One Annual Turkey Limit, Bagged

[BritChaser]

With turkey populations down, the KDWP cut the spring limit to one tom from two and eliminated the fall season. Set up yesterday evening about 5:30 and just listened for about 15 minutes. Nothing. Started calling. After a half hour got a single response gobble from deep in the trees by the river. About 10 minutes later got another single response gobble and then I heard a hen cluck from the same place. He's henned up I thought and I'll never see him. Another 10 or 15 minutes go by and another single gobble comes from the edge of the trees. Business! Then I saw him moving in through the tall grass. Can he see my decoys I wondered. Then I spotted his hen. She was leading him, curious about my calls. The tom turned and moved toward the decoys but then turned away to keep following his hen who had stayed back. Took the shot, luckily well placed.

 

[gim]

MN has never allowed the harvest of more than one turkey since I've been doing it (20 years). It has to be a legally bearded male. Once you fill your tag, you are done. And no party hunting. Success rate with a shotgun is about 25% and about 10% with a bow.

There is a very short fall season which allows the taking of a hen, but I don't know anyone who participates in that. There's too many other hunting seasons open at that time to target a turkey anyways.

I'd be fine if they closed that fall one completely. Other states should look at the decline of turkey populations in Kansas and be more proactive about it.

You should post a photo of your turkey Brit

 

[Goosemaster]

Congratulations