Kentucky turkey hunting - days 8 through 12.

I figured there is no point in posting "no luck" every single day, so I'll just post one big "no luck" post! I can't believe how tough the hunting has been so far. Today is the official halfway mark on the Kentucky season and I am still birdless. With the exception of Mondays, I have been hunting every morning of the season and haven't even got to click the safety off, yet. Cory and I did at least have a close encounter on Sunday when we had two gobblers come in that were answering every call we threw at them. Unfortunately, they must not have liked the B-mobile decoy, because once they seen it, they never made another sound and never came into the setup. Oh, well. I got on what I am guessing was the same two birds yesterday morning, and just like we have been experiencing all season, once they hit the ground, they shut up and never made another peep. Hopefully things will pick up as hens start sitting on their nests and leaving those longbeards all by themselves. As always, we'll keep you posted on how things are going. I also plan to post some pics I've been taking on some of the hunts. Stay tuned!

Kentucky turkey season - day 7

Geez. I'm getting hard pressed for anything to write other than...skunked again! Today, I finally put the bow and blind away and decided to do a little "running and gunning". Of course, today also just happened to be the day the birds decided there was no need to gobble! I only heard a handful of birds all morning, and they were all way off on other property. Talk about frustrating.

On the other hand, Cory and myself are heading out to a property that we haven't hunted this year that is usually full of birds, so maybe my luck will turn around. I'll probably run the camera first and let Cory take the first shot opportunity, but just seeing one get slammed would make me feel a lot better about the season.

With that said, though, even if I don't get a bird this season, it will still go down in the books as a great one. That's because my little boy got his first bird during the youth season, and that is priceless!!

Take care and God bless!

Kentucky turkey season - day 6

This is getting monotonous! Today was basically a repeat of the Tuesday. My wife and I set up in a pasture on a farm by the house where I know some birds are feeding. I heard some birds fly down off the roost, then it got quiet. I tried some occasional light calling, but was getting no response. At about 8:45 I looked out the back of the blind and could see a tom and a few hens on the farm across the road. Of course, he was pretty content where he was at and I couldn't do anything with them. Regardless, it was a beautiful morning spent with my wife. I just hope I can get her on a bird, so she can see the REAL excitement of turkey hunting.

On a brighter note, two of the other Team Poor Boys members laid the smackdown on a couple of turkeys this morning. The second bird they actually worked for over 2 hours before he finally broke and came in. So, at least some of us are on the boards now. I'll be back at it again tomorrow morning, and I am thinking seriously about breaking out the shotgun and leaving the bow and blind at the house. Its time to get at least one bird on the ground!!! Stay tuned.

Kentucky turkey season - day 5

I'm hoping these first five days aren't an indication of what my whole season is going to be like! This year I made a commitment to kill my turkeys with a bow. On top of that, I want to get all of our hunts on film. So what this all translates to is that I have to pack in a blind, decoys, video equipment and my bow every morning afield. That pretty much limits me to remaining stationary - which is a little difficult for someone who loves to "run and gun". I was hunting this morning in the same location as day 1, and just like day 1, I sat in the blind and listened to birds gobble in the distance for the first couple of hours of daylight. They would occasionally respond to my calling, but never showed any indication of getting any closer. I actually heard hens yelping a few times, so I have a pretty good idea why they weren't interested in me! Even though there is plenty of season left here in Kentucky, I am starting to feel a little frustration. A few more days of this, and I can see me breaking out the thunder stick and chasing those birds like the "old days". Tomorrow, however, I will be sitting in the blind again - with my wife. My goal is for her to harvest her very first game animal. Check back tomorrow to see how that went!

Until then, hunt safe and shoot straight!

Kentucky turkey season - day 4

Today I was reminded that there is no such thing as a "sure thing" when it comes to turkey hunting. I've been watching a group of birds, including two longbeards, a jake, and a few hens, that have been feeding in a pasture both morning and evening on a farm that I hunt. I headed out there this morning with my blind and my bow thinking that this was going to be a slam dunk. The weather was a bit cool and breezy, but I didn't think it was enough to hamper the birds. I sat there for 3 and 1/2 hours and never heard the first gobble or saw the first bird...go figure! The weather is supposed to be warm up tomorrow and be awsome for the next week or so. Still plenty of season left to fill some tags and get some great video footage in teh process. The season is starting a little slow, but stay tuned. The feathers will start to fly soon - I promise!

