree trunk..not pictured is my waldrop pack seat.
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Great stuff as always Joebuck. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Wow, it sounds like the ultimate place to turkey hunt. Nice shooting Joey!!!
Joe, I can't believe you blew more opporotunities in two days than I have had in fifteen years of turkey hunting. :knothead:
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Joey that was an awesome shot. Congrats on the bird. I'm going blindless next time out.
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It sure would have been an awesome shot. If he was aiming for the neck and if you believe that 12.7 yard horizontal broadhead alingment thing. But who am I to question?
He's got turkey meat.
I've got nada.... :dunno:
Greg, you're sure right about the number of opportunities. There was more action every time we headed out than you could get in an entire seasons worth of hard hunting around here.
Hunting the Klintworth ranch is like going to graduate school for turkey hunters. It sure accelerates the learning curve when you can blow one opportunity and have another bird in your lap 10 minutes later.
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Whip hit it on the head. Nick Klintworth has been doing this for a long time. 15 plus years. He has never had a gun hunt: he takes just so many birds each year and protects his home roost. He has done an outstanding job in managing his flock. He is a lot fun to hangout with too. Nick busts his butt to get his clients a shot. Of coarse if one goes blindlesss like me then he will work with that too. Anyone interested in 2013 , give a shout. I left his. Number in a previous thread. Or pm me
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Whip, you didn't miss, you shot went exactly where your arrow was pointing!
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Ok, if that's the way it works... ;)
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Originally posted by Whip:
Julian went high, and I took the bottom. It was still plenty dark and turkeys were already sounding off from the tree. I got set up and tucked back in under a cedar and listened to more turkey talk than I had ever heard in my life!
As daylight came the birds were anxious to get about their business. I watched as one after another pitched out of the trees. Unfortunately, they went out on the top side but away from where Julian had set up.
This seems like a good place to start.
Like Whip said, I climbed around and above the roost tree not knowing which direction the birds might fly down and travel. I made a quick hide in some cedars and the birds were talking and gobbling up a storm. After the fly down and realization they were all headed down hill and hopefully by Whip.
After a while and some failed long distance communication with Whip, I headed off to another part of area hoping to find some birds. I finally heard some distant gobbling and felt I'd be far clear of Whips location.
I used the hills to close some distance and finally got within about a hundred yards of the gobbling. Sounded like a lone bird and he was somewhere in this old home site and corral area.
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I was coming down the hill towards the back of the house where you can see the treeline that he would have to come through to get to my clearing. I found a shady spot in the cedars close to what I thought would be the trail he'd come through to get to me. I was set up for a good shot once he cleared the cedars and came into the opening for my decoys. When I hit the call, he thundered. Within a couple minutes, he was behind the house, against the cedars and at 20 yards gobbling his head off. After a while, he seemed hung up. Then, I heard a hen yelp. He start to ease away from me and at about 50 yards, I cackled agressively. He moved back to 20, gobbling again. Although I was set for him to walk through the clearing in front of me, I'd check slowly behind me just in case Murphy was lurking, every minute or so. Finally, I saw him coming from behind me....rascal didn't come where I thought he would. I felt like I had enough time and cover to slowly shift around a little bit and as I began to move, PUTT PUTT PUTT...the hen was in my back pocket! I called her a hairy headed ^%#@
under my breath. She scooted out with big boy in tow. He kind of did a drive by on my decoys since he didn't see me but was walking at a good clip so I didn't shoot. He popped into full strut right before he crested the hill at about 40 yards. Welcome to the Klintworth. :eek:
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:campfire: :coffee: This is some good stuff. I really love turkey hunting. Rather it be hunting or reading about it.
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I think we were all excited and anxious about what might be the best turkey hunting on the planet, but the true gift of this hunt was getting to know folks I already liked and respected enough to reclassify them as true friends and future hunting partners. The down time on this trip will probably live in my memory bank with more interest than the hunting...and the hunting was superb.
Day two brought some pretty tough wind and rain so we set up a shooting range in the cattle barn after the morning hunt. It is actually attached to the living space. Dang nicest barn I've ever slept in.
