Turkey anyone?!?

[David Bartholomew]

Hunting season in VA starts at 02 October; therefore, I took a walk today to verify / check out my hunting stand locations before the opening.  Yup, fresh deep poop is a good sign, but it was also good to see a few turkeys too.  In short, today was a great day!

P.S.  I took these photos with my Droid cell phone.


     


     


     

[RayA]

Very cool! How close were you to those birds?

[David Bartholomew]

They were about 20 yards when I started taking photos.  I had the camera down (about waist high), and just kept pushing the button. (Yes, sound was off.)  Last photo is, of course, cropped.

[m midd]

dang ive got to hunt turkeys in virgina, I cant believe your that close and they hadnt bugged out... very cool

[stickbowmaniac]

Cool.Looks like you found there local hangout.Lol

[Bill Carlsen]

We've had a flock of two dozen or more in our yard all summer. Here they are a number of weeks ago...they are much bigger now.

 

Depending on where they roost they come into the yard from several very predictable areas. A Double Bull is going up in the woods in back of our garden when we get back from next weeks Maine bear hunt. I can take a poke at one of them starting Sept. 15.

[rabbit_buster]

I also live in Va..... I think we are overlooked as a turkey state, But I dont think I hunted one day last fall without seeing at least a couple birds...

[A.S.]

Go get 'em Dave!!

Good luck this year.

[Dean Lintz]

Looks good for you I too hope to get a crack at a turkey this year. Deer and turkey season overlap here. And in the fall either sex is a legal bird.

[David Bartholomew]

This is my first try at posting a video (although it is only about 6 seconds long).

   

[Mike Vines]

well it worked.  I saw birds, and 6 seconds is just about all it takes for them to fly away from my arrows.  LOL

[Killdeer]

Dooooood!
   

[Cool Springer]

Hey Dave,
I hope these birds aren't to close to your house.  Your wife will ban you from hunting them, just like the deer around there!

If she makes you choose between marriage and turkey hunting, you'll sure miss her   :p

[WRV]

Great pics....Randy

[toppredator]

Great pics, I love hunting turkey with a bow.  Good Luck this year.

[stringstretcher]

See how many of those bad boys you can get to give up their feathers....you see turkey breast, I see fletching.....lol