Jake or Tom

[Phil]

Okay here's a question we all have to ask ourselves. Are you going to take a jake or hold out for that big tom?? :unsure:

 

[pulverizer]

Whichever walks in front of the sights first.....

 

[rodbehbood]

QUOTE (pulverizer @ Mar 16 2010, 08:13 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=255684
Whichever walks in front of the sights first.....


X2

 

[hatchet1]

my boy has his sights set on the old bearded lady that is mixed in with the chickens every morning.. should be epic!! me..im going paint brush all the way :beer-toast:
stay tuned,and post um when you drop um!

 

[GVOllie]

As I recall, it is anything with a beard visible through the feathers. Now I assume that is with the naked eye, or perhaps some 60x spectacles....

If I see a single strand, POW!

 

[sdhunter]

First one with a beard goes "bang"!

There is a natural progression to most fisherman/hunters.

*at first, you just want to catch/harvest anything
*then you want to catch/harvest limits
*then you want to catch/harvest a trophy
*then you want to catch/harvest it the way you want to catch/harvest it

 

[PIGIG]

my wife still holds the house recoard @10"-7/8-s with her bow, maybe this will be my year

 

[JNDEER]

Public land = First thing with a beard I can make out with the 10x bino's!

that said, a typical year we (brother, cousin, and myself) will take 1-2 toms and 2-3 jakes.

 

['Ike']

Usually hold out for older Tom's I've pre-scouted...

 

[ilovesprig]

Mike (sdhunter)

I agree on your progression of a hunter................

When I first started turkey hunting it was all on public land............. Always tough, I was tickled pink just to get a turkey each year and some of my most memorable hunts were shooting jakes.

Now, I pretty much hold off for older toms. The excitement felt having a gobbler coming in has never changed though....... Jake or longbeard.

Where the progression of hunting is taking me now is I enjoy watching others (especially kids) pull the trigger as much as bagging a bird myself.......... :2:

 

[Skeet]

I dont care if it has a beard I'm shooting :smiley-cool-shades-down:

 

[just_ducky_1]

I agree with Sprig. I've had jakes run me over when I do a little kee kee run. I'm holding out for the big toms too. I'll let the wife and my other young hunter shoot what they want as long as they are sure.

 

[wingbone]

Well if i'm private i'll shoot a mature tom or jake because i'll be using my bow......if i'm on public anything with a visible beard now day's with the shotty! The bird's are just as hard to get to come in on private land somtimes as they are on public!

 

[Phil]

QUOTE (ilovesprig @ Mar 16 2010, 04:26 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=255769
Mike (sdhunter)

I agree on your progression of a hunter................

When I first started turkey hunting it was all on public land............. Always tough, I was tickled pink just to get a turkey each year and some of my most memorable hunts were shooting jakes.

Now, I pretty much hold off for older toms. The excitement felt having a gobbler coming in has never changed though....... Jake or longbeard.

Where the progression of hunting is taking me now is I enjoy watching others (especially kids) pull the trigger as much as bagging a bird myself.......... :2:

How about "REAL OLD KIDS", say sixty something??? :smiley_rotflmao:

 

[Whiteknight]

QUOTE (Rice Quacker @ Mar 17 2010, 04:11 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=255956
QUOTE (ilovesprig @ Mar 16 2010, 04:26 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=255769
Mike (sdhunter)

I agree on your progression of a hunter................

When I first started turkey hunting it was all on public land............. Always tough, I was tickled pink just to get a turkey each year and some of my most memorable hunts were shooting jakes.

Now, I pretty much hold off for older toms. The excitement felt having a gobbler coming in has never changed though....... Jake or longbeard.

Where the progression of hunting is taking me now is I enjoy watching others (especially kids) pull the trigger as much as bagging a bird myself.......... :2:

How about "REAL OLD KIDS", say sixty something??? :smiley_rotflmao:



I just enjoy being able to see them walk and chew gum at the same time. LOL

 

[Phil]

For me, big mature toms have been tough to find on public property. If its got a beard its dying! :2zho0zs_th: If I get one in the bag, I'll try for a mature bird for the second bird.

 

[Whiteknight]

All kinding aside, I get more enjoyment out of my kids killing stuff then I get doing it myself. My middle boy enjoys bird hunting more than hog hunting and will be taking him out and see what he get. if its got hair we are gonna air it out.

 

[clintlager]

Last year I took my 1st tom with a shotgun. This year I will be hunting with my virgin bow that has not stuck anything but a target. So with that said I am going to take what ever walks my way that has a beard. I am going to stick one big or small unless it is really small then I will come back for it next year!

 

[bmax]

any legal bird...

 

[CATCH]

QUOTE (Another DOUBLE! @ Mar 18 2010, 09:36 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=256169
Last year I took my 1st tom with a shotgun. This year I will be hunting with my virgin bow that has not stuck anything but a target. So with that said I am going to take what ever walks my way that has a beard. I am going to stick one big or small unless it is really small then I will come back for it next year!



Tom or nothing! With a bow or nothing! :cross-fingers: :smiley_prayin_ani: