Calling All Spring Turkey Hunters

[Landrover]

What is the exact dates on Spring season in Gillespie County just an hour west of Austin on highway 290??? My googler is giving weird info.

[bugleboy]

Appreciate the advice. I’ll shoot whatever I want. I don’t care what age a bird is. If I wanna shoot a bearded hen I will. I don’t because I understand they are nesting. A turkey is a turkey and unless your huntin the same property I don’t see why it makes a bit of difference to you. I try not to buy my meat. Post a link to H‑E‑B? GFY.

I feel the same! However, as I understand the regulations, spring season is gobblers only. Has that changed?

[Greenheadless]

https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/regs/counties/gillespie/#turkey

[bugleboy]

Yes, it has. Cool! I’ve got a hen on camera with what I’d guess to be an 8” beard.

[Landrover]

https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/o...lespie/#turkey

Ok, thanks for confirming...... same thing I saw. We got big birds running around that place but I am not much of turkey hunter.

[jason86]

Appreciate the advice. I’ll shoot whatever I want. I don’t care what age a bird is. If I wanna shoot a bearded hen I will. I don’t because I understand they are nesting. A turkey is a turkey and unless your huntin the same property I don’t see why it makes a bit of difference to you. I try not to buy my meat. Post a link to H‑E‑B? GFY.

Shooting Jake’s is for small kids, rookies, and the mentally challenged.

i pAiD mY mOnEY I hAVe tO kiLl sOmeThing

go enjoy the experience and hunt a mature bird. It’s ok to go home empty handed sometimes. Happy hunting, kill a big one.

[Bisch]

Why in the heck do y’all care what bird a different guy that is not on your place kills?????

SMDH!!!!!!!!

Bisch

[aggieman08]

Appreciate the advice. I’ll shoot whatever I want. I don’t care what age a bird is. If I wanna shoot a bearded hen I will. I don’t because I understand they are nesting. A turkey is a turkey and unless your huntin the same property I don’t see why it makes a bit of difference to you. I try not to buy my meat. Post a link to H‑E‑B? GFY.

It does make a bit of difference to me because the State of Texas owns those birds, not the person that you are leasing that property from. They are a resource that I am just as entitled to as you are and I much prefer to protect that resource rather than squander it. I am encouraging you to make a good decision.

I do not accept excuses for employing poor management practices because of cost when it's much less expensive to purchase food from the store.

I posted a link to H-E-B as a joke because your rational to go shoot jakes (which is a poor management practice when you are seeing no toms) is because it is too expensive to drive to the lease and not come home with anything. It is cheaper to go to your nearest H-E-B and buy the $27 butterball.

I am taking the GFY comment as a joke...LOL

[KenWood]

Shooting Jake’s is for small kids, rookies, and the mentally challenged.

i pAiD mY mOnEY I hAVe tO kiLl sOmeThing

go enjoy the experience and hunt a mature bird. It’s ok to go home empty handed sometimes. Happy hunting, kill a big one.

Killed plenty of mature birds. I don’t know you but maybe as many or more than you. not a child so must be mentally challenged. Wish I could be as bad *** as you. I bet when a guy posts his first bow buck your the first one to get on him for the age and size. Hope you get a big one too. If you only have jakes enjoy your butterball.

[Aggiehunter08]

Why in the heck do y’all care what bird a different guy that is not on your place kills?????

SMDH!!!!!!!!

Bisch

I think many folks fail to see game animals as a resource. The ROI outlook on harvest success rarely benefits the greater good. With minimal management efforts we as hunters will all benefit.

[TheHammer]

lmao!

Dadgum. Suckers are literally fighting for existence. No wonder they are going down in numbers.

[Bisch]

I think many folks fail to see game animals as a resource. The ROI outlook on harvest success rarely benefits the greater good. With minimal management efforts we as hunters will all benefit.

If a guy kills one turkey, he still killed one turkey. It makes no difference how old that bird is unless he wants to brag about it to other folks!!!!!

Just because your thing is killing a big bad bird, doesn’t mean that’s everybody’s thing.

Bisch

[jerp]

You need to set some rules. For example we don’t allow anyone to shoot doves that are less than 2.5 years old or you get fined.

[KenWood]

I feel the same! However, as I understand the regulations, spring season is gobblers only. Has that changed?

TPWD defines a gobbler as a male bird.

[sqiggy]

Did you draw a tag?

Yep. Unit 6. My first pick was unit 5, 6 as my second. Glad I decided to enter the draw which is new for this year because they have sold out on all NR turkey tags. Just hoping I can get some days off from work to get up there for the bow season.