Thornton's 2018 Hunts
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From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
First evening out, ambushed him
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
Just now.
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
I forgot my hen calls so I used my mouth and a gobble call. Got the birds out of the woods but they hung up about 80 yds out. They seemed to try to bluff my full strut decoy and then chased 3 jakes out of the way. turkeys always seem to be intimidated by this decoy.
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
The jake clan
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
The equipment I chose for this evening
From: Dmac
27-Apr-18
Nice set up ! Good luck
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
Thanks! Beautiful sunset behind the blind. Awesome evening listening to the turkeys gobble at a pack of coyotes and listening to the crickets and quail as the sun fades.
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
More deer came into the field and the big Tom made like he was going to roost. He and the other Tom ushered the hens toward a giant cottonwood. After the hens flew up, the toms and jakes ran back across the field to strut at some more deer. After this, they all went back to the other side and roosted at 8:27 PM.
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
Deer watching them roost
From: Thornton
27-Apr-18
Big gobblers roosted high
From: Thornton
28-Apr-18
I collected my gear and tried to sneak to the truck under cover of cedars, but one of the toms saw me a freaked out. I could hear him crashing to the lower branches and putting. That's what I get for wearing blue jeans and a flannel shirt to hunt in I guess.There was a bat catching bugs in the moonlight as I walked into the woods. He is the black streak above the moon
From: Thornton
02-May-18
Storm hit during my hunt this evening.
From: Tejas
03-May-18
Couple nice birds in there Jason. Good luck with em!
From: Thornton
03-May-18
Thanks! I tried a sneak on them right before the storm hit. Got within 30 yards using my creek bed but spooked them when I stood up behind the creek bank to take the shot. I would have got one if I had my shotgun ??
From: Thornton
03-May-18
I measured these sheds for a friend last night. Assuming he was 21" he'd score 168" without adding the missing brow tine.
From: Thornton
05-May-18
Northern Oklahoma is greening up nicely after the recent rains.
From: Thornton
05-May-18
From: Thornton
05-May-18
From: Thornton
05-May-18
This little quail wouldn't even move for the 4 wheeler he was so busy picking up grit
From: Thornton
08-May-18
Got to my friend's house late in the evening and he told me to go find a roost because dinner was in an hour. At sunset all I heard were two gobblers half a mile west. The next morning I was out the door at 0550. On my way across the sage filled pasture, I encountered a ravine filled with plum thickets. The 4 wheeler was stuck and I could hear turkeys gobbling half a mile down by the river so I bailed and headed off on foot.
From: Thornton
08-May-18
It was pretty light by the time I got to the river and I could see the turkeys roosted in a dead cottonwood across the fence on a ranch owned by the Yeti cooler company. There was also a blue heron roosted with them.
From: Thornton
08-May-18
There were two gobblers and one flew to my side of the river gobbling very frequently. Long story short, I called him into 15 feet and he came in running. I only had time to throw my pack down and my decoy on top of it which he didn't like. The brush was so thick, I caught a glimpse of his head and then he was flying. Despite not getting him, it was a very rewarding experience.
From: Thornton
08-May-18
This part of the prairie has dozens of species of birds. It seemed to be a spawning ground for all the mourning doves in the country.
From: writer
09-May-18
Great country. Must have been fairly close to you last weekend.
From: Slate
25-May-18
Congrats Jason looks like you had a great season. Some great pictures.
From: Thornton
25-May-18
Thanks! It's all about the experience to me.
From: Thornton
25-May-18
From: Thornton
25-May-18
From: Thornton
25-May-18
I like to chase tornadoes as well.
From: Slate
26-May-18
Little crazy but that’s cool
