1.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Went to the land of milk and honey to do some turkey hunting where we battled wind and rain and cold.

Was able to decoy birds on two separate occasions. Both times the birds walked away with a few less feathers.

The first bird was broadside and I aimed just above the spectrum. The arrow whizzed right through but didn't catch anything vital. He moved off a few yards where I zipped him again with the same result.

The bird then promptly went out to a neighboring field and started strutting!


The next bird came in straight away. I was getting ready to try a head shot when he turned broadside. I lined everything up and shot. The arrow landed at his feet. Apparently the arrow came off the rest when I drew and I didn't realize it. I had drawn facing down and then brought the bow up slowly. The bird then started walking off. I dead centered his back but he just kept going. Gave him a couple hours and never found a sign of him after about 2 hours of searching.

Both birds were within 10 yards. Not blaming my equipment although I'm wondering if I'm going about this the hard way.


I'm ready to start using the guillotine heads and cutting the netting out of the blind. I've had it.

2.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Stopped at a farmer's house and snapped a picture. The homestead reminded me of Camp Swampy where I spent a week there one night.



I counted 30 cats from my vantage point. I needed a wide angle lens.

3.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

Tourists! :re:...LOL

This is why I never give out my address...:p

4.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

You got more shots in one sit than I've gotten most seasons, LOL....

Why didn't you just nail him IN the spectrum? Above seems too high to me...I'd have to see the posture, but I do think there's a "too high" scenario to the children's nursery rhyme "Shoot 'em high, watch 'em die."

Get rid of the net, man! Gives you all sorts of extra room on top of anything else.

I still can't warm up to Guillotines too much for some reason.

5.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

They owner did mention they don't have a mice or rat problem...

6.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40837]You got more shots in one sit than I've gotten most seasons, LOL....

Why didn't you just nail him IN the spectrum? Above seems too high to me...I'd have to see the posture, but I do think there's a "too high" scenario to the children's nursery rhyme "Shoot 'em high, watch 'em die."

Get rid of the net, man! Gives you all sorts of extra room on top of anything else.

I still can't warm up to Guillotines to much for some reason[/QUOTE]

Well...the top edge of the spectrum according to the videos I posted. We need to ask Dan-o where he shoots them.
I used to be an IN the spectrum proponent until the videos. Now I'm just not sure anymore.

7.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I've killed them by taking out their thighs too. They bleed out fast.

8.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

Or a butterfly or bumblebee problem either, prolly...LOL


You should see around here when something's in bloom...It's like the little rascals are third graders at an amusement park for the first time....

9.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

They were pretty cute. They weren't really wild as I was able to walk within a few yards of them as a stranger and they were well fed.

10.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40839]Well...the top edge of the spectrum according to the videos I posted. We need to ask Dan-o where he shoots them.
I used to be an IN the spectrum proponent until the videos. Now I'm just not sure anymore.[/QUOTE]


I draw a line through the top of the beard and up a leg which is perpendicular to the ground, or close to it. That's my aiming point. Or at least that's the point where when my pin passes it, I shout "Yee-haw!" and punch the trigger---LOL--

If somehow "above the spectrum" is higher than that, that would be too high for me.


We should watch the videos again in this thread.


If I were DParker, I could say "Make it so" right now, and be completely in character.:wink

11.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

:wave:

12.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Forgot to mention that Scruffy, the attack Jack Russell Terrier, got sprayed by a skunk. Good times. It was 41 degrees and raining with a stiff wind on the last day. Windchill was around freezing.

13.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

So I won't mention that the girls at Chapel Hill are running around in shorts and short dresses lately...

14.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Probably trying to take the attention off the basketball team.

15.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

It's working...The team has always taken a back seat to them in my heart...LOL

16.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

What did you think of the turkey shot placement videos?

17.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I really don't want to be doing trigonometry when I'm supposed to be shooting a bird - this angle intersecting this angle which bisects this angle of the straight line drawn from... which is perpendicular to the tangent of the cosign.

18.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40848]It's working...The team has always taken a back seat to them in my heart...LOL[/QUOTE]

I'm guessing you wouldn't mind getting in the back seat.

19.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

You've posted the first one before but the second was new to me. I agree with those placements. None of mine would have been more than an inch or two different. Of course, it's very convenient that they can computer-magically show you that the turkey's vitals are exactly where they say they would shoot, and so of course their lines-method is perfect as well, LOL.

Do you know if a significant number of those kills are coming from one particular broadhead, or at least a small group of heads?

20.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Both of the videos I copied from the original thread. I don't think it's a broadhead thing. It's an ID10T error.

21.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40852]I'm guessing you wouldn't mind getting in the back seat.[/QUOTE]



With the girls you mean, right? ---LOL


I don't want to have to come out there and kick your ass....:laugh:

22.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

The turkeys I shoot at have a little relief map of the vitals that project out and back just before I shoot.

23.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40855]With the girls you mean, right? ---LOL


I don't want to have to come out there and kick your ass....:laugh:[/QUOTE]

Don't worry, my wife takes care of all the ass kicking.

24.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40855]With the girls you mean, right? ---LOL


I don't want to have to come out there and kick your ass....:laugh:[/QUOTE]

I was trying to leave that option open. You might feel like a woman today.

25.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

I found that when I got 3-d targets (realistic ones) I could train my little peabrain to pick the right spot on a live animal a lot better.

I should have invested sooner.

This keyboard's going in the shop...:bang:....Pls. forgive all the typos lately/in the near future---I'm about to throw it against the wall.

26.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40830]Went to the land of milk and honey to do some turkey hunting where we battled wind and rain and cold.

Was able to decoy birds on two separate occasions. Both times the birds walked away with a few less feathers.

The first bird was broadside and I aimed just above the spectrum. The arrow whizzed right through but didn't catch anything vital. He moved off a few yards where I zipped him again with the same result.

The bird then promptly went out to a neighboring field and started strutting!


The next bird came in straight away. I was getting ready to try a head shot when he turned broadside. I lined everything up and shot. The arrow landed at his feet. Apparently the arrow came off the rest when I drew and I didn't realize it. I had drawn facing down and then brought the bow up slowly. The bird then started walking off. I dead centered his back but he just kept going. Gave him a couple hours and never found a sign of him after about 2 hours of searching.

Both birds were within 10 yards. Not blaming my equipment although I'm wondering if I'm going about this the hard way.


I'm ready to start using the guillotine heads and cutting the netting out of the blind. I've had it.[/QUOTE]

wasp jackhammers.. them thing are deadly on turkeys..i wouldnt even use the screen for turkeys.

27.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40858]I was trying to leave that option open. You might feel like a woman today.[/QUOTE]


Good for me!


(Our morons are the future.)

28.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=crookedeye;40860]wasp jackhammers.. them thing are deadly on turkeys..i wouldnt even use the screen for turkeys.[/QUOTE]

Can you get pass-throughs on millipedes?

29.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

My friends blind is a Baronet (POS). Worst designed thing I have seen in a while. The poles sit square in the window and the bottom of the window is WAY too tall. Not made for bowhunting. We dug out the ground at the front so the blind would sit lower. I couldn't even shoot from my knees as the material was too high for my arrow to clear. Had to shoot half standing- half crouching. The whole time you are shooting you are praying the arrow doesn't hit the pole and come back on you. What a joke. No wonder I suck.

30.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I used a DSD hen on the ground and a Primos jake strutter with a real jake fan attached. That seemed to work. The jake looked like a high school punk with zits. No way a Tom doesn't want to kick it's ass and make off with the homecoming queen.

31.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Swampy, do you still have the picture of you at your high school prom in your baby blue tux?

32.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Swampy, you still have the picture of you at your high school prom in your robin's-egg-blue tux?

33.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

That thing was sweet. Hellooo ladies.

34.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Here's a pic of that POS.

35.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I'd have to be Rebecca Lobo to be high enough on my knees to shoot out of that thing. Who designed that, someone from PETA?

36.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I will say, I'm really liking the Hoyt Defiant 34.

37.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

Blinds for bowhunting have gotten a lot better since I last noticed a Baronet. I think the thing they had going for them at the time was cost, since I was looking for several blinds to put out and leave and not worry about.


