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Through the incredible generosity of AR's bwanajay, I was able to take my sons to south TX on their spring break to do a bit of turkey hunting. To say it was good is a complete understatement. Jay met us at the ranch on Saturday afternoon and we drove around a while and tried to get the lay of the land. The next morning, we got after it. In short, the next 3.5 days were off the charts. Will and I killed 5 birds between us the first day, and we killed birds every day. I was able to double with both sons, and each on of them was able to take a bird solo. We took a lot of old turkeys (four were 4 years old, and all but one were 3 or older). Jay and his wife Heather had us to the house a couple of times for excellent dinners, and we got to meet up with bwanamrm a couple of times as well. I only have my sons at home another year and a half before they go off to college, so times like these mean a lot. Thanks again to Jay for making these memories possible. I was testing a new turkey load that is devastating...       The first 7...           Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | ||
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That is how to spend spring break. I never understood why KY makes us wait so long to hunt turkeys. 4 big toms and 16 has in our back field right now. | |||
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yeah I wish we just had the whole month of April- the limit is the limit. I know a bunch of kids that killed birds in the snow this morning. Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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I would give the young hunters the second to last week in March. Turke start up hard by mid march and open the Spring adult season First weekend of April. | |||
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Well done!!! Mike Legistine actu? Quid scripsi?[/] [i] Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Very nice | |||
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Looks like you folks had a great trip. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Mighty fine! ya! GWB | |||
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Tim Congratulations on some good hunting. I don't know much about Turkey hunting. To me several of those birds look large. For that area is that seasonal or typical ? Cheers Hunting.... it's not everything, it's the only thing. | |||
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All those birds are big.The spurs are huge. | |||
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30.06 These were older birds, many with really good spurs. I think they were good sized birds, but I don’t know if any were over sized for the area. That was the first time I ever hunted turkeys that far south in TX. Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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Niiiiiice haul and congrats dad! I'm hoping my son comes around on hunting and/or fishing. | |||
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Are they Rio Grande turkeys? | |||
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Yes. There is a limited population of Eastern wild turkeys in a few counties in East/North East Texas, but in the rest of the state it is Rio Grandes. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Yes supposed to be all Rios but one of them the first day looked 100% Eastern. Maybe just an oddity, but he had no Rio characteristics. Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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That happens with turkeys and besides the introductions of Eastern Strain wild turkeys it seems like I have heard/read of some Private Land Owners releasing birds in some pasrts of the state, and because the biggest difference among the various species/subspecies/strains of wild turkeys is plummage coloration and there is/can be a lot of lap over. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Hell of a haul Tim! I've only gone once and quit too soon so spooked the birds coming in. I have a question. Are birds that big and old still tender and good to eat? Do they need special care cooking? Years ago Mom had me pick up 100 chicks, for the hell of it I got half dozen turkeys too. She had no clue what they were, Dad just grinned, as he knew. Coyotes got two right away, one Tom, other 3 were hens. They ate the hens and let Tom grow for several years til he was some over 30lbs. He let the lease go and they moved to town. In order to clear the place out he killed Tom and said he just couldn't eat him after they'd played together. I wasn't around close enough then to have tried any of him. Thanks, and glad you and the boys got 'er done. George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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George, I am sure a hen or a jake would eat better , but a gobbler is really good. I prefer to cut into chunks, marinate over night, put on skewers and grill. The key is to grill high heat and fast so you don’t dry it out. If you over cook it gets dry and tough like most wild game. It is also really good fried as nuggets. Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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I know that was a fun and memorable hunt. Nice work. | |||
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Man they grow up fast! The kids that is. Congrats to all. I know it was a blast. I have walked in the foot prints of the elephant, listened to lion roar and met the buffalo on his turf. I shall never be the same. | |||
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Tim, Drew and Will are some fine young men with good heads on their shoulders. I really enjoyed spending time with you guys. I have lots of country you guys didn't get to so next year... | |||
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Congrats on a fine hunt and time spent with your Sons. BTW I prefer Shiner Bock to Wild Turkey too. | |||
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It was great to catch up with you guys and meet Tim's sons. Fine young men. Their mother did a great job with them....  Seriously, it was great to see young men enjoying their time in the field with their Dad. If more adults introduced kids to hunting we would see our numbers grow exponentially! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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