Sickness

Sat on the side of the mountain this evening with my smokepole overlooking an acorn flat and all I could think about was wishing it was March.

Don't get me started, I'm about to have a fit to shoot one of them ugly suckers. I turkey hunted all over myself twice this week already.

I honestly have to drag my arse around to get my stuff ready to go deer hunting and we've got several really nice deer on camera to boot. I swear if my son didn't like it so much, I would retire from deer hunting (except for the Midwest). There's just no comparison.

I love turkeys, but ive got mallards on my mind right now. Heading to arkie friday morning for the opener, just hope that we have some birds on our field.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I have gotten to where I take the kids to the club, let them deer hunt while I sit in the trailer and watch football/drink beer while they hunt. If I had a fall season, I would sell all the deer rifles and do nothing but turkey hunt

I turkey hunted all over myself twice this week already.

Better keep at least one rifle for those stubborn ones

Saw a group of 10 gobblers Sunday afternoon and instinctively sat down against a tree and started scratching in the leaves.

I'm with ya.Not motivated at all about the deer.Got turkey on the brain.Come on March.

I decided that I needed to quit turkey hunting one year, maybe 1985 er so. I made it to the second week of April, then fell off the wagon and killed four birds in five days......

The first step is admitting you a problem.

I watched four longbeards for a while Friday morning until they saw me. I think I could have drawn on these young dummies. I know I sure wanted to, but, I would have had to have thrown myself out of the club if I had.........

Ya'll are amateurs. I have a roost limb I installed in the corner of the ceiling I like to sleep on.

It's not me that has a problem, its the turkey that have a problem.

You know how they say a hen can be bred once and it last a whole season, well either that is BS or your hen really likes me.

After taking care of business I like to fly up look down on the fine handiwork I did.

What amazes me more than anything after about 20 years of fooling with turkeys is that it seems like it takes so long to get from May 1 back around to March 15, but then once you get there it seems like just a day or two and you wake up and it's already May 1 again.

I tried to stay away from all turkey talk due to the lack of sleep and constant thoughts racing through my head, but I made it to the opening of deer season with decent sleep and little day dreaming. Then deer season came around and started to hear about gobblers seen under or near deer hunter or listening to them fly down while sitting in their stands. The dreams have returned and thats all I can think about now.

This morning was the second time this week I had planned to get up and go try to kill a pine goat. Alarm went off, walked in and woke my son up, he said "ehh, doesn't matter if we go". I said "yep, lets sleep more" and went back to bed.

I can't get motivated this year. If someone would just give me the straps off two does I would put the rifles up this year. But I do love some venison t'loin. Maybe I can get a fire lit before the weekend is out.

I am taking one of the boys this friday but I am sure I will not deer hunt. I will sit at camp and listen for a gobble or 2.

3Toe, find us somewhere in the Nat. forest to hunt. Camp with heat is close.....

This is why I hunt in Tennessee as well! I get a full 2 months every year.

my daddy got me addicted to turkey hunting in 1961 and I ain't found a cure yet! If you do, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF..

I just joined another club and the deer hunting is not that good, but I see turkeys everytime I go so I am just awaiting 3-15, ALWAYS ready for 3-15...

I may try it this season. It can't be as addicting as you goobers are letting on.

Don't start it. Worse than heroine and a hell of a lot more adictive but man it's fun!

Doesnt hit me until after deer season usually.
Of course, I will have a few days to get my son on a fall gobbler in Talladega from Dec.29th-Jan 1st. Would LOVE to see my son roll one with his new 20ga.

Jughead used to say the same thing.

Heck that little punk was still making fun of turkey hunters 24 months ago

We are not sick; we are normal. Its all those non-turkey hunters that are crazy.

admitting you have an addiction is the first step towards recovery Preacher.....

This ain't fair. When a now turkey hunter repents and gets on the right path, you're not supposed to bring up past sins. Pretty sure I read that in the code of ethics somewhere.

I freely admit it but I don't want to recover. I need a fix.

I will forgive you JUGHEAD all you have to do is take me to one of your honey holes and you will be cleansed of your past turkey hunting rants!