Primos makes some good ones but I haven't really studied blinds in a while. Check and see if they still make the Ground Max. I also saw what they advertised as a two-person blind the other day and while the material was a little thin I would look harder at it if I had had more time. Or that might have been a Gander Mtn blind...

Anyway, get nice one...Not too expensive....Nee!...I mean not too heavy...


I do like a big blind, whether for gun hunting or bow. Even if you hunt by yourself, it helps with naps and stretching out, LOL.


In addition to easy set-up and take-down, two musts for me in a new blind would be magnetic windows and mesh you can move around (open and close) on a track. I don't know if anyone's come up with anything else ingenious lately, but that's where I start.

P.S. You can use the posts from the old blind to help back your boat trailer even if it is invisible (ask me how I know), the netting can be used as a strainer for coffee grounds in camp, and the fabric could come in hand one Halloween, so don't throw anything away...At least that's my advice...


Also, if you want to learn how to use the Solunar Tables to know when to switch from brown liquor to clear, just ask...

38.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40871]Swampy, do you still have the picture of you at your high school prom in your baby blue tux?[/QUOTE]


How did you know?:grin:

39.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

i have the double bull darkhorse which is the one i like best..besides my matrix.. t2 and a couple others ..my dad just gave me the ameristep doghouse blind he had..spring acttavated! that thing can do damage if you dont no what youre doing..

i'm taking out the shotgun this weekend..i an't playing around anymore...

40.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

I have a Dark Horse as well...Very nice. What are the prosand consof the T2 and the Matrix in comparison, in case I comeacross someusedfor a goodprice?

I apologize for the keyboard.

41.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

the darkhorse as you no has the port windows for side shots in case the taper gets to extreme..the matrix is bascialy the same..i used to wrestle with that thing before i watch a vedio on how to put it up and take it down..the t2 is a good deer blind with the big screen window in front..compact also.

42.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

I think I bought the Dark Horse jast as the Matrix wastakingover for it...So I was afraid to look too hard at the differences afterI had alreadyplunked my money down...LOL...

43.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

I woundupbuying a few Ameristepblinds for mylittle project way back beforeI got into my current Primos and Double Bull arsenal.I can't rememberthe nameof the blind,but it was nearly impossibleto set up or take down without breaking a rod.They changed phone numbersor something and becameimpossibleto find for service unless you knew they were affiliated with some kitchenware outfit or something (true story), and then they wanted half amonth's rent for a set of replacement rods and hubs.I was stupid enough to buy somethinglike three complete sets over the years until I wised up.

I finally took all the rods out of them to use for other things and now I hang the blinds with cord if I can find an overhanginglimbin a good spot. Not the best, but if you have nowhere else to go in the rain or something, at least they'reout there in the woodsinstead ofin a heap in the back of my storageunit.

44.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I have a T2 that I carry constantly. I wasn't in it when I shanked that turkey. What would you think about cutting the netting out of it?

I have dark horse that I've never used. I know it's a good blind but it's heavy like my brother.

45.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40887]I have a T2 that I carry constantly. I wasn't in it when I shanked that turkey. What would you think about cutting the netting out of it?

I have dark horse that I've never used. I know it's a good blind but it's heavy like my brother.[/QUOTE]

the darkhorse is heavy.lol i read somewhere if you cut the netting out of the t2 , it screws with the structure of the t2 making it sang.. thats hard to believe though..i thought about cutting some openings in mind but never have..

46.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=crookedeye;40892]the darkhorse is heavy.lol i read somewhere if you cut the netting out of the t2 , it screws with the structure of the t2 making it sang.. thats hard to believe though..i thought about cutting some openings in mind but never have..[/QUOTE]

I was wondering about that midriff bulge...

I can always shoot out the side of course. Wish they still made that blind.

47.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

i like the netting for deer..i shot everything from slicktricks to wasp expandables threw the netting and both shot good out to 30 yards..

48.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40893]I was wondering about that midriff bulge...

I can always shoot out the side of course. Wish they still made that blind.[/QUOTE]

i shot a coulpe birds out of the t2 always through the little port windows..

i almost bought the shackattack blind thats pretty much like the t2 but heavier..

