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LFTTW - Opening Day

Posted By: jlbuc10

LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 08:04 AM

Sitting at the gate on a quota hunt in central Florida. 2nd truck in line and got here at 3am. This place has been good to me in the past hopefully it continues. Good luck to everyone out there today!
Posted By: Ridge Life

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 08:35 AM

Headed that way. I ain’t goin to public and I still have to leave this early. God thank you
Posted By: CKyleC

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 09:33 AM

Drinking coffee, waiting on the rain to stop.

Just looked at a radar. Gonna be a lot better at sun up than originally forcast
Posted By: Deerslayer33

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 09:48 AM

Been here waiting at sign out shed since 0345.
Posted By: PaintRock0

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:00 AM

Sky is clearing gona be a beautiful morning. All enjoy. I’m heading out now.
Posted By: BD

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:00 AM

Get after it!
Posted By: TurkeyJoe

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:00 AM

Drinking coffee. Good luck to y’all
Posted By: Parker243

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:11 AM

Sitting at my gate and about to walk on in early.
Posted By: AlphaBuck101

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:12 AM

Thank you lord for letting us live to see another season! Good luck to all
Posted By: marshmud991

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:31 AM

Sitting in my rocking chair on the porch drinking coffee. Won’t be long we’re gonna get in the truck and head to our spots for the morning. Good luck to all.
Posted By: fillmore

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:37 AM

About to head to the farm now. Later than I had hoped, but rather be late than have to drive in the dark and rain. Maybe late(er) in the morning will be the ticket


Good luck to all, and stay safe
Posted By: level5

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:50 AM

Just about to walk off the porch and down behind the house to light rain and thunder in didtance.
Good luck.

Rain picked up and lightening closer, so got back on the porch.

Posted By: dBmV

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 10:53 AM

Sitting on the tailgate. Don't know which will come first daylight or rain. Wind is picking up pretty good.
Posted By: bamaeyedoc

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:00 AM

In truck. Gonna wait a while. Light rain, wind, and Lightening popping around here. Don’t feel like walking around with a lightening rod on my back
Posted By: johnv

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:01 AM

Good luck fellas, so much water running off the mountains I can't hear anything. Gonna enjoy this sunrise either way
Posted By: globe

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:05 AM

Tryin to get my little girl up and out the door….
Posted By: hootn

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:09 AM

I'm sitting here on this 80 I can hunt. Not too bad out here right now. I'm ready to play
Posted By: Rolloverdave

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:09 AM

On my way to the lease
Posted By: Khitzeman

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:15 AM

Present at listening spot in macon cty
Posted By: BamaBoHunter

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:26 AM

Made a last minute change to a new property I’ve never hunted. Lightning still flashing to the south but it’s pretty here and the crows have started hollering so maybe a turkey will sound off.
Posted By: jwalker77

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:31 AM

Hope yall didnt let the wind talk you out of going. Theyre gobblin like crazy here
Posted By: JA

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:40 AM

In Macon County. No rain yet but skeeters are thick!
Posted By: RCHRR

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:43 AM

Skeeters thick as thieves here in Lee county. Just started dripping. Sitting in a blind trying to get my son his first bow kill. 2 hens Zero toms. There’s been 2 hanging out every day this week but not a sound this morning. May try this evening.
Posted By: aummoose

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:49 AM

Rain drove me back to camp. Out now easing and listening. Nothin yet but skeeters.
Posted By: TDog93

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:49 AM

Its 6:50 amd i aint even heard a crow 🤣🤣

Blessed to b able to go
Posted By: johndeere5036

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:50 AM



One gobbler hammering on the limb and four jakes out in front of me strutting
Posted By: TDog93

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:52 AM

Theses new rules sure make me want to be an outlaw - my cameras had gobbs 4-5 days ago and had been that way for weeks

Nothing last few days
Posted By: wmd

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:52 AM

He dead.
Posted By: AUdeerhunter

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:53 AM

Winston County youth hunt with my 5 year old son…we’re settled into a blind on a foodplot where I heard a turkey gobble on his own yesterday afternoon about 5:30. Hopefully, he’s still in this zip code after the storm last night lol.

Good luck to y’all

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Posted By: Buckwheat

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:55 AM

POURING here in Chambers County.....off and on for the last 45 minutes.
Posted By: G/H

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:58 AM

Walked outside to listen, didn’t hear anything, light rain and wind is picking up. Back in bed. That call out at 2am has me tired
Posted By: CKyleC

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:10 PM

My boy just killed a stud

10.50 beard

1.25 spurs
Posted By: G/H

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:16 PM

Pouring rain in Tallassee
Posted By: stuball

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:20 PM

One storm wave moved through, have some more to come then going to head out!
Good luck everyone, and be safe!
Posted By: kyles

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:22 PM

Got one about had a heart attack lol
Posted By: jwalker77

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:25 PM

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Ive got this one at 5yds right now. Strutting and gibbling. Has two hens with him, going after a third.
Got his pic took, he lives another day. Now yall turkey huntets know how i feel when you pass a 120" 3yo buck
Posted By: Gobble4me757

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by jwalker77
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Ive got this one at 5yds right now. Strutting and gibbling. Has two hens with him, going after a third.
Got his pic took, he lives another day. Now yall turkey huntets know how i feel when you pass a 120" 3yo buck


You’re an idiot…just saying lol full fan he dead
Posted By: jwalker77

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:34 PM

Counting coup today, i guess. Just had a secong gobbler walk right by us following about 200yds behind the first and his hens. I promised my sons girlfriend a bird. Shes out of pocket this morning, couldnt come. I decided to hold off so theyll still be fresh for her.
Posted By: JA

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:37 PM

Rain finally made it to Macon County. I’m hunkered down in a shooting house, going to check the pastures soon as it passes.
Posted By: wmd

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by CKyleC
My boy just killed a stud

10.50 beard

1.25 spurs


Congrats and to you as your son!
Posted By: SouthBamaSlayer

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:47 PM

Preparing for my daughter’s first birthday party at the house 🤦🏻 I really should’ve planned that pregnancy better lol
Posted By: Spec

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:50 PM

Only heard 1 gobble so far.gnats are bad here in Clarke
Posted By: Lockjaw

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:52 PM

Heard a couple gobbles, seen a hen. That's it so far. Th hen flew down well after sunrise.
Posted By: marshmud991

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Spec
Only heard 1 gobble so far.gnats are bad here in Clarke

They are bad in South Monroe County also!! Sun just came out here. Sure is warm!!!
Posted By: CKyleC

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 01:07 PM

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Posted By: jwalker77

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 01:08 PM

Weve seen quite a spectacle this morning. 4 gobblers, three hens, three of the four gobbling and strutting, a fight. Needing to leave but cant because were covered up with birds. Crazy stuff.
Posted By: johnv

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 01:19 PM

Well I managed to pull a gomer and get stuck.
Posted By: jlbuc10

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:15 PM

Had the me strutting at 35-40 yards off the roost. Never could get a clear shot at him. Probably heard 4 to 5 different birds this morning
Posted By: globe

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:18 PM

We walked right under 10 or so, roosted in 20’ pines….🙄
The last place I expected them to roost.
Posted By: Davyalabama

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:23 PM

What a gorgeous day Lord, you are showing out. There isn’t much better than spring turkey woods.
Posted By: Doeslayer44

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:25 PM

I heard 5-6 this morning. Had one at 75 couldn’t pull him no closer. Still here maybe I’ll get a late gobble. Good luck fellas
Posted By: buckhunter2

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:35 PM

Had one 150 yards from the truck gobble on roost over 200 times. Hoped it would fly down and walk into dads gun. But he finally flew down and goes the other way. We circled and he walked by at 30 yards but didn’t present a shot. Such is turkey hunting, just excited to chase them another year and hear one gobble.
Posted By: top cat

