Heading down to South TX for the turkey opener...

[highpoint forge]

Father in law just called and it's ON. Fri-Mon. Gonna run my 50# Widow Osage longbow and my ghillie suit. Hopefully some hogs or javelinas will wander by as well...

Wish me luck. Never hunted birds with a bow. The ghillie should do the trick though.

Any tips?

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Good Luck

[Huntschool]

Alex:  where will ya be hunting?

[longarrow]

Alex, good luck...I think huntin' turkey's with a bow is the hardest of all hunts!!! Good sharp BH!!!!!

[highpoint forge]

Pearsall, the old stomping grounds, have not hunted there in 10 yrs...

[maineac]

Good luck.  May you hear many gobbles as the sky and world awakens.  Nothing grander in the world!

[highpoint forge]

Can't wait. It's a schlep, but worth it.

[Huntschool]

Watch the Buzz worms.....

[highpoint forge]

I've got Danner Pronghorn GTXs for turkey season, and oddly enough in 30 years of hunting, never seen "'ol no shoulders" a single time, if you can believe that. I've seen one my entire life here in TX (not counting a year in DC and a year in San Fran), in 5th grade while dove hunting in the central TX hill country that was 6' long. My buddy shot and skinned it. I still have photos if ya wanna see 'em.

Thanks for the heads up though. I will be hunting with a diamondback skinned Osage longbow though.....good mojo...

[uglyjake]

Good luck.  Another month before I head to West Texas.  We hope to see some pictures.  Have fun.

[JMartin]

Pearsoll....one of my favorites! Best of luck to you.

[straitera]

Best luck HF. Hunted Yorktown just east of Goliad 20+ years on 1000 unspoiled acres filled w/mesquite & other Smith Creek hardwoods. Spolied me w/big deer, too many turkeys, javes, hogs, quail, dove, & more than our share of rattlers. Get some pix.

[highpoint forge]

Buddy, ain't that the truth! We are kicking ourselves for not buying a ranch out there in the early 90s......we shall see how it goes down, with me nursing a back injury from early December and not shooting a ton. I will bring a Flip HD video cam though.

[TxAg]

keep an eye out for some limb skins....the live version  

i can't make opening weekend, but i'll be there a few times throughout april.  we've been seeing a lot of toms at our place

[Moon]

Alex,

I hunt in Goliad, Texas, and the turkeys look real good this year.  During the deer season I saw a group of about 50, which was strange because I usually see groups of only 15-25.  Of course seeing and killing are two totally different things which I'm sure you will agree.  

Good luck on your hunt as it looks to be a good one.

Moon

[cacciatore]

Good luck there.I'll be on my first turkey hunt next April.

[highpoint forge]

Used my ghillie suit at the feeder and had yearlings 15' from me for twenty minutes at least. Wore Sitka Gear Optifade Mountain pants and core top and bottom to wick away moisture. I was cool even in the 90 degree temps. Mornings were perfect.

Called in and had 'ol Tom picture perfect within 15' but he wouldn't step clear of the brush for a safe shot, as he was on one side and never budged once within range. I was wormed into all that mesquite and huisache, and pic was taken from behind my position. 6' to the left and I'd a nailed him. His head was right inside that little hole in the brush dead center:

     


     

Video of waterhole:

     
Spent afternoon time at the feeders and the waterhole where the game cams revealed many hogs over 200#, deer, skunks, bobcats, cows, rattlers, and birds galore:


     

Skinned Osage at home in the south TX. brush country....perfect camo. Saw 4 rattlers on this trip, one was at least 6'. They were moving around for sure.

     

[straitera]

Great pix! I miss that country a lot. Not the snakes.

[highpoint forge]

Rattlers couldn't see me......

 

[Mike Gerardi]