Beautiful bird Setterguy. Congratulations.
We are allowed here in Colorado to have our dog with us when we turkey hunt. So my turkey CRAZY Australian shepherd sits at my side as I call in the toms. We called in a beauty with his harem two weeks ago. Gypsy gets to race to the tom after the shot and begin the plucking process.
This morning was opening day in Utah. We travelled over to some habitat we'd wanted to scout. I haven't bought an out of state license yet, but after this morning I'm thinking it's a good idea. I got responses from 8 gobblers and saw 3 others that were spooked by the truck because they were 35 yards off the road. What a productive morning. The very best thing is not one hunter was out there. This is all public land. Incredible.
I'm hoping to go back and actually hunt.
BTW, I'd have to say your bird is "all wet".
Ha! It was raining pretty good. They don’t seem bothered by the rain at all. Unlike myself.
That is amazing to find that many birds on public ground. I was in western Nebraska last September. Lots of birds out there. Missouri’s turkey population is actually way down from 20 years ago.