49.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=crookedeye;40895]i shot a coulpe birds out of the t2 always through the little port windows..

i almost bought the [B]shackattack[/B] blind thats pretty much like the t2 but heavier..[/QUOTE]

It is discontinued. It used to cost a lot and could never hit free throws...

50.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

Unless you need the T2foralightweight deerblind, I'd be out there inmy driveway with a knife right now....


[I]"Which is how all the trouble started last Saturday night," she said, rolling her eyes.[/I]

51.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Who would need a light weight deer blind? LOL!

52.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Should have bought a dozen of those things.

53.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

Justsaw CE's commentabout sagging ....If that'stru I change my mind. I'dkeep it for deer. You can't beat a 12 pound ground blindso I wouldn't wasntto screwit up.

I feel like Deerminator today, readingmy posts...Or OHBH...LOL

54.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40898]Who would need a light weight deer blind? LOL![/QUOTE]


LOL...I madeafunnyanddidn'teven realize...Probably should have pretended I ment it ironically...:wink

55.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I hate it when they sag...

56.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40899]Should have bought a dozen of those things.[/QUOTE]


That's what I'msayin'...

Put an ebay search out with emailnotification for Primos Ground Max Vision Blind. That's what you want for deer and turkey. Naturally discontinued, but Ihave some...:grin:


Call me a hoarder...I dare you...LOL

57.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

they where on sale at cabelas last year for 149 bucks are so..the shackattack..i figured i dont need a fifth blind..

shack worked hard on his free throws..

58.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I'm still kicking myself for not buying the Mathews Q2XL!

59.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=crookedeye;40905]they where on sale at cabelas last year for 149 bucks are so..the shackattack..i figured i dont need a fifth blind..

shack worked hard on his free throws..[/QUOTE]

I know he did. He wore out a lot of backboards.

60.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40906]I'm still kicking myself for not buying the Mathews Q2XL![/QUOTE]

At the very least, I wouldn't have to endure the boat anchor jokes. That alone is priceless.

61.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

:-)....

62.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

We're passing the hat on a new keyboard for you Swampy. You're down to just icons now.

63.) crookedeye - 04/18/2016

usually youre suppose to have an ark on the ball while shooting free throws.

64.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=crookedeye;40913]usually youre suppose to have an ark on the ball while shooting free throws.[/QUOTE]


Actually, that could make it even more difficult,even for abigman...



(I just wanted tostart a reply on a forum with "Actually..."....Haven'tdoneit in ages....I almost feel more at peace again now...LOL)

65.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40910]We're passing the hat on a new keyboard for you Swampy. You're down to just icons now.[/QUOTE]


This isrediculous...I went away for a week andeven came back and thisishow I'm repaid...

It's alaptop so I guess I have to goseethe Geek Squad...

66.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40915]Actually, that could make it even more difficult,even for abigman...



(I just wanted tostart a reply on a forum with "Actually..."....Haven'tdoneit in ages....I almost feel more at peace again now...LOL)[/QUOTE]

Actually, that was pretty funny SwampMan.

67.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

Thank you.It looks like I'll behere all week,unfortunately...LOL

68.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40916]This isrediculous...I went away for a week andeven came back and thisishow I'm repaid...

It's alaptop so I guess I have to goseethe Geek Squad...[/QUOTE]

You might offer them a cat or two if your low on dough. Don't trade Miss bluecat though. She's precious and of good stock.

Or you might just tell them you touched a woman's boob and I bet they would fix anything you wanted just to hear the story. Just keep stringing them along until all your electronics are fixed.

Geek Squad: "Tell us Mr. Swampy about the booby touches."

Swampy: "There's a laptop that needs defragged and the keyboard needs work. Once upon a time..."

Geek Squad: "Okay the laptop is fixed. Tell us more."

Swampy: "I want this wireless router installed first."

Geek Squad: "Then will you tell us more about the booby touches?"

69.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

Hey, those guys are getting more action than I am at this point, LOL...

You think girls only want boyfriendswith bowhunting skills? How oldis that movie now? Girls only want boyfriends who know howto watch a movie on a four inch screen now...

70.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40921]Hey, those guys are getting more action than I am at this point, LOL...

[/QUOTE]

Ease down soldier. Virtual action Swampy. Virtual action.

71.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

All thecute chicks are at Trump rallies,too, soI don'teven have THAT going for me...


LOL

72.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I bet they have Yuuuuge tracts of land.

73.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

They'll come back Swampy when they are tired of winning.

74.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40924]I bet they have Yuuuuge tracts of land.[/QUOTE]


LOL...good one.

75.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

I can't believe no one's caught (it seems) my [I]Knights Who Say Nee![/I] reference...

LOL



You people are slipping.

76.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40879]Blinds for bowhunting have gotten a lot better since I last noticed a Baronet. I think the thing they had going for them at the time was cost, since I was looking for several blinds to put out and leave and not worry about.


Primos makes some good ones but I haven't really studied blinds in a while. Check and see if they still make the Ground Max. I also saw what they advertised as a two-person blind the other day and while the material was a little thin I would look harder at it if I had had more time. Or that might have been a Gander Mtn blind...

Anyway, get nice one...Not too expensive....Nee!...I mean not too heavy...


I do like a big blind, whether for gun hunting or bow. Even if you hunt by yourself, it helps with naps and stretching out, LOL.


In addition to easy set-up and take-down, two musts for me in a new blind would be magnetic windows and mesh you can move around (open and close) on a track. I don't know if anyone's come up with anything else ingenious lately, but that's where I start.

P.S. You can use the posts from the old blind to help back your boat trailer even if it is invisible (ask me how I know), the netting can be used as a strainer for coffee grounds in camp, and the fabric could come in hand one Halloween, so don't throw anything away...At least that's my advice...


Also, if you want to learn how to use the Solunar Tables to know when to switch from brown liquor to clear, just ask...[/QUOTE]
We are no longer the Knights who say nee. We are now the Knights who say "icky icky um..." We are the Knights who recently said nee.

77.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

I caught it but got distracted by a bumblebee. Sorry, I didn't give you well deserved credit. I'm deducting a point from my score (-1) and giving you points. (+3)

78.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Which is really like giving you 4 points.

79.) Swamp Fox - 04/18/2016

:-)....


It'sgoodto know allour hard workaround here doesn'tgounrecognized,isn'tit...:wink

80.) bluecat - 04/18/2016

Damn straight. All the prep work is exhausting.

81.) Swamp Fox - 04/19/2016

I feellikemy wholelifehasbeen preparingmefor thistimeon HuntingCountry...

82.) bluecat - 04/19/2016

You think people can handle all this intellectual humor?

83.) bluecat - 04/19/2016

Swampy, does your cursor jump around as you type? If it does, I might know what's going on.

84.) Swamp Fox - 04/19/2016

Intellectual? That'astretch....I can believephilosophical,maybe...




I'd on't know about the curso.I haven't noticed it. But since I quit fixinxing typos today,I notice it'sskippingletters on occasion aswell...Or puttingthemwhere they don't belong.I wonderif my internetspeedis compounding the problem.<<<<<< For instace,I didn't touch this sentence.I'mnot that bad at typing, LOL.

85.) bluecat - 04/19/2016

I'll just throw this out. Don't know if it is the cause or not but recently I was working on a laptop and I tend to lay my wrists on the touch pad. I would be typing along and the cursor would jump to another location and I would overwrite what was already written. I got the touch pad turned off and everything returned to normal. I was thinking maybe your touchpad came on as it is probably the default.

86.) Swamp Fox - 04/19/2016

Well, thanks for the guess,but I'msure that'snot it. The spacebar is sticking andthat happenedsuddenly, essentially for no good reason.Laptop went unused--or virtually unused at the most--for a week, andwhen I startedusingitagain, this started.

I'm going tokeep an eye out for problems beyond that untilI can get up to Geek Squad---Iassumethey can repair orclean a keyboard---, because I'm told sometimesmy internet connection is too slow to keep upwith my typing,especially when I have a bunchof windows open.I don'tkknowif that's really the case or not,but it sounds plausible. Yesterday there were letters appearingand getting dropped everywhere.Maybe it was all me,but I doubt it. But nowthat I'mback at my regular desk in my regular posture, maybe my typing willimprove, LOL.

