Koury Guide Service Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Here is the first of many junior turkeys we will be hunting this season. This bird almost landed in our lap once he pitched from the roost. He was all by himself and must of been a little lonely. Clink my blog link to see more pictures and read the whole story. Good luck to all the Junior Turkey hunters!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Nice job, Shane! We had a little trouble finding them this morning, and when we finally did, the big boy had a full dance card. Maybe we can pull him away tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koury Guide Service Report post Posted April 20, 2012 We saw four different gobblers this morning and all were solo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Very nice sounds like the kids are going to have a great time. Coach don't about how you go about it, but I find it hard to pull them away from hens. The only success I had splitting them up was spooking them birds went everwhere. Next mourning went back to same spot and he was all alone. Good luck and hey i'll be in unit 27 if you need some help pm me before tomorrow mourning and give you my number. Andrew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koury Guide Service Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Very nice sounds like the kids are going to have a great time. Coach don't about how you go about it, but I find it hard to pull them away from hens. The only success I had splitting them up was spooking them birds went everwhere. Next mourning went back to same spot and he was all alone. Good luck and hey i'll be in unit 27 if you need some help pm me before tomorrow mourning and give you my number. Andrew I have had good success puling the tom with a gobble call. Knight and Hale has a new one out that I have used this year and the turkeys seem to love it. I know of about 25 different roosts in the area and last night after we put the bird we killed this morning to bed it was still early enough we could run and check a couple others. At two different spots I Owl called and Coyote yelped with no responce so I used the gobble call and at both places the birds gobbled to it. I hit it in the dark early this morning to make sure he was still there before we started walking and he gobbled instantly and then never stoped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Have you had much luck trying to catch them coming back to the roost at night? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koury Guide Service Report post Posted April 20, 2012 I have not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian390 Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Congrats on the bird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted April 20, 2012 Very nice sounds like the kids are going to have a great time. Coach don't about how you go about it, but I find it hard to pull them away from hens. The only success I had splitting them up was spooking them birds went everwhere. Next mourning went back to same spot and he was all alone. Good luck and hey i'll be in unit 27 if you need some help pm me before tomorrow mourning and give you my number. Andrew I have had good success puling the tom with a gobble call. Knight and Hale has a new one out that I have used this year and the turkeys seem to love it. I know of about 25 different roosts in the area and last night after we put the bird we killed this morning to bed it was still early enough we could run and check a couple others. At two different spots I Owl called and Coyote yelped with no responce so I used the gobble call and at both places the birds gobbled to it. I hit it in the dark early this morning to make sure he was still there before we started walking and he gobbled instantly and then never stoped. Interesting..you must have the magic touch...i either scare them away or they have no interest in leaving the hens. But will check out that new call out. And secondly when are you coyote yelping? Before sunrise, after, middle of the day? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted April 21, 2012 Very nice sounds like the kids are going to have a great time. Coach don't about how you go about it, but I find it hard to pull them away from hens. The only success I had splitting them up was spooking them birds went everwhere. Next mourning went back to same spot and he was all alone. Good luck and hey i'll be in unit 27 if you need some help pm me before tomorrow mourning and give you my number. Andrew Thanks Andrew - I really appreciate it. I think we've got our game plan set for tomorrow. We know where they were roosting this morning and where they were headed before we accidentally got right in the middle of them. The funny part was, once we set up the blind and decoys it was already much later than I like to be set up and as we called, we kept hearing the hens. We assumed someone else had heard the gobbler and got between us and was "way overcalling". I've got 3 boys with the Unit 1 youth tag, and given how many of the spots I usually find them are turning up nothing, I might want to touch base with you and compare notes. Good luck on your hunt in 27. I'll PM you with my contact info. I've got some spots in 27 you might be interested in too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmwarren65 Report post Posted April 21, 2012 Nice bird. Great to see the kids having success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted April 22, 2012 Follow-up: Josh nailed his gobbler this morning. This kid's on a roll. Got his first big game kill during the javelina hunt in Feb, shortly after his 10th birthday, and today took his first turkey. It was awesome, but I'm going to start a new post tomorrow with pictures and details. Tonight I've got to get everything ready to get his big brothers out there so hopefully one or both of them will have some photos to add. They've been really patient as they have each taken two gobblers and wanted to let me focus on Josh first. The short-version of the story is, they were right were we left them yesterday. At first light, we called them in to the decoys and he put a good shot on a mature tom at 20 yards. He fell in his tracks. Hunting with kids is the most fun you can have in the woods, IMO, but it is definately work. I'm feeling it tonight having been up by 3 am scouting and hunting several days straight. I know of two other youth hunters that filled their tags this morning - one a friend we just happened on this morning. The other, a close friend that I was able to hunt with on the youth Javi hunt. His daughter also took her first Javelina this Spring and now her first turkey. With his permission, I'll try to post pix of her as well. Take care, Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZP&Y Report post Posted April 22, 2012 Congrats coach! Nice job putting together the scouting and then sealing the deal. Great year so far for the kids! 2012 will be the start of a long, long hunting career. I can't wait to get up to unit 1. Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhnter Report post Posted April 22, 2012 Huge congrats to the young man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
