Wild Turkey - Troy Adams
Troy Adams - Wild Turkey
Steve,
It’s been 5 years since I last turkey hunted. I apparently still have it or I’m just darn lucky, think a little of both. Had this bird called in and on the ground by 7:00am opening morning.
Troy Adams – Bestskullcleaning.com
Steve Sillitoe - Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey
Last Saturday was the opener of the Utah Wild Turkey hunt. It had snowed some five inches and the forecast was for more snow during the day. The crew this day was my son Chris, his girl friend Maddi Wolf, and two good friends Royce Emett and Wayne Oberg. Wayne and I were the only hunters with guns and tags.
Just after sun up we came across some fresh tracks that looked like a hen turkey. I took out my trusty old box call and made some soft hen calls to see if there were any Toms in the area. After two short calls we had our first faint response some distance away. We went walking over a few small hills where we found ourselves looking down the ridge over a pond where the Tom and some hens were feeding. Royce told me later he could see the Tom and he was sporting a big beard with a large body. We set up about 100 yards from them with Wayne on my right and Maddi in the middle with me on the left. Royce and Chris were lefted behind to do the calling. After 5 minutes of calling Chris was able to coax the hens in closer. Six hens came within about 10 yards but the wise old Tom stayed hidden in the trees and would not show himself. Later in the morning the snow was coming down hard and the visibility was down to about 75 to 100 yards. The snow also muffled yelps and gobbles so we worked our way back home to try again another day.
On the third day the weather was perfect with most of the snow gone. This trip was with Steve Carroll and myself and both of us had tags. From the moment we got out of the truck we heard the call of turkeys in the distance. Steve Carroll was calling for me because he didn’t want to fill his tag so that he could keep on hunting. He had promised his neighbors that he would take them out to experience their first turkey hunt.
We had our first call in of the day with a Tom coming to 25 yards. Steve did a masterful job but the setup turned out bad because I had trees between me and the Tom. He was so close I could hear him drumming but he never moved past the trees so I could take a shot. My heart was pounding out of my chess on this one.
I have always told my hunting friends the best time for me to call in turkeys is the middle of the day. Well about 1:30 p.m. we found ourselves in a small canyon looking over a small stream when we heard a hen calling repeatedly yelp yelp – yelp yelp. Steve took out his slate call and made the same response back to the hen. We got a surprise when a Tom called back. We jumped into action with Steve Carroll setting up behind me on one side of the small stream and I would set up on the other side. By the time I got into position the Tom was on top of me and it was all over. I have taken many turkeys over the years but I can not even remember how many. I always get the same thrill each time. Thanks Steve for your great turkey calling.
Steve Sillitoe
Ryan Willden - Albino Merriams Wild Turkey
Merriam's Wild Turkey
I was talking to Ryan at our local NWTF banquet. He was telling me about his turkey hunt last year where he took this Albino Merriam’s Wild Turkey. I could not believe what he was showing me on his cell phone. I asked him if he would send me the photo so I could put it on findmeahunt.com. I would give up 20 turkey hunts just to take a tom like this. This is the coolest photo, I think it is the best one I have every seen about turkey hunting.
Ryan told me he found this tom using binoculars. He told his hunting partner he had found a nice tom strutting on the hill side next to a snow bank. His friend said the snow bank was moving also. It was two toms together and one was Albino. Later he took this once in a life time trophy.
Thanks Ryan
Steve Sillitoe
Apr 3
Goose Hunting In Idaho
This photo is of me with some ducks & Geese we shot in Idaho. We hunted ducks in Swan Valley, then the next day we shot geese near Malad. It was a great hunt!
Wayne Oberg
Mar 21
Nebraska Turkey
Nebraska Turkey Hunt
Nebraska Double On Turkeys
Hi Steve,
The first photo is me with my Whitetail Deer and two Turkeys I shot in Nebraska in 2009. The next two shots are of Turkeys I took in Nebraska last year. All the Turkeys weighed around 25 lbs.
Thanks Wayne Oberg
David Ramsey - Wild Turkey
David Ramsey - Mule Deer
David Ramsey - Bull Elk
David Ramsey - Antelope Buck
David Ramsey - Black Bear
I missed the deadline but these are the animals except the montana antelope I picked him up from my taxidermist this year, got him last year! I have seen your site and seen the animals you have taken, I just wanted to share these with your company. I am a father of 3 and have a limited time to hunt “do to being active duty coast guard”, wish I could do an Adak hunt and dream about Africa! Some day until then your company rocks! I live thru seeing the animals you harvest!
David Ramsey / Owner
D & L Guns and Game
7110 Scarboro Ln
Ilwaco, Wa. 98624
503-298-0592
Chris Sillitoe - Merriam's Turkey - Limb Hanger
Chris Sillitoe - Merriam's Turkey - Limb Hanger
Those of you who hunt turkey know what a Limb Hanger is and how hard it is to get one. My son Chris Sillitoe took this nice Tom in Southern Utah and as you can see it is a Limb Hanger.
To determine this you find a small branch to hang your turkey and if his spur’s are hooked enough it will hang on the limb.
Tyler Topham - Blue Grouse Hunting - Southern Utah
Tyler’s with his first bird, a Blue Grouse he took on the Zion unit in Southern Utah. Tyler was hunting with his dad.
Tyler Topham - With his dad hunting Merriam's Turkey
This was a big step for me. The first Merriam Turkey tag that I had ever purchased and an 8 year old son that was dead set on being there with me every step of the way. This was a hunt for the two of us and on the second to last day of the hunt I got lucky and called us in a turkey. My son had hunted in the past with me, but was never there when I was fortunate enough to take any animal. This year was great, having him there with me was an experience that I will never forget.
Thanks for your help Tyler.
Merriam Turkey was taken in Southern Utah with an over the counter late spring tag.
Wyoming - Marriam's Wild Turkey
For about 3 years some of my hunting friends and I have went to Wyoming to hunt Wild Turkeys We have done very will, The first year we were 11 out of 11 and all of us took a mature Tom. When I called this one in there were two different groups of turkeys and Chris took one of the biggest Toms out of the 2nd group at 8 yards.
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