Turkey hunting trophy page

[FredMasterHunter]

Turkey hunting is an addiction. I hunted turkeys for the first time in l985. I killed my first bird opening morning on my birthday in l986 and I was hooked, and I have been chasing those crazy birds ever since.
I have been state to state and across the country and fulfilled my Grand Slam dreams about ten years ago.
I hunted Madras, OR for the first time this spring due to the heavy snowpack everywhere else and killed my 5lst bird on my 5lst birthday. It was one of the most challenging and rewarding birds I had ever killed.
Turkey season 09 is right around the corner and the fever is starting. I would love to see your pictures from previous years and hear your stories. Here is the picture of the bird I killed

[Nw dukn]

That is an awesome bird Fred , you worked real hard for it..

[sharpshott]

Man you had to go and do this to me...i try not to get my blood pumping until atleast feafter duck season....but oh well i cant not play heres my turkeys from last year...





and one for kicks

[BrianMaguire]

I love Turkey hunting, now I am really feeling the itch and its going to be 4+ months. Thanks - ya coulda waited a few more weeks to remind us.

[Limbhanger]

Hey Fred, welcome aboard. There are a few turkey o'holics here

[FredMasterHunter]

To all you Turkey O'holice
Here is some more pictures from 07. To get your blood a pumpin.

[beardbuster]

Congrats on the birds! I too have been addicted to turkey hunting since I heard my first gobble 14 years ago. I have been fortunate to hunt quite a bit as well and recently punched a tag on my 57th turkey. There have been a few hens, some jakes and quite a few big toms in there as well. As I set up on this tom, my mind was already racing towards spring.

Here is a photo of my recent fall bird



10 inch beard, 3/4 inch spurs and tipped the scales at 20 lbs.

I have quite a few photos on film but gathered a few from the digital files.

[gotZem]

Turkey-o-holics!! I like it! Been hunting them crafty devils for about 20 years now. Could sit and tell you "blown turkey hunt" stories all day long! I had to "teach myself", so you that hunt know what I went through. Took six seasons of blown hunts to finally kill one. Now I'm a "seasoned" turkey hunter, and Vice President of the Fort Vancouver Gobblers chapter of the NWTF for 14 years.That's how "bad" I got the bug! Was fortunate enough to whhhhhack a 6 year old bird last spring! The Bio said to me "Ken, do you know how many 6 year old birds there are? One, and you just killed it!" The thing was HUGE! Big old giant head, 21 inch wing feathers, rounded tail feathers, etc... I cant show pictures for some "computer type reason" or I'd show him off. Took five trips to get him. He was smart or should I say "well educated"! Have to agree with some of the other posts about "ruffling our feathers" a bit early, but that has already happened. You see, I have tickets for the NWTF Banquet that we are having on Jan 31st here in Vancouver. If you'd like to go shoot me an email or call me at 360-604-2915. If I don't answer, leave me a message 'cause I'm probably out hunting ducks and geese!!

gotZem!!!

[sliverpicker]

My first Longbeard back in the mid 80's. Didn't have much call selection in the stores here in Oregon, no TV shows to watch, no videos, no websites to look at, just got out and "did it".



Quite afew Oregon birds in between...here's my longbeard from last spring.

[ORpilgrimmjag]

I have to agree. My friend and I were new to bowhunting this year and were practicing from early on in the year. We got the hunting bug so bad that we decided to go turkey hunting - bow only this past spring. It was the 1st time that I had ever hunted turkeys and now I am going every year. I only got 1 tag because my family & I had never eaten wild turkey before and I don't like wasting meat. Needless to say, I will hopefully be filling 3 spring tags this next year. Here are some shots of the 1 I got this year: 20#, 10" beard, 3/4" spurs

[beardbuster]

Nice work on the toms fellas! I find myself playing with calls and dreaming of the sweet sounds and smells of spring quite often. Fall turkey hunting is fun, but it does not compare to strutting gobblers.

I can't wait!

[OR_Bo_Huntr]

I think Wil needs to take his stick flinga this year!

[STRUTTIN-1]

Originally Posted by beardbuster

Congrats on the birds! I too have been addicted to turkey hunting since I heard my first gobble 14 years ago. I have been fortunate to hunt quite a bit as well and recently punched a tag on my 57th turkey. There have been a few hens, some jakes and quite a few big toms in there as well. As I set up on this tom, my mind was already racing towards spring.

Here is a photo of my recent fall bird



10 inch beard, 3/4 inch spurs and tipped the scales at 20 lbs.

I have quite a few photos on film but gathered a few from the digital files.

Now how do ya beat that one....
Congrads on the fall bird.Fall takes a diffrent technic.The one I miss is useing a well trained dog. Just readin this is gettin me pumped.Fall or spring I luv it all.A turkaholic I am.love seeing the pics.Maybe one day I will figure out how to getem on.

[FredMasterHunter]

HEY GUYS I love seeing all the great turkey pictures.
Turkey season is only 106 days 8 hours and 26 minutes away !!
Break out your camo. Chaulk up your turkey calls.
Dust off your turkey decoys. Before you know it will be here.

[sliverpicker]

Also killed a few with my bow over the years.



They're knocking the dust off their snoods as we speak...

[BrianMaguire]

Silverpicker, I see the same tree in two different pictures. Nice spot. Do you build a blind at the top of a meadow every year looking north to some old growth Ponderosa at a rim?

[sliverpicker]

Originally Posted by BrianMaguire

Silverpicker, I see the same tree in two different pictures. Nice spot. Do you build a blind at the top of a meadow every year looking north to some old growth Ponderosa at a rim?

