cut_un
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| 28 Jul 2008 10:26 PM |
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Hi Guys, an old Va. turkey chaser here. I'm into chasing feathers duck& goose in the fall and turkeys in the spring. Look forward to swapping a few lies and sharing a few stories about one of the greatest sports there is! |
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Foremost Hunting Admin
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| 28 Jul 2008 11:16 PM |
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How is the turkey hunting in VA? Do you need to apply for a permit like here in Wisconsin or can you buy one over the counter? |
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joew
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| 28 Jul 2008 11:36 PM |
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I have a friend who has some land in the Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area In VA. He has invited me out to hunt some time but he is not a hunter himself. Is that a good area to hunt for long beards? How hard is if for a out of stater like me to pull a permit? |
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joew
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| 28 Jul 2008 11:36 PM |
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By the way, WELCOME TO THE SITE! |
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jsimmons
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| 29 Jul 2008 12:03 AM |
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Welcome to the Forum Cut Un. I look forward to learning more about hunting in your part of the world. |
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cut_un
Super Sportsman
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| 29 Jul 2008 03:29 AM |
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Never hunted anything but the easterns here in Va., planning on a trip to Florida in the next year or two ...Then headed west after some of those "thunderchickens" |
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| 29 Jul 2008 05:06 PM |
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Sound like you are working on a grandslam. Is there much difference in tactics or is a turkey just a turkey? |
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cut_un
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| 29 Jul 2008 10:25 PM |
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Pretty much the same with the exception of frequency of gobbling. Some of those"thunderchickins "do in fact gobble their heads off. But if you sound like a sweet hen... they all can be had |
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Archer
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| 28 Aug 2008 04:14 AM |
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Cut_uns, have you hunted birds outside of Va.? What part of Va. ado you hunt? |
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cut_un
Super Sportsman
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| 28 Aug 2008 11:39 AM |
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I live and mostly hunt in central Va. |
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Archer
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| 31 Aug 2008 03:10 AM |
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I have experienced a lot of great hunts in WVa. as a kid growing up in Charleston. We leased approx. 1,000 acres of good hunting bordering up to a huge state park. The deer weren't the biggest in the world, but I managd to harvest my first buck there. Wit all of those hills, it just about killed me dragging it out of the woods. |
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cut_un
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| 31 Aug 2008 01:03 PM |
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Man, I must admit, I'm a flat lander. On ocassion I slip over and deer hunt in the Blue Ridge Mountrains here in Va. Those hills kill me, up and down, and I'm talking STRAIGHT UP AND STRAIGHT DOWN Give me flat or rolling land any day |
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HuntingNut
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| 04 Mar 2009 04:05 PM |
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I hunt turkey on lands in Southwestern Wisconsin and I know what you're talking about when it comes to hills. I find it kind of humorous too because I hunt deer in Southeastern Wisconsin and it's night and day when it comes to hills. I couldn't imagine dragging a deer up the hills by Prairie du Chein, Wisconsin! I have a hard enough time carrying a 20 lbs.+ turkey out of there! I'll stick with the flat lands when it comes to deer hunting. |
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cut_un
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| 10 May 2009 03:10 PM |
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Yesterday was my last day to spring turkey hunt and while the weather has not been the greatest, decided to "take a chance". Luckly ,no storms so I stayed dry. Did not hear any gobbling at daybreak so I decided to set up on my "plan B' spot,cold call and wait em out. About 7 I had a pair of jakes slip into the decoys. One had a pretty good gobble while the other had a ways to go. He sounded pretty terrible. Watched the strutting in the deks for 4 or 5 mins ,they finally got bored and moved off. Later in the morning had a hen check me out staying on the edge of the deks. She would not come all the way in....guess she felt like something just wasn't right. Glad I did not roll over yesterday, it was fun talkin turkey and now I've got a couple of youngun's to look forward to meeting again next spring |
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ujoutdoors
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| 10 May 2009 06:58 PM |
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I got on turkeys every time I went out this year but they all stayed "henned up." Aunt Sandy had two walk in the blind with her but they were hens. Sometimes turkeys do that.
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jballard
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| 12 May 2009 05:46 AM |
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Having a hen walk right into your blind would get your heart pumping a bit I imagine. My hunt went so fast this year (Out at 4:30 before sun up and done by 7:00 am) It almost makes turkey hunting seem easy but then last year I hunted hard for the whole 4 day season and never saw a bird. Just like real estate... Location, location, location I beleive applies to turkeys. |
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cut_un
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| 12 May 2009 09:46 PM |
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Yea, turkeys that I've had to really worked on to get them into gun range. sometimes taking an hour..those are the ones I really remember.. waterfowling is the same way, to have to beg and plead with a flock of geese to commit o you spread...that's the thrill. I've been so close to a limit of geese within an hr of arrivel, then to beg flock after flock to commit to the spread, finally it all comes together and you finally limit out.... That's the thrill, for me anyway That to me is " the sport" |
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