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Hey everyone, I have a young hunter (15 years old) that has a Unit 24 Archery White Tail tag for January that i'll be trying to help out. I understand that this can be a pretty difficult unit so was hoping some of yall may have some starting points for us. I sure appreciate any help anyone may have for this young man! Josh David

Is the pic working for everyone now?

Thanks the good lord! Where were you hunting azpackhorse?

Well living in New Mexico doesn't have too many perks but one of them for sure has got to be OTC turkey tags. Funny though how turkeys seem to quiet down after the season starts. I had several groups of turkeys located before the season started but due to my wife's surgery and work I wasn't able to get out and hunt until yesterday. I picked a spot that had 4 or 5 toms that were hot and heavy, as I made my way up the canyon in the early twilight hours I could not believe that I hadn't heard a gobble. I figured maybe the area had been hunted and that caused the turkeys to quiet down. I was rounding a bend into a big meadow when I saw 4 toms running away from me I quickly gave them some calls on the diaphragm call but to no avail. I did however locate a roost tree that was being used heavily and I made plans to get back ASAP. This afternoon I made it back to the canyon and quickly made my way to the meadow adjacent to the roost tree. I knew that the birds weren't going to be talking so I laid my bet on the fact that the birds would be coming back to roost for the night. I quietly called every 5 minutes and kept my eyes peeled. About 30 minutes of keenly waiting I saw movement to my left. Two toms were entering the meadow about 80 yards away. I gave a few soft clucks and they started strutting and making a B-line in my direction. I had to slightly adjust to my left as they neared but was concealed quite well at the base of a juniper. At 30 yards I let the biggest tom have it with the trusty old Mossberg. Since you can get two tags here in NM I thought about nailing the other tom which didn't seem phased in the least that his buddy was flopping on the ground but decided to prolong the hunt for another day. My only regret is not having anyone to share the moment with, the last turkey i killed was 13 years ago with my Dad and I remember the hooping and hollering and high fives we had. I gave a couple whoops into the wilderness just for good measure and admired the beautiful bird. Now like i said it had been a while since i killed a turkey so a quick look on the internet and I was off to plucking. The plucking went with out a hitch, but the gutting my oh my. I didn't realize how stinky the things were on the inside. Then there was the jelly like consistency of the breast. Not sure what that's all about but maybe one of you can fill me in. I decided to cut it all out and stuck the bird in the freezer. Then I felt something on my neck, something like a bug...... WHAT THE HECK TURKEYS HAVE LICE??????? A quick call to my pops and he assured me that they are specific to things with feathers, but tell that to my scalp. Maybe i can get some reassurance from you turkey experts. Thanks for reading! JD

Nice work there Fam! One thing though I believe there's a mercury warning on that lake, so I'd check with the G&F before feeding those little tykes!

The blade in the last pic is the same, it just looks like it lost the thin bars on the side and back while trying to remove it from the steel. That's my guess at least!

Well, glad ya got it fixed, it's a shame that this happens!

Hey Amanda, the front page was hacked by some douche bags, I hope they didn't do too much damage! If you're out there loser, perhaps you don't understand you're messing with a couple hundred well armed coueswhitetail.com FINATICS!

Awesome Amanda, but you forgot this clip!!! LOL

What unit is it in? I would contact the warden for that specific unit and really give the what for (nicely of course) and offer to meet him out there when the problem is occuring. Just my .02

Unless you pick the same number twice, then it doesn't work. He hehe

That is AWESOME!!!!! I'm willing to bet he's hooked solid now!

Wasssssuuuuuupppp! Looks like huntscout has a new pro-staff member! congrats Jason!

That's the best rumor i've ever heard coming out of G&F!! I hope it's true!

Thanks for your support Mike, the whole reason we started the association was for people the likes of which frequent this board. Keep spreading the word!