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Nick opened the big door so any misses wouldn't create peep holes and the humiliated shooters would have to retrieve their arrows from the mud and rain outside. I got off to a bit of a lead and was even taking some cash off the barrel head when the games got interesting. Those old salts finally got in my head to the point of having to run out in the rain shot after shot before the shoot was done. :banghead:
The next day after the morning hunt, I had another bow out trying to get my shooting back to par. Joey came out as he was now switching bows too. He wanted to shoot a bird with one of Ed's Carbon Nanos. Like all of Ed's stuff, that thing is a neat piece of equipment.
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So...Ed walks up to Joey and points the video camera at him. Joey takes a shot and calmly turns to the camera. He starts rattling off the darndest infomercial quality monologue that I've ever seen. At first I thought he was joking but a minute or so into this and I'm thinking there is no way he can be ad libbing this. It's way too polished, packed with information and obviously well rehearsed. I thought, jeez, nobody mentioned that they were about to film a commercial right here by the barn. After another minute of his world class presentation, his last line with a totally straight face ... "and it will only cost you $10,492 American dollars."
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Great stories guys. Joey the link don't work for me either.
Nick called me today with the stats for this hunt and the recipe for the calf nuts.
Boys, I'm glad I aint the coach cause we'd be having two a days till next year when yall went back.
Seems like our group last year kept alot of arrows in the air as well though. looking forward to hearing the rest of the story.
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I've been turkey hunting for a lot of years. First with a shotgun, then a compound, and finally with traditional gear. It is a perfect release from a long Wisconsin winter, and I look forward to it every year.
Up until this year however, I had never seriously considered an out of state turkey hunt. I'm here to tell you, that was a big mistake!
More birds than I have ever seen in one place, and they were Merriams and Rios to boot.They are beautiful birds, and I long for the day when I can hang one of each on the wall of my den.
If you enjoy watching dancing toms strutting their stuff while thundering out gobbles with abandon, this is your place...
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Does that Nano make me look fat?
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This bird danced for over an hour the last morning 100 yards away. I'm not sure if his intent was to attract a girlfriend or torment me.
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There are jakes by the dozens waiting their turn to move up in the pecking order.
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Originally posted by joebuck:
Does that Nano make me look fat?
No, it's that gluten free diet via Oreos!
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Sounds like one heck of a hunt. Was happy to hear that you gentleman had so much fun. Thanks for the pics and the stories.
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Joey- looks to me like that Jake cut it's own head off on the first strand of barbwire - runnin from your set up. Glad to see Nick still enjoys your shooting exhibitions that you and you enterourage always seem to show him. Took me all week to finally get two of em lined up for my last arrow. Batman is still talkin about it.
Warning- if you go with Joey- don't miss- you'll never hear the end of it.
PS - you're gonna miss.
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Congrats Joebuck! :thumbsup:
And Whip im sorry that it didnt all come together for you this time....
But it sounds like you guys had a blast!!!
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Sorry my video went down..trying to get it fixed. Try this .. Recap..Here is a Jake i shot using my blindless setup.. Notice when bird PUTTed i drew. i knew it was over and my Hiddden draw bow blind helped a little bit cover my movement.. The twang you hear right before the shot is a limb under the cedar tree i was under, twanged on my metal bow shield. The heavy breathing makes me sound like Marty when he was tickled pink with his Gemsbuck in africa....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwAqwl-nl6Y&list=HL1335971342&feature=mh_lolz
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:clapper: nice video & good shot..
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Joebuck im glad you explained because i said....what was he shooting?...a compound??? :D
And that was a great shot!!! :thumbsup:
I just dont know about those mountain oysters and grits though.... :laughing:
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Talk about a pole axe'n!!!! Wow, nice Joey :notworthy:
Looks like a place that I'd be in "heaven" for sure! :campfire:
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Thanks guys for a fun story, lots of laughs and some great pics .... turkeys are sooo much fun and it looks like this place is the mother lode of all turkey hunts.
Congrats Joey :thumbsup: and condolences Whip :( I am certain there will be a blindless turkey in your future as practice makes perfect.
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Hey, that link works . Great footage. I know you can call em in and now I know you can close the deal. I never seen a turkey shot with gun or bow that was that dead that quick.