Kentucky turkey season - day 3

Didn't get to chase em today. Had to work this morning and then help with a youth archery outreach this evening. I plan on hunting each morning for the rest of the week, though. The weather is looking great starting Wednesday, so hopefully Team Poor Boys will start to put some longbeards on teh ground so we can drop some turkey breast in the deep frier!

Stay tuned, cause tomorrow it's "Game On"

Kentucky turkey season - day 2

Today was a wash - literally! I woke up with the intentions of going out in the rain, but decided that I really don't want to shoot a bird if I can't get it on video (steady rain + expensive video equipment = bad news!) If it were the last weekend of the season, I would have been out there, regardless, but its early and I got plenty of time to fill my two tags - and still get it all on video. We'll be posting our footage on here as we capture it, so stay tuned for some great turkey hunting action. Until then, check out some of our great footage from last season on our YouTube page.

Take care out there!

Kentucky turkey season - day 1

The first day of the Kentucky turkey season is in the books and there were no birds in the game bag for Team Poor Boys. Regardless of that, though, it was a great opener for me. Not only was the weather absolutely perfect - 40s in the morning, climbing to mid 70s for a high - but I was able to take my wife on her very first turkey hunt. We had at least 4 toms gobbling their heads off from the roost, but they got very quiet once they hit the ground. We would ocassionally hear a gobble off in the distance after that, but nothing ever really responded to the calling. We did get the pleasure of seeing a coyote come out into the field to check out the decoys. You could tell he wanted badly to give them a closer look, but he just didn't like that big blind sitting out there in the field!

Overall, it was a great opening day and I am sure things will pick up as the season progresses. I plan on hunting most every day of the season, so stay tuned as we keep you updated on what is going on with Team Poor Boys!

The anticipation builds!

The 2009 Kentucky spring turkey season is just two days away and the anticipation is killing me! I have high hopes for laying down some great video footage this spring and just having a great turkey season in general. My son already got his first turkey two weeks ago, so it started off right! On top of that, I am taking my wife on her first real hunt this Saturday and hopefully she will discover what fires me up so much about chasing turkeys.

To take care of the last minute details, I will be taking a trip to Bass Pro tonight with the wife and friends to pick up a few items for Saturday, and then Friday will include letting my wife pattern her shotgun and then trying to roost a turkey right before dark. Did I mention I love turkey season?

Keep checking back to the log daily as I keep it updated with how the season is going for the Poor Boys crew.

Shoot straight!

Hunting High-Pressured Longbeards

The first rays of the morning sun had just cleared the trees and began to cast a glow on the field of native warm-season grass as we quickly set up on our second turkey of the morning. Our first attempt had been foiled when our decoys were out-competed by a group of eight hens and a jake, keeping the gobbler just out of gun range. Now, just 20 minutes later, we were repositioned along the edge of the same field trying feverishly to spot the source of intense gobbling. With every series of yelps and clucks, the old tom would quickly remind us that he was patiently awaiting our arrival. All it took was a small dose of the silent treatment to make his patience give way to love and he was headed our way.

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2009 Kentucky youth turkey hunt success

Welcome to the blog

Welcome to the Poor Boys Outdoors blog. This is my first post of what I hope to be regular updates to our hunting, videoing and scouting efforts. I have tried to blog a little before and never seem to stick with it, so we will see how it goes. This time I have carved out a specific time for frequent posts. So take a minute to subscribe to our posts and check back often and follow along with our group of average Christian outdoorsmen (and women) as we spend time in God's creation pursuing the sport that we love so much! Now, on to the hunting stuff...

This year is looking to be the best year ever when it comes to hunting and the Poor Boys Outdoors crew. That's because, just three months into the year,We've already shot more 3D archery shoots, done more post-season scouting and more planning for the spring and fall than ever before. The work has already paid off, as my son harvested his first turkey back on April 5th (see the video below). The full turkey season opens this Saturday, and I hope my hopes are high for lots of good video footage from the Poor Boys Prostaff and that my wife will harvest her first game animal - a big ol' longbeard. We'll see how that goes.