Turkey Meat Pole
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From: ILbowhntr
09-Apr-23
I can’t believe it’s April 9th and there’s not a meat pole. All the harvest postings and no meat pole. My season doesn’t start for another 11 days, I need motivation!
From: JohnMC
09-Apr-23
There you go. Dead turkey, bowsites most handsome hunter, and a homemade decoy. Two of three ain't bad to start your meat pole thread.
From: PECO2
09-Apr-23
Opening morning miss. Have not got back out yet.
From: Jasper
09-Apr-23
Georgia birds…
From: Jasper
09-Apr-23
From: ILbowhntr
09-Apr-23
From: ILbowhntr
09-Apr-23
Not sure what happened there! Two identical posts after the first one and a couple responses.
From: Twinetickler
09-Apr-23
My wife hammered a nice tom opening morning in Utah. We had two of our kids with us in the blind that got to watch it all go down!
From: Quinn @work
10-Apr-23
Nice job Swinetickler!!
From: ahunter76
10-Apr-23
I'm not big on bowhunting Turkeys but have 2 buddies that are. 1, hunting Public land in Neb (He's from N.Y.) arrowed 2. He arrowed 5 last year in 3 states & 3 on public land. Now he will be after them in his home state. Our other friend from Ill. has arrowed a Longbeard already too.
From: IKE220
10-Apr-23
Yatzzee in Illinois. Some days everything just works out. Good luck out there!!
From: Rock
10-Apr-23
Nebraska #1
Nebraska #1
Check out those Spurs
Check out those Spurs
From: KY EyeBow
10-Apr-23
Nice hooks, Rock!
From: Rock
10-Apr-23
Nebraska #2
Nebraska #2
After the shot
After the shot
From: JohnMC
10-Apr-23
Making me wish I had bought two NE tags when I could
From: Beav
10-Apr-23
Nebraska opener! Two great hunts.
From: midwest
10-Apr-23
Iowa opening day today. Started out slow but ended up as one of the best mornings ever!
From: t-roy
10-Apr-23
Grats on the birds, guys. I expect to see that double bearded jake that you let walk, on next year’s meatpole, Nick!
From: spikebow
10-Apr-23
Kansas double with my daughter
From: Jasper
10-Apr-23
Well done Nick!
From: Stringwacker
11-Apr-23
It's a rare day when I take a turkey....but sometimes it does happen.
From: The Kid
11-Apr-23
Got it done on Public here in Kansas. Good Luck to everyone still holding tags!
From: MichaelArnette
11-Apr-23
From: goelk
11-Apr-23
Ill take anybody left wings if you dont want them.
From: Quinn @work
11-Apr-23
Great video Kid!
From: The Kid
12-Apr-23
Thanks Quinn! I appreciate you watching.
Congrats Michael on the trad bird! No easy feat.
From: Beav
12-Apr-23
Got me a birthday bird today!!
From: t-roy
12-Apr-23
Happy birthday, buddy! Congrats on the gobbler, as well!
From: drycreek
12-Apr-23
Congrats on all the bow kills guys !
From: Hawkeye
12-Apr-23
Happy birthday, Beav!
Was fortunate to harvest my biggest turkey to date this morning after I was convinced he was never going to come in.
He weighed #26 with double beards of 7.5” and 12” with spurs at 1” and 1 1/4”.
From: midwest
12-Apr-23
Beauty Eyad!
From: Jasper
12-Apr-23
Giant bird E!!!!
From: JohnMC
12-Apr-23
40lbs! That has got to be a world record
From: t-roy
13-Apr-23
Sounds like he had TWO thumbs on the scale!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
13-Apr-23
Two thumbs and maybe a steel toe boot
From: Rut-N-Strut
13-Apr-23
Stuffed with another turkey and some lead weights in the crop maybe???
From: Cornpone
13-Apr-23
From NWTF: "The very heaviest turkey ever registered in America by the NWTF was a bird from Guthrie, Iowa, weighing 35.8125 pounds. The second largest ever, weighing 34½ pounds, was from St. Croix, Wisconsin."
From: Nogutsnostory
13-Apr-23
Opening evening Se Mn.
From: Nogutsnostory
13-Apr-23
Sorry about the distorted picture.
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
17-Apr-23
My son Sam arrowed a nice gobbler on the 2nd day of the season here in Montana.
