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Old 05-06-2017, 08:36 PM
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Anybody fill their tag??i took a jake opening morning!
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Old 05-06-2017, 08:51 PM
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Well done. Archery or shotgun?
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Old 05-06-2017, 10:48 PM
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Shotgun.wanted to do it with the bow but I only had a day An a half to hunt so didn't wanna mess around An go home with Tag soup instead of turkey haha
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Old 05-06-2017, 11:04 PM
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Shot one and lost it when it flew off the side of a mountain the morning of May 2nd. Heading back the end of the month, hopefully I can still call a Tom in then.
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Old 05-07-2017, 11:39 AM
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I was able to tag out on a nice tom.
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Old 05-07-2017, 11:58 AM
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Mazel Tov!!!!
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Old 05-07-2017, 02:00 PM
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I was able to tag out on a nice tom.
Congrats on a great bird.Your picture is one of the best ive ever seen on this forum.well done
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Old 05-07-2017, 04:33 PM
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Sorry, maybe a naive question but as I've never hunted or even really looked into hunting them I have no idea. Where do you aim with archery tackle on a turkey?
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Old 05-07-2017, 04:42 PM
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I was able to tag out on a nice tom.
Beauty!!!great photo!!!!!
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Old 05-07-2017, 05:29 PM
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Congrats to the both of you!!
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Old 05-07-2017, 06:59 PM
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Congrats on a great bird.Your picture is one of the best ive ever seen on this forum.well done
Judging from the background, you got him at a pretty high elevation, I would say.

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Old 05-07-2017, 07:21 PM
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Thanks guys.

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Sorry, maybe a naive question but as I've never hunted or even really looked into hunting them I have no idea. Where do you aim with archery tackle on a turkey?
Thanks.

Schian
There are a couple options for archery kill shots. There are the head/neck type shots, or you can go with more of a traditional heart/lung shot. It seems like the main thing is to keep your arrow high on the bird. I am far from a turkey expert, but this guy only flopped about 2 yards before he was done.
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Old 05-08-2017, 10:20 AM
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Congrats to both of you on a sucessful hunt. It is tough to hunt them in AB, and I'm glad you could fill your tags. Quite a wait to get one.
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Old 05-08-2017, 08:31 PM
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Congrats to both of you on a sucessful hunt. It is tough to hunt them in AB, and I'm glad you could fill your tags. Quite a wait to get one.

The wait is a long one now..but no harder than anywhere else. Not as many birds as some other places but as long as you put in the effort and dedication it works out just fine.

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Old 05-09-2017, 12:06 PM
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Good job guys, great picture.
Hoping for next year...
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Old 05-09-2017, 05:08 PM
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Shot mine on Wednesday afternoon, had 5/8 inch spurs and a 8 inch beard. Special thanks to gobbler fanatic for all the help and for walking up all those mountains.will load pic once I figure out how
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Old 05-12-2017, 11:05 PM
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Shot mine last friday on a solo deal. Scouted Thursday night and put a couple small groups to bed. Next morning at first light I put an arrow over ones back so I got a bit discouraged. 2 hours later I called in 5 jakes and a Tom and scatter gunned him at not more than 30 yards. I wish I would have kept trying with the bow but oh well, im happy.
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Old 05-13-2017, 08:41 AM
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Shot mine last friday on a solo deal. Scouted Thursday night and put a couple small groups to bed. Next morning at first light I put an arrow over ones back so I got a bit discouraged. 2 hours later I called in 5 jakes and a Tom and scatter gunned him at not more than 30 yards. I wish I would have kept trying with the bow but oh well, im happy.
Beauty!!!!dang I wish I held out for a tom now seeing all these pics!!!!
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Old 05-13-2017, 09:20 PM
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Got mine Thursday morning after a few hard days of work.
I went out with gobbler fanatic, after connecting with him on this forum.
I can't say enough about what great, kind, stand up guy he is. It was the hunt of a lifetime for me. It was a 3200km blur of a round trip, and I would give just about anything to do it again!!


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Old 05-13-2017, 10:16 PM
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Once again, congrats to the new posters. Getting that big gobbler is a real rush.
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Old 05-24-2017, 10:11 PM
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I was able to fill my tag today. Second trip down and what a rush. Can't wait for 20-30 years when I can do it again. Fyi hunting turkeys in the wind is terrible haha

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Old 05-25-2017, 08:46 AM
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Makes me want to try popping across the border either way to try a hunt down there. Beautiful birds!
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Old 05-29-2017, 09:05 AM
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Good stuff, congrats to the guys that connected on longbeards! Only consolation to turkey season being over is elk season is getting closer.
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Old 05-29-2017, 08:04 PM
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Congrats guys wish we had a season is sask!
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Old 05-30-2017, 09:43 PM
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How far south you have to go for these guys?
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