Naa, it's just up higher in an area I find some wiley old Tom's late in the season. No real good spots for pics where I kill the birds, so I head out to this little clearing because there's a big stump that works perfect for my camera & screw-in pod.

It also holds some remnants of the big ole Merriam's which I'm partial to hunting.

[beardbuster]

I cant wait til this spring. My hopes are to start in California, then hit the youth weekend here in Oregon and Washington. I'll start hunting this year in Washington (fingers crossed) and then hit Idaho and Oregon probably last.

It would be fun to get some guys together and do a weekend Ifish hunt for birds. Southern Oregon would be our best best for good success and mots of public land opportunities.

[MJ from Oregon]

Oregon 2008 Spring
This bird had 4 beards (28 5/8")



Another 2008 Oregon Spring Bird
This bird had 2 beards (12 1/4'')


My 2008 Oregon Spring Archery Bird (11'')


My Fall 2008 Bird (12 3/4'')


My Eastern Bird 2008 Missouri
(2 beards 21 1/4")



Mikyla's 2008 Oregon Spring Bird #1 (10 1/4)


Mikyla's 2008 Oregon Spring Bird #2 (11 1/4'')



Mikyla's 2008 Oregon Spring Bird #3 (10 3/4'')


I have Turkey hunted for over 20 years and enjoy taking kids out. We average 15 Turkey harvest each year.

MJ

[Limbhanger]

Nice pictures MJ! I love the 11 incher.

[beardbuster]

As I was putting my little collage together, I kept thinking about all the turkey hunts I have been part of - almost too many to remember.

My most memorable ones were taking kids for their first birds and taking my friends father before he died of cancer on a hunt.

I wanted him to get a bird pretty bad and called in a HUGE tom for him one afternoon. He missed, but the way he talked about that hunt you would have thought he killed it. That was pretty fun for sure.

[Art Vandeley]

2007-Here's my first long beard:

The next day, we got my cousin his first one and I filled my second tag.



Didn't get to hunt last spring, I'm not sure if I will get to this spring either. I sure miss it. I've been in on a lot of fun hunts as well. I'm going to go break out the box call...

Mitch

[Big Unit]

You guys are killing me. I am 0-3 years.

Sheeeeeesh!

BU

[FredMasterHunter]

Originally Posted by Big Unit

You guys are killing me. I am 0-3 years.

Sheeeeeesh!

BU

Hey guy It sounds like you haven't had much luck the past three years.
But persistence pays off. (Suggestion) Try Southern Oregon . There are alot of birds down there, but alot of private property. If you can get permission from a landowner, it's pretty much a Slamdunk. There are turkeys in every pasture, every field and every front yard. They are so domesticated you can pretty much walk up to the flock and shoot the one you want. They are not much of a challenge but it will give you a chance to get a few under your belt and some experience. Then you can head over to Northeast Oregon /Central Oregon and experience what a true turkey hunt is all about.
So keep trying and look forward to seeing your turkey pictures on Ifish.

[Limbhanger]

Originally Posted by Big Unit

You guys are killing me. I am 0-3 years.

Sheeeeeesh!

BU

How many times do we have to tell you there are no turkey in HEBO !

[CombinationLicense]

The kids did much better than I did last year thanks to BlacktailBowhunter:



Note the bearded hen in the middle

"CL"

[beardbuster]

Originally Posted by FredMasterHunter

Try Southern Oregon . There are alot of birds down there, but alot of private property. If you can get permission from a landowner, it's pretty much a Slamdunk. There are turkeys in every pasture, every field and every front yard. They are so domesticated you can pretty much walk up to the flock and shoot the one you want. They are not much of a challenge but it will give you a chance to get a few under your belt and some experience.

This is true to those who choose to hunt this way. You can have some very good success hunting public land (tons of it in southern oregon as well) and be rewarded just as well. There is no reward is shooting a domestic bird and shooting a bird that does not spook will not teach you to be successful in the REAL turkey woods.

There is some really good hunting in places other than Central Oregon.

[MJ from Oregon]

Originally Posted by beardbuster

This is true to those who choose to hunt this way. You can have some very good success hunting public land (tons of it in southern oregon as well) and be rewarded just as well. There is no reward is shooting a domestic bird and shooting a bird that does not spook will not teach you to be successful in the REAL turkey woods.

There is some really good hunting in places other than Central Oregon.

Well Stated!!!

[Cliff D.]

Originally Posted by Big Unit

You guys are killing me. I am 0-3 years.

Sheeeeeesh!

BU

I feel your pain, 0/3 and one yr. in there i didn't get to hunt. Of course if i go by Freds way of thinking i'm 0/48.

[Benny]

NE Oregon? Wild? Damn things kept running into my back yard and eating apples every day when I lived in Lostine. Probably domesticated over the years, though.

So anyone in it for the dinner? I would say there's not much shame in blasting a backyard turkey as long as it tastes the same when it hits the plate.

[Limbhanger]

I am good with all of it. I only hunt public land because I hate knocking on doors and like to see new country. Some guys like knocking on doors and some like to hunt out of blinds. Others get guides, hunt property their friends own, or just tag along. It is all good and no method is better than another.....simply personal preference.

[Big Unit]

Originally Posted by Limbhanger

How many times do we have to tell you there are no turkey in HEBO !

Well, a lot of people seem to think so!!! I just haven't slammed the hammer down yet!!! I need private property or more time to scout. Maybe my new longbow will attract them!

No turkeys in Hebo! Sheesh, what are you going to tell me next? No deer or west of Hebo?

LOL

BU

[OR_Bo_Huntr]

How about hunting turkey pics and ones that didnt get an arrow in em?