87.) DParker - 04/19/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;40954]The spacebar is sticking andthat happenedsuddenly, essentially for no good reason.[/QUOTE]

Hmmmm....sticky keys on a laptop you use to surf the internet. I'm not going to say whether or not I think the reason for that is a good one or not...I'm not here to judge anyone.

88.) bluecat - 04/19/2016

[QUOTE=DParker;40955]Hmmmm....sticky keys on a laptop you use to surf the internet. I'm not going to say whether or not I think the reason for that is a good one or not...I'm not here to judge anyone.[/QUOTE]

Swampy, put that keyboard in the dishwasher. It's a biohazard.

89.) Swamp Fox - 04/19/2016

[QUOTE=DParker;40955]Hmmmm....sticky keys on a laptop you use to surf the internet. I'm not going to say whether or not I think the reason for that is a good one or not...I'm not here to judge anyone.[/QUOTE]



It's almost like I have a crystal ball...


LOL

90.) Jon - 04/19/2016

I typically hunt in a blind while turkey hunting with bow or gun, Unless I'm with someone, I don't run and gun much. I got this ameristep battleground(?) blind last year. It's a nicer cheap blind, has the pop out panels with a hub and I like the camo. Once you understand how to set it up, it really takes seconds but if you don't pop out the roof panel first, you'll be cussing for 15 minutes!
Turkeys here are very quiet, don't know whats up but they went from being vocal to silent in one day.

91.) bluecat - 04/19/2016

I don't know how turkeys respond in your neck of the woods, but an exposed blind like that in my area, all you would see are turkeys running.

Looks like a nice blind Jon.

92.) Swamp Fox - 04/20/2016

I'll send you some cool Swamp Fox Gear (TM) from Swampy's Flea Market and Swap Shop (SM) if you'll take the Worst Turkey Blind Ever Challenge (also TM)...That's where you hunt out of the worst-looking turkey blind you can think of and report on your experience.

Maybe the blind's been out in the sun for four years and has been bleached pink, or you set it up and hunt it in the middle of nowhere, with no cover...I'll bet your report includes the words, "I never thought this would happen to me" or at least "I can't believe the turkeys didn't care." :wink

Other forum members---if they do, in fact, exist---can also participate. Less valuable parting gifts may be distributed if instead of turkey hunting out of a so-called bad blind, they merely tell an amusing story about one. :pop:

93.) bluecat - 04/20/2016

Well I can see one advantage to setting up a blind out in the open. Less ticks.

I might take you up on the challenge Swampy. The competition will be pretty fierce though. LOL!

94.) Jon - 04/21/2016

[QUOTE=bluecat;40961]I don't know how turkeys respond in your neck of the woods, but an exposed blind like that in my area, all you would see are turkeys running.

Looks like a nice blind Jon.[/QUOTE]

The Eastern's here (and everywhere I've hunted eastern's) don't give a flip about a blind no matter where you put it. They just don't pay one bit of attention to it.
Sounds like your turkeys act like deer around an exposed blind.

95.) bluecat - 04/21/2016

[QUOTE=Jon;40989]The Eastern's here (and everywhere I've hunted eastern's) don't give a flip about a blind no matter where you put it. They just don't pay one bit of attention to it.
Sounds like your turkeys act like deer around an exposed blind.[/QUOTE]

They do, but everything I read and hear supports what you are saying.

96.) Swamp Fox - 04/21/2016

And they don't think much of Hoosiers, neither...






LOL

97.) bluecat - 04/21/2016

In light of another thread, maybe the turkeys here are fruity...:wink

98.) Hunter - 04/22/2016

Ok... All our hunters have come and gone. I've got a week to get out and get a bird for our team! After a rather large number of misses this year, a lot of birds are call shy, blind shy and decoy shy. But, we have a lot of birds so........

[video=youtube_share;sPz35WQ5mqU]http://youtu.be/sPz35WQ5mqU[/video]

99.) Swamp Fox - 04/22/2016

Put a new blind in the middle of a ranch road and show us how it's done!


:grin:

100.) bluecat - 04/22/2016

Not only that, I'm going to join the decapitation nation. Magnus bullhead. The kidding around is pretty much over.

101.) Swamp Fox - 04/22/2016

Uh oh! Look out!


:grin: