Hybrids actually.....pretty much where they overlap
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JFT Turkey Tour 2018
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Rather than trying to take notes or try and remember the events, I decided to capture the hunt via video logs.
Day 1
Each day started with breakfast at 4am and on the road by 4:15. We would be starting out in Wyoming and then making our way to SD after we tagged out.
The first morning had us at the ranch by 5am, parked on vantage point, and waiting for the birds to start gobbling. Once we confirmed the birds were where roosted as expected, we would move in and setup.
This first morning had us within 100 yards of about 6 or 7 gobblers and several hens. We were right in the middle of them but couldn't get them to fully commit.
After chasing them for a while, we left them and found some more. These birds were about halfway up the "mountains" and required us to do some hiking. After a few hours of cat and mouse, we came back down unsuccessful.
We spent the rest of the day trying to locate some birds willing to work with no luck.
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Originally posted by 2coolforschool View PostI wish I could say it was easy, but these Lincoln National forest birds are anything but. Some advice I have to offer is find water, scout several different areas (always good to have a fallback option if someone else has beat you to a spot), and get on their level and out in front of them. I’ve had several birds gobble at everything I threw at them as they continued on their merry little way. I’m sleeping in tomorrow. The cumulative effect of waking up at 4:30 local time and hiking mountainous terrain for most of the day has taken its toll. You really gotta want to kill a bird to be putting in the kind of work that I have. I’ll never take hunting texas rios for granted again. I’ll get out later in the morning and try to fill my last tag prior to heading back to Texas. There were two other birds with one I got and not much hunting pressure at this spot from what I’ve seen so far.
It sounds like your hunt was a lot like ours. It is some TOUGH hunting...I haven't decided if I enjoyed it enough to make another trip. I'd much rather hunt the farmland for Rios or Easterns
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Originally posted by ClayW View PostJust now seeing this...congrats on your bird.
It sounds like your hunt was a lot like ours. It is some TOUGH hunting...I haven't decided if I enjoyed it enough to make another trip. I'd much rather hunt the farmland for Rios or Easterns
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Originally posted by Passthrough View PostCongrats Clay and PoPo! I couldn’t imagine anything tougher than the Easterns I hunted in NETX the last couple weekends.....but I have not had the chance to chase them “mountain” birds!
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