| I just bought a few tell me what you think? [message #35246] |
Wed, 31 December 2014 14:17  |
Bwhntr4168
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Registered: December 2014
Location: Sw ohio
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I recently bought a encore with the muzzleloading barrel, it also has 2 more barrels and scopes on all, came with a camo 12ga barrel with a extended comp-n-choke as well as a 15" 44 mag with all of the forearms and grips for all!
James
Family is always First! Unless your that one that every Family Has!!
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| Re: I just bought a few tell me what you think? [message #35283 is a reply to message #35278] |
Thu, 01 January 2015 13:55  |
jamesgammel
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Registered: August 2012
Location: Lovell, Wyoming
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I could easily run 20 hunters here, and maybe another 5/6 down on my other place. Season is a month and a half in the spring, aparantly not going to be a fall any turkey for a while. 20 tags X 16/tags is 320.00 out of my pocket not counting any other expenses like fuel, ammo, lunch, buying a bus with a wheel-chair lift, another lift for the 4-WD van to get them to the blinds. Almost 60 miles one way makes for waking up extra early to go get them in time to be set up at sunrise.
One guy has been coming out for the last three years for deer, gets one or more every year. Also usually with his grandson for Geese. He has his own blazer equipped for leg-less driving (has legs, no use, paralyzed from the waist down). Have to watch out for TEMPS since he is prone to frostbite with no feeling. he does get his own tags, has guns, and ammo, even some decoys and helps with the calling. He can drive close to the blind, we'll help him unload his chair, and one of us will move his blazer back and park it well away to not spook the birds. We've managed to get quite a few sitting up by the house, when they fly off the river they're only about 12 feet off the ground. If no one comes out, there's up to 4000 geese munching in my fields. Residents, never go south. With over 100 turkeys on my place, 20 Toms is a drop in the bucket. Merriams and Rio Grandes, and hybrids can be taken from the same flock. Many a time I see 16-23 toms in their own bachelor group, 25 yards and closer to the house. All summer flocks of hens and chicks spend half the day eating close to the house. Had a bearded hen last year.
Jim
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| Re: I just bought a few tell me what you think? [message #35294 is a reply to message #35291] |
Thu, 01 January 2015 21:38 |
jamesgammel
Messages: 1708
Registered: August 2012
Location: Lovell, Wyoming
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I've only got 251 here where the house is, another 135 2 miles down the road. Best turkey habitat west side of the Bighorn mountains. More turkeys than the whole of Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Area. Other place borders the Habitat on two sides. Here it's one neighbor on one side and BLM on the other three. Three and Two years ago I hatched more chicks than the rest of Bighorn County; Had the only ground for nesting not under water. Plus the dog and I made sure nobody or anything messed with them. They'll usually let us get within a few feet of them, not even stop eating if we walk 10 or 15 feet from them.
Game warden keeps telling everyone he sees to get a tag and "go out to Jim's he has a ton of turkeys. Problem is, he never asked if that was ok, especially considering there's no landowner coupon on them. The coupon is there, but it's "void".
Jim
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