From: Bowfreak
17-Apr-23
KY bird. I didn’t weight him or measure spurs or beard. Shot him right in the spine facing away and the broadhead blade didn’t break his spine. He hit the air and made it about 150 yards. I started gridding and found him in about 20 minutes. I was not impressed with the broadhead performance.
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
17-Apr-23
I was able to set up near the roost this afternoon and called in 3 big Toms here in western Montana.
From: Dino
18-Apr-23
God bless America. Love the opportunities you have there.
From: Old Reb
18-Apr-23
Bowfreak, What broadhead did you use? You would think a hit right in the spine would have at least temporarily paralyzed him. Glad you found him. Nice bird. Congrats.
From: HUNT MAN
18-Apr-23
Mike the Montana turkey bowmaster!!! Congrats bud
From: SBH
18-Apr-23
Congrats Mike and Sam!! Awesome stuff
From: Jasper
18-Apr-23
Attaboy Sam! Great bird Mike! Congratulations
From: Bowfreak
18-Apr-23
Trypan NC. I’ve shot them with other mechanicals in the spine and broke the spine and penetrated some after that.
From: t-roy
19-Apr-23
A Cali Rio
A Cali Rio
From: Bowfreak
19-Apr-23
Nice Troy! Great pictures too.
From: Hawkeye
19-Apr-23
Congrats Troy and great pics!
From: Ziek
19-Apr-23
Well, it took longer than usual, but we got it done. The roost in our spot typically has 30 to 50 birds in it. This year, we saw from 0 to about half a dozen. There were some other groups roosting up and down the valley though that we could hear. But early in the evening last Saturday (it opened the previous Saturday), a lone gobbler walked by and only gave my set-up a glance before passing under the roost and disappearing up the opposite hillside. Three more came by several minutes later. They raced each other into the decoys. The largest won, and I shot him at 8 yards. Cindy was bummed that she took that evening off after several morning and evening hunts over the previous week. I let the other two leave before picking up my bird, and thought I had left early enough that maybe more birds came to the roost after I left, so we were back the next morning. No luck. But we tried again that evening, and were barely settled in when the two gobblers that had accompanied my bird just couldn't resist. She killed the first one in at 9 yards.
From: Bowboy
19-Apr-23
Nice birds folks!
From: Lawdog
19-Apr-23
Great pictures. Congrats to all. I hunt alone, and all my pictures just look like a dead bird and an old man. I took a nice Osceola Monday morning after really working the bird and managing not to mess things up. I'm not posting my photographically challenged pictures. Too embarrassed.
Again, congratulations to all.
From: t-roy
20-Apr-23
Post em up, lawdog! We’d love to see them.
From: Lawdog
20-Apr-23
Here you go t-roy. It was raining and the bird was wet. I just couldn't get the tail right. 16 lbs, 10 1/4" beard and 1" spurs.
From: t-roy
20-Apr-23
Good stuff, lawdog. Congrats! Definitely tough to make a wet turkey look pretty!
From: 12yards
20-Apr-23
Nice birds folks!
From: JTreeman
21-Apr-23
Happy to get to post one on this thread this year.
Oklahoma 4/21
—Jim
From: t-roy
21-Apr-23
Good thing you got out there early! The MOD strikes again.
From: midwest
21-Apr-23
I think your sight's broke, Jim. Sitting on there cockeyed.
From: Whocares
21-Apr-23
My 94 yr old buddy got this one in MN this morning in 8" of new snow. With his cross bow. He is one tough guy. Still deer hunts alone. Did Canada trout trip by snowmobile with him last month. Fishes summer and winter alone most days. Traps a few beaver on occasion. For those of you that ask about when are you to old to hunt etc...!
From: Whocares
21-Apr-23
With his shotgun. Usually uses a crossbow.
From: JohnMC
21-Apr-23
Not a fan of crossbows, but make a big exception to that when it is 94 year old! That one time they are the perfect weapon.
From: t-roy
21-Apr-23
That’s awesome, Chuck!! Hats off to him for still getting it done at 94!
From: HUNT MAN
22-Apr-23
Id 4-21-23. Special times.. Hunt
From: Whocares
22-Apr-23
Nice! He sure is growing fast!
From: HUNT MAN
22-Apr-23
All tagged out for Ridge.
Dads turn!!
From: RD
22-Apr-23
My 75th birthday bird 4-21-23 Minnesota 52# Bear T/D rocky mtn broadhead
From: RD
22-Apr-23
From: Stoneman
22-Apr-23
Congrats to Ridge! Well done dad.
From: crestedbutte
23-Apr-23
4/21 KS Unit 6.
From: goelk
23-Apr-23
whocares your 94 year old buddy dont look 94. Awesome! I hope ill be doing that when I reach that age.
From: Whocares
23-Apr-23
He certainly doesn't. And he's had 3 bladder cancer surgeries and colon cancer surgery in the last 3 years but doesn't slow down. Now they want to do some kind of chemo for his bladder but he told them it has to wait til after his turkey hunt and our mid May Canada trip. He spent a week in hospital for bleeding a week before this turkey hunt! Those of us that do these trips with him just shake our head! We tell him we always bring a body bag along. He just laughs and has another shot of Fireball.
From: HUNT MAN
23-Apr-23
Idaho 4-22-23
From: Brotsky
23-Apr-23
My SD archery bird for the year. Hopefully add a BH Merriam!
From: The Kid
24-Apr-23
Beautiful Birds all around!!
From: Bowtecharcher0880
24-Apr-23
Southern Ohio 4/22. 22lbs, 11.25" beard, 1" spurs. Pouring rain came in silent to Jake decoy.
From: rattling_junkie
25-Apr-23
My 10 year old daughter Abbie with her first turkey.
From: Whocares
25-Apr-23
Great! And the pic is exceptionally colorful.
From: Bowboy
25-Apr-23
Rattling-Junkie the big smile says it all! Congrats
From: Rgiesey
25-Apr-23
Alright Abbie!
From: deerhunter72
25-Apr-23
Congrats to all! I tried turkey hunting on my place for the first time this past Saturday and connected on a Jake. Not a bow kill, but it was exciting and I'm hooked.
From: SBH
25-Apr-23
Great stuff guys. Awesome birds. Here is Gunner with his double from the weekend.
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
25-Apr-23
Great job Matt and Hunt!!! You are both good Dads
From: SBH
25-Apr-23
Thanks Mike, back at you. Lots of good Dad's on this site. Very encouraging to see. Keep up the strong work fellas!
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
25-Apr-23
Sam shot his second Montana Tom tonight so it’s over and out for us ……. I filled my 2nd tag with my shotgun.
From: Thornton
26-Apr-23
I'm a Bowsite failure so far this year. Had my Bowtech and my 28 guage with #6 gameloads next to my left hand as I crouched behind a sandy creek bank with my decoys above me and down a ways. Dang hens came in first and we were eye to eye at about 3 to 5 yards and they were doing their warning putts. The first gobbler of 5 got shot in the face as he came under the fence. Had I tried to draw, then hens would have flown and I'd have had no turkey.
From: Shiloh
26-Apr-23
No shame Thornton!! Turkeys are meant to be hunted with a shotgun!
From: BoggsBowhunts
26-Apr-23
First bird of the season, shotgun bird
First bird of the season, shotgun bird
Hooks from bird 1!
Hooks from bird 1!
Had two pop out at 8 yards, didn’t see them coming in at all and wasn’t able to get any video or pictures of them. Have no clue how I managed to grab my bow without them seeing me. Drew as they both looked away. They must’ve known something was wrong, as they started to slowly walk away and I arrowed one at about 15 yards. First archery bird without a ground blind! Tagged out in MO, as I got a great bird the first day I hunted last Saturday.
From: BOHNTR
28-Apr-23
Called this one in for my son this am. One arrow from 20 yards did the trick. His first Turkey. Public land, DIY.
From: Mt. man
28-Apr-23
In past years I have harvested many birds with Archery tackle. However, as a widowed dad raising 2 boys who love the bang of the gun. I'M GONNA BANGSTICK.....LOL. I won't put up our bangstick birds on here, but I am going to post one. On opening morning here in Idaho my 10yr. old and I pulled a triple. That afternoon I got a text from one of the property owners. Her brothers wife was put on Hospice that day (Since Passed) and her nephew really wanted to hunt turkeys. She asked if I was willing to spend some time with Michael in the turkey blind mentoring him, talking to him about my boys losing their mom and JESUS. I not only said yes but heck yes. Michael was treated to a 7 Jake beat-down by 3 mature Tom's. Then my Avian-X decoy being violated only to calmly smack his first ever turkey. I was so thrilled for this boy and the ability to give him such JOY as he was about to lose his mom. When he realized my wife (My sons mom also passed from cancer) it opened a whole new conversation that trumped my tagged out status for sure. Congrats Michael and RIP Christine.
#choosejoy
From: jdbbowhunter
28-Apr-23
Awesome job Scott! That young man's smile says it all.
From: Charlie Rehor
28-Apr-23
Mt. man: U da man. Your work is never done. “It only takes a moment to make a moment”.
From: Copperman
28-Apr-23
Great birds!
From: Errorhead
28-Apr-23
Rainy day bird, came in quite, 16 yard shot.
From: Stoneman
28-Apr-23
Really well done Mt. man!
From: midwest
29-Apr-23
Many thanks to my bud, Brotsky, for the invite to chase some turkeys around the Black Hills of South Dakota for a couple days. Had a blast and arrowed my first Merriam’s!
From: Altitude Sickness
30-Apr-23
I got out hunting for the second time this season. Hens came in first to the call with 3 long beards in tow.
Shot the one that stood still the longest. 15 ish yards quartering to me
From: Brotsky
30-Apr-23
Midwest and I had too much fun chasing these birds! I’m not an elitist..Jake in the decoys?!? I’m sending it! :)
From: Brotsky
30-Apr-23
Great birds everyone! Been a fun season so far!
From: midwest
30-Apr-23
Only because I couldn't find my damn release fast enough, JB! :-)
Beauty of a longbow tom, AS!
From: beemann
30-Apr-23
From: beemann
30-Apr-23
Great birds all Congrats . Had a little luck in SD even though the weather was nasty... Keep em coming.
From: beemann
30-Apr-23
The old hang em from his spurs trick....
From: sheds
01-May-23
Hell ya, nice limb hanger trad brother, beautiful bird.
From: Starfire
01-May-23
MN April 14 10yds 23 lbs 1 1/8” spurs 9” beard
From: Dikndirt
02-May-23
Had this big ol boy slip in silent to check out my lady decoy! Shot through the window flap and still punched a broadhead through him.
From: JohnMC
02-May-23
That is a pretty Merriam.
From: Whocares
02-May-23
Got him this evening. Just barely got blind up and decoys out and sat down. Dug my call out and didn't even get ready to call and saw him strutting in. Wasn't actually at the ready 2 minutes! 11 yd shot and he dropped in his tracks. Crazy!
From: Buglemaster
03-May-23
Also this evening. 25 yd frontal full strut. He made it 15 yds.
From: Pocoloco
08-May-23
Gould turkey. 20 yard shot. Didn't go far. Broadhead hit his upper leg near joint. Cancelation hunt in the Sierra Fría Mountains, Aguascalientes, Mexico
From: Pocoloco
08-May-23
From: Pocoloco
08-May-23
From: hoytshooter1
10-May-23
Wyoming bird
From: Djl
10-May-23
Minnesota bird.
From: Lewis
10-May-23
Tennessee bird 15 minute hunt good luck all Lewis
From: scentman
10-May-23
Nice birds, way to go guys.
Hoytshooter, what make bow is that? lol
From: hoytshooter1
11-May-23
Hoyt Double XL. Made some changes to my RX-7 Ultra the day before, so it wasn't ready to hunt. Grabbed this one, made sure yardage tape was still good and took it with me on Saturday.
From: BOHNTR
12-May-23
My turn this morning. Gotta love the White Mountains of Arizona!
From: BOHNTR
12-May-23
My turn this morning. Gotta love the White Mountains of Arizona!
From: t-roy
13-May-23
Finally connected on an Iowa bird, this morning. One of the darkest turkeys I’ve ever killed.
From: beemann
13-May-23
Nice work everyone . Great looking birds....
From: Dino
13-May-23
T Roy! What a beautiful bird! Congratulations! Did u weigh that sucker? Looks like a giant!
From: t-roy
13-May-23
Thanks, Dino. No I didn’t. He was a pretty good size bird. I would guess him in the 23-25 lb range. I didn’t realize he was so dark colored until after I went to pick him up.
From: JW
14-May-23
Ohio 5/12/23 Nice birds everyone!
From: JTreeman
14-May-23
JW—that is a legit photo, congrats.
—jim
From: sasquatch
14-May-23
From: Dino
29-Jun-23
Late season bird I forgot to add…
From: Jasper
03-Aug-23
From: Dan Mallia
10-Dec-23
From: Dan Mallia
10-Dec-23
