Flint and feathers 2008

[huntertrapper]

did ya knap the point?

[hawkbow]

yep.. I did and it still worked...he ran off and started falling down within ten yards... died at about twenty or so.... the arrow missed the heart but turned the lungs into mush.. Hawk.. a/ho

[huntertrapper]

question mr huston. dont know whether you hunted eastern turk. ever but do ya think merriams are easier than eastern? anyone can answer this question, im just wondering. plus here its all hardwoods. dont make for good stalking.

[sailordad]

well if you ask the pros they claim the eastern usually is the hardest, dont know how they come to the conclusion. i only hunt the  eastern so i cant truly answer.
but i think the hardest has to be the one that you are hunting on any given day can be the hardest because their senses are so keen that even when they are comletly horned up ans stupid they are still extremly wary. from the day they are hatched something is always trying to eat them,cause there so damn tasty

                                                                                              tim

[huntertrapper]

  ive only ever hunted eastrn. but ive heard they are pushed or hunted more. but luckily we will be huntin up on the tops, so some may never have ever seen humans.

[The Singing Bowyer]

Nice pics, Mike. I gotta chase a few Merriams one of these days....  I have been having a rough time with a couple of Rios this past week!

[TRACY]

Awesome harvest! I think it's fantastic that you include your sons and gave Ty the 1st opportunity at the birds. You're a real sportsman. I don't know how you can keep a straight face after that experience, great job.

Tracy

[hawkbow]

I have never hunted Eastern turkeys... but will someday.. I hope to get the grand slam with flint points. I have the merriams and Rio grand so far. I would guess that our birds are not quite as hunted as the eastern variety. we have fewer hunters throughout the whole state than most eastern states have in one county, and those counties are the size of some of the farms and ranches we hunt alone. I am a novice turkey hunter and have only harvested five birds in as many years..all were hunted by spot and stalk so i do not claim to be an expert on the ways of the wild warriors but sure do enjoy the hunt...Hawk a/ho

[huntertrapper]

i dont know if it would be possible to stalk these birds here. they are keen and they hear anything. maybe in a field or a clear cut. but i look forward to hunting the merriams when i get out there in a couple years.

[hawkbow]

These turkeys are hard to stalk also, for every successful stalk there are ten that bust me. the last one took about an hour of belly crawling through thick brush to get the shot...Hawk a/ho

[huntertrapper]

oh, jeesh you shot it wearin what you were in the picture?

[hawkbow]

no I was wearing my elk skin shirt and camo pants when I shot the turkey.. took the pictures the next day at my house... Hawk a/ho 

[El Destructo]

Spring Rut Season...aint the Same as the fall Hunt.....these Turkey have some Keen Eyes....but they are looking for something different right now.......................

[huntertrapper]

that they are....

[Cromm]

Hi, Great story and photo's. Keep up the fine work!! Thanks for your time bro.