A lot of people get hungry for turkey around Thanksgiving, but for me this year it started a little early. I was one of 35 people in the state to draw a 395 Spring turkey tag. I've never been a big turkey hunter and have been doing my best to learn quickly on the in's and out's of what it'll take to get a nice Tom down. I have a couple good friends who knew people with turkeys on their land that I could get access to and figured I might as well give it a try. The unit I drew is a huge hunting district but I was sure these couple spots would work out just fine for me. Unfortunately for me, random weather, little moisture followed by April snowstorms, disappearing turkeys and a general lack of ideas led me to no turkeys and a bad case of gobbler fever.
Drawing this tag gave me quite the excitement to get out and see what I could do archery hunting turkeys. I've been determined not to have turkey tag soup, as I know many other people have put in for this particular tag and not filling it would be letting myself down, as well as those that weren't fortunate enough to draw.
So it begins. The Stalk and Spook was on without much idea on how to go about it. Not knowing where to hunt, I decided to turn to something my friends have talked about quite a bit and have had many successes with. This was huntingGPSmaps.com. Out scouting I was able to tell exactly where I was and who's land I may be spotting on. I've been turned down a couple times by landowners when asking permission, but I still have a couple feelers out there and am hoping I can gain access to a few places that I've seen turkeys.
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Friend of mine I ran into along the turkey hunt
I've continually explored different areas and seen quite a few turkeys and have confidence that I'll be able to get one down this season, but if not, I've still seen a lot of good country, learned about a new hunting product, and it will just give me inspiration to keep on trying. Seeing strutting gobblers and a lounging moose on an afternoon drive through the mountains of Montana is still a damn good day.
To be continued...
_Comancho