Marty does still have the record ratio of miss to kill. Don't make me put the video up again.
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Man what a trip looks and sounds like lots of fun. Great shot on the video!
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TTT
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Sure missed you at Bowjam this weekend Joe. Katty could have roughed you up for missing all those turkeys instead of giving me the business for every little thing. :rolleyes:
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Whip, thanks for throwing this back to the top. I owe this thread a few more thoughts even though I'm a bit late.
Take a look at this pic of Whip. There is a steep bank with thick cedars that you can't really tuck into very well.
Originally posted by Whip:
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I've seen Joey's set up before this trip and always thought my approach would be just as effective. Well, the brilliance in looking like a mound of dirt became obvious after a couple days here. Joey's dark blob set up is the way to go here. Blending in to the dirt banks in the shade of the cedars is really the ticket. Whip made a good call on taking a pic of himself. I do that here at home to see myself from the birds eye view. While I'm happy with my minimalast approach to blending into the Southeastern woods, I've got to change my game a bit for Nebraska.
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Batman,
I spent some time in your draw and there were birds in there each day. There was almost always a bird strutting at the tank, but not enough cover within shooting distance of that tank could I find. A couple of two year olds and plenty of hens. I had one of the two year olds hang up at about 20 yards, not giving me a shot. Your mojo in that draw eluded me....thanks. :readit: :D
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By the third morning, about half our group had scored a bird. Nick started to focus in a bit more on me and Whip. Since Nick was starting to get a feel for how I was hunting and what I was looking for, he made some suggestions and we hatched a plan.
He knows all the roost locations and mentioned a good spot that would likely provide good cover for me with a close shot. There were two draws these birds might travel from this roost location but he felt good that they would probably use the one I would be in.
About 8am, he drives up and hops out of his rancher...."Dang, Julian! That stinks!". No birds used my funnel and Nick had been watching through the spotters. They were all out on the prairie by now.
With Nick wanting to keep me in the game, we saddled up and headed out to locate some birds. Now, we were totally out of his element and totally in mine. We knew he could have put me in a blind and I'd have had a shot within an hour but spent the next 2 running and gunning and had a ball!
After a few attempts to work birds, but with no close calls, we spotted a strutter not too far from the road that looked to be headed towards a hill top. There was a lone cedar just the other side of the hill and Nick said I should try to head him off. Like I mentioned earlier, you don't just "tuck into" these cedars and I was thinking this is practically impossible but I may as well try.
We rode ahead and I jumped out of the rancher. I scurried up to the cedar and Nick drove down the road to a glassing spot. I got set up and actually felt good about being covered up enough to potentiall get a decent shot opportunity. Two hens that I hadn't seen earlier actually crested the hill first and mosied right by me at about ten yards. They didn't make me so now I'm feeling good about this. Finally, a hen and the big gobbler crest the hill headed right for me. About 40 yards out, the hen does a 90 degree turn and drops down a bank and out of sight. The gobbler starts to follow and I hit him with a yelp on the diaphram. He breaks into strutt and starts moving towards me. He took about 5 minutes to cover the next ten yards, looking hard for the hen he just heard. I'm on one knee with bow up and string tight. Starting to shake and wondering how long I can hold it. He inches closer and gobbles. I've got to tell you, this is about as pretty a sight as I've ever seen and the air is electric at this point. He's almost to my shot window but finally loses confidence in the ghost hen and drops down the bank after the real deal. What a rush. My hunt is made.
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This one is worth a re-read for comedy purposes...my wife looked at me like a cross-eyed cricket several times due to the snickering :biglaugh:
Only 2 months to turkey season :)
Pretty awesome hunt fellas!
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ttt for Nick and the boys
All right boys , get the new thread started ...we need to hear the stories....
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Yea Joey. Where ya been? I've been waiting to hear some tales from my turkey hunting hero!
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Nice shot! This hunt looks like a blast!
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This was a great story thanks for taking us along.
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UP for a springtime classic. :campfire:
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Originally posted by 4dogs:
UP for a springtime classic. :campfire:
Ditto it's what's on my mind also! CANT WAIT
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Oh heck let's bring this one back up :) Huntin' stories!!!
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Great hunt, thanks for sharing. Congrats!