It happens every year. We hear tales of the new guy who stumbles into the woods for the first time, scratches out a few calls and nails a big Indiana gobbler before the sun clears the horizon. But what you don’t hear are stories about the film crew and hunting pro who spend a full week in prime turkey country but fail to fill a tag or footage. We also don’t hear about the well-seasoned hunter who ends the season empty handed. For every beginner’s success there are dozens of other hard-luck stories in which hunters spend day after day in the woods without connecting. No doubt wild turkeys can humble anyone. I was reminded of this just last week. I was honored to accompany a friend on his first ever turkey hunt. I was confident we would encounter birds and thought more than likely he would take his first. As expected we did encounter birds. Unfortunately they all seemed uninterested in our decoys and my calling. Hunting for the first time on his own, Kole Kirkman succeeded in taking a great Indiana gobbler. The bird carried a 10-inch long beard.
Tips for the tail end of turkey season
Tips for the tail end of turkey season
Tips for the tail end of turkey season
It happens every year. We hear tales of the new guy who stumbles into the woods for the first time, scratches out a few calls and nails a big Indiana gobbler before the sun clears the horizon. But what you don’t hear are stories about the film crew and hunting pro who spend a full week in prime turkey country but fail to fill a tag or footage. We also don’t hear about the well-seasoned hunter who ends the season empty handed. For every beginner’s success there are dozens of other hard-luck stories in which hunters spend day after day in the woods without connecting. No doubt wild turkeys can humble anyone. I was reminded of this just last week. I was honored to accompany a friend on his first ever turkey hunt. I was confident we would encounter birds and thought more than likely he would take his first. As expected we did encounter birds. Unfortunately they all seemed uninterested in our decoys and my calling. Hunting for the first time on his own, Kole Kirkman succeeded in taking a great Indiana gobbler. The bird carried a 10-inch long beard.