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Turkey Closer
Ohio spring turkey season closed today in Ohio and I ,once again, ended the season with an unfilled tag. With the season behind me, I am humbled and reminded that turkey hunting is not an easy sport. Here is a look at the harvest numbers for Ohio and the numbers for my county confirm a [...]
Bed to Bird
For anyone that has followed my 2013 Ohio turkey season, you know that I have struggled and was almost ready to call its quits. This the story of how that all changed yesterday morning in a matter of minutes. In the previous two days, hunting had taken a back seat. My priority switched to getting [...]
Ohio Update
Still nothing to report in Ohio. I must admit that I am very disappointed with my season thus far. I was really hoping to tag my first archery turkey harvest this spring and (with as many birds as I was seeing pre-season) I thought I had a good chance at filling both my tags. But [...]
Struggling In Ohio
Sorry for the lack of updates from me. I have nothing to report but encounters with Jakes and a few close calls. Its funny, I used to think that I didn’t have good turkey hunting properties and that is what lead to my “lack of success”. Now I’m starting to think it’s a lack of [...]
Tips For Turkey Harvest Pics
Those that know me, have learned I enjoy taking good quality harvest pictures. Now I’m no professional photographer, but with today’s technology you don’t have to be. Today’s cameras can focus and adjust for almost any shooting condition. Digital cameras have also become very affordable. So dispose of that disposable camera, grab a point n’ [...]
Dark Clouds Of Turkey Hunting
Three days into the Ohio regular spring turkey season and I am reminded why I have a love/hate relationship with turkey hunting. It seems so easy, set out a decoy and do some calling in an area where you’ve seen turkeys. But the turkeys never seem to follow the script. One thing is [...]
Shed Season Over and Turkeys Fired Up
A Late Season Set Spring green-up has always marked the end of shed season for me and many others shed hunters across the mid-west. The blossoming vegetation and burst of color, make the landscape much harder to scan, helping camouflage the already hard to see pieces of bone. Ohh but wait! Although conditions may not be [...]
A Little More About Me
With a little downtime between shed season and turkey season (and me being a little short on writing material), I thought now would be a good time to share A Little More About Me. I have always been a big fan of the Drury Outdoors videos and my favorite parts have always been the footage [...]
Preserving Your Trophy; Turkey Skin Rug
Last spring, I shot my first mature spring tom in Ohio after a 5 year “absence” in turkey hunting. The story and pictures can be seen here: The Comeback Gobbler After the harvest, I wanted to preserve the harvest in manner where I could admire him for years to come but I did not want [...]
136″ Ohio Archery Buck by Zac DiMarco
A little out of season but just to keep whitetails on the brain, here is a great story that was shared with me by a freind and Trophy Pursuit follower Zac DiMarco. Thanks for sharring Zac and CONGRATULATIONS! It was a late October, Friday morning and I was staring at the clock. It read 10:57 a.m. [...]
