Wild Turkey - Photo By Jeff Brunson
Utah Wild Turkeys - Photo Taken By Jeff Brunson
Wild Turkey - Photo Taken By Jeff Brunson
Posts Tagged Wild Turkey
After the fall hunts are over guys like Jeff Brunson are out finding things to hunt with a camera. Here are some of his subjects.
Mule Deer
Mule Deer
Mule Deer
Mule Deer
Wild Turkey
Buck on the left has lost a horn in January
Mule Deer
Mule Deer On The Winter Range
Mule Deer
Mule Deer
Mule Deer Buck
Steve Carroll - Wild Turkey - Southern Utah
Steve took this nice tom last week in Southern Utah.
Wild Turkey - Wayne Oberg
Wayne Oberg - Steve Sillitoe
Wild Turkey - Rio Grande
Wild Turkey - Wayne Oberg
Opening day of the turkey season this year was miserable with rain, snow, wind and cold temperatures keeping the birds at bay. I was hunting with good friend Steve Sillitoe and his son Chris, and despite the awful conditions, we did manage to get a tom to answer. We got set up and Steve and Chris’ calls managed to entice several hens to run in and check us out, but the stubborn tom stayed back in the trees and wouldn’t fall for our coaxing.
The soonest I could make it back to hunt was two weeks later. What a difference in the weather. It was a beautiful Friday evening, mid 60′s and clear as we made our way to an area where Steve had spotted some birds and called them in. We quietly closed the truck doors and Steve got an immediate gobble from his trusty box call. His custom made call has several notches in it signifying all the turkeys he has called in. He is a master when it comes to calling in big toms.
We moved in closer to the tom’s position and set up. Even though he was answering us fervently, he wouldn’t come any closer. So we got aggressive and moved in on him, two more times. We caught a glimpse of him through the junipers as he strutted a number, but he soon moved off. Steve said he thought he was a smart old bird, but I thought he was just plain being stubborn.
At this point in the game, Steve thought it best that I try an ambush of the wily old tom. I snuck along, trying to pinpoint him from his gobbles. Suddenly I caught a glimpse of his red head. He started putting and moving off, when suddenly he changed his mind and turned around. I seized the opportunity and stopped the stubborn tom with my trusty Berretta 12 gauge.
I want to thank Steve and his wife Cheryl for allowing me to stay with them and get to know their wonderful family.
Wayne Oberg
Wild Turkey - Jake
Wild Turkey Jake
Wild Turkey Jake
Wild Turkey Jake
Wild Turkey Jake
Wild Turkey Jake
Yesterday after noon I went out to call some turkeys in and my goal was to take some pictures. It was a lot of fun, this Jake came in to 15 yards and at the same time I had a Tom to my right at 25 yards with some hens but I could not get a good picture of them. This Jake did not strut but he had a loud gobble. It took me 15 minutes to get him in close. If I had a hunter we could have shot them both.
Steve Sillitoe
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
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
