The Quest Begins Again...with pix,(new pix and vids 4-20)

[Ryan Sanpei]

Good luck bro!
Love seeing how you always give everything your 110%!

Ryan

[JC]

Looking good Curt, definitely a target rich environment.

[leatherneck]

Sorry Curt, but we get to start this coming weekend! Well the kids do. Our youth season opens on Sat. and my daughter and nephew are pretty pumped. Neither have ever hunted turkey before and they are about to get the thrill of their lives when that bird sounds off at 15 yards. The birds have been sounding off pretty good here. I'm just as pumped and I won't even have my bow(is that even legal.LOL)Looks like you got a nice flock there. Good luck! Wont be able to show pics cause the kids are too young to hunt with a bow yet but I'll sure tell the story.

Mike

[IB]

OH MY.......    :eek:      :eek:   Guru is loose AGAIN ??          

[Guru]

Thanks for the well wishes fellas....and good luck to you too!

Charles, I might take you up on that bud            

Been scoutin' every morning to some degree, and so far everything looks pretty good and getting better. All but one spot has consistently had birds. But I'm pretty sure before long a few will settle into that one spot also.

Nice having some time to watch things develop. Work is an any day thing now as the weather gets better. The opener is on a Fri. this year, it sure would be cool to be able to hunt the first 3 days of the season!

 


 "The Count".....I've seen this bird 2 times now and both times he's been in a tree a good hour after normal fly-down time. It's almost like he stays up all night and then sleeps in. Both times I've seen him in this spot,he's been alone      

 

[Guru]

some highlights from the last few days....

"Gilbert" he's back from last year.....

 

And a contender that's hanging around, "Bellbottom"...

 

"Gilbert" again....

 

Haven't watched these fellas enough yet to figure out any nick names. But any one of them will do just fine come May 1.....

 


This fella was feelin' his oats Sat. Morning...

 
 

[Horner]

Curt, you are a lucky man.  I would trade my best pair of boots for a spot to hunt like that.  Good for you, hope you stick one. Our opener was today, got wet from a 2 hour down poor.  Got to hear a hen, I think (public ground). I think I was the only one in that part of the woods.  Did not hear a gobbler though. Always tomorrow!!!    
Horner

[Guru]

This was yesterday...

 Had gobblers on both sides of me, two were across the road. I knew they'd try to join up with the birds on my side of the road, so I just sat down and waited to see it all unfold in front of me. But then this uninvited guest showed up....

   

   

   

With the coyote on the south side of me, I hear wings flapping and see a gobbler land about 70yds away. As he hits the ground I hear flapping again and a second bird hits the ground behind the first....

   

That first bird caught me a bit as I turned away from the coyote to film.....

   

Both gobblers....

   

Turned back and the coyote was still there about 40yds away. You can see him lifting his nose smelling the gobblers, but it knew something wasn't quite right(me)....

   

It's amazing what's out there to witness, ya just have to get off the couch to see it....I've said it before, I love scouting as much as do hunting!

[paleFace]

I would say things are looking pretty good for "Cy" to score on a bird.  Good luck, looking forward to seeing and reading the story as it plays out.

pretty cool footage of that coyote! wonder how many birds he has feasted on.

[Guru]

Thanx Rob....I'm pretty happy to have ruined that coyote's breakfast plans...too many around here...

[JC]

Dang Curt, that's some great footage and a bunch of birds. Turkeys don't have a chance in just a few weeks...and I suspect the unwary coyote who wanders into range won't either.

[Guru]

Keep your fingers crossed for me bud...

This morning....

 


"The Count"....he's got a couple hens with him now. But he's hangin' in one of my favorite places to set up....

 

[rice]

Dang Curt, looks like you need to get the coals stoked and the dutch oven ready, your on them good!

Best of luck on opening day!

CKR

[frassettor]

     Great story so far bud!!

[Guru]

Thanks guys....It's killin' me having to wait while so many guys are after them already    :(  


These are the same birds from the very first pic of this thread. For the time being they're safe where they've been hangin' out....but I hope they break-up, or move as a group onto the other piece of ground I can hunt. One of them has a double beard, and a couple have huge hooks    

[ishiwannabe]

Curt, I gotta ask. Is it private land? I know around here I am constantly contending with other hunters...has me second guessing using a bow...

[Jack Denbow]

Curt, I would say it won't be long before you are eating turkey. Good luck bud.
Jack

[bluegrassbowhunter]

Good Luck Curt....Can't wait to see pix of ya with one of them big longbeards....

[Chris Surtees]

Great pix Curt...best of luck to ya when the season opens.

[Guru]

Thank fellas    

Jamie, I hunt lesser spots trying to stay away from other hunters. But they're always a factor in my hunts, or should I say, where I hunt.

My friends know where I hunt, and I know where they hunt....we respect each others spots. But it's the other yo-yo's ya gotta worry about!

I try to hunt smaller areas also, areas that gun hunters might overlook....