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:37 PM




Let the .243 eat early
Posted By: wareagle22

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:39 PM

He gone
Posted By: Ridge Life

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 02:57 PM

Heard one early I think. Headed to plan b. Hope I do hear a crow call there
Posted By: Coosa1

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 04:17 PM


Killed one at around 9:30, just now getting to check in. Pics and story to come later
Posted By: Ridge Life

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 04:18 PM

Plan B worked out in my favor. 11:00
Posted By: Turkey_neck

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 04:30 PM

Heard 5 we thought we were in the game with two but their hens took them off.
Posted By: Rolloverdave

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 04:48 PM

I heard one way off property, congrats to all the killers
Posted By: crocker

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 04:56 PM

Just a 2 yr old but good night I worked hard for it.
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Posted By: globe

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 05:08 PM

We finally got on one, strutting in a out of the way place. Would NOT come to calling. We almost got close enough for a shot and 3 hens come strolling in behind us and he walked off putting. Hunting with kids is tough….😂
Posted By: Ol’Tom

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 05:16 PM

Took my grandson on his first turkey hunt this morning, Winston County youth hunt.
I hooted, bird gobbled on the limb, we got set up, soft called, second bird gobbled other one cut him off they hit the ground and came in quite. They put on a show for us but he just couldn’t get on one before they seen movement.
He is fired up now. Think I have a new hunting partner.
Posted By: Austin1

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 06:09 PM

#1 gone at 7:10 this morning Hale county, he was the fearless leader of a group of 4 longbeards he had a 9” beard and no spurs. That’s the first one I have seen personally with no spurs.
Posted By: level5

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 07:07 PM

I worked too hard to end up with a miss at 1055 after he landed about 70 yards from me off the roost. He proceeded to the neighbor''s pasture for couple hours. . He gobbled 200 times at least. Finally got in front of him, and screwed up the shot.
Posted By: sj22

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 08:58 PM

Congrats killers!
Posted By: KenMc32

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 09:06 PM

Done at 6:40 this morning, Gobbled 5 times on roost, 2 clucks he flew down to 40 yards. 22lbs, 10.25 beard 1 inch spurs
Posted By: Jdkprp70

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 09:35 PM

Congrats on the kills today guys!
Posted By: Strictlybow

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/25/23 11:11 PM

10” 1 1/8” at 11:30 in Russell county after the rain quit.

40 years ago today at 14 years old I killed my first bird, a jake, with my dad. We doubled up, he got the longbeard.

Thanks dad.
Posted By: Coosa1

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/26/23 12:07 AM

Finally getting around to posting pics of mine from this morning.

Checked several spots in the rain at daylight with a buddy and only heard one distant gobble before finally making our way around to where my bird was. He started gobbling on his own around 9:00 or so and I was able to get within about 200yds of him. He was up on the side of a hardwood ridge across a creek bottom from me just gobbling his head off. After about 30 mins of messing with him I finally cut hard on my mouth call and the hen that was with him got mad. A few minutes of cutting back and forth with her and she ran up to about five yards from me, spooked, then ran off. Not long after I saw his fan coming over the rise at about 40yds and the 20ga took care of the rest. Dang good morning.

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Posted By: Southwood7

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/26/23 02:34 AM


I was never in the game today but it wasn’t for lack of trying! Congrats to the killers!
Posted By: Ben2

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/26/23 02:38 AM

Dang I figured they would be gobbled out by now
Posted By: G/H

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/26/23 03:00 AM

Congrats to the killers
Posted By: Dubie

Re: LFTTW - Opening Day - 03/26/23 04:30 AM

Got a nice long beard headed back to the roost this evening. It was late around 6ish. I saw him and his brother this morning- they busted me right after the rain stopped. They both were headed back to roost for the evening. For some reason, I decided to name them Bobby Joe and Billy. Bobby Joe took the dirt nap this evening, Jimmy’s day will come at the hands of my dad 🤣 Nice 10 inch beard, good spurs, and got to kill him in my Mr Fox vest. First opening day bird for me. I’ll post up pics tomorrow after church.
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