{"id":888,"date":"2018-05-28T21:49:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T01:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/?p=888"},"modified":"2018-05-29T06:07:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T10:07:18","slug":"a-grand-spring-turkey-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/?p=888","title":{"rendered":"A Grand Spring Turkey Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/?attachment_id=898\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?fit=2932%2C3072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2932,3072\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526195378&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00228_02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?fit=977%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-898\" height=\"1257\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?w=2932&amp;ssl=1 2932w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?resize=768%2C805&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?resize=977%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 977w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?resize=76%2C80&amp;ssl=1 76w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.turkey-talk.com\/tblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC00228_02.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the final days of 2018 Spring Turkey season winding down, my season in NY in a quest to fill a tag concluded on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>. NY was a sleeper for me this year as my usual hot spots did not reveal gobbling toms at any of them. I had little hopes for prospects from all the scouting I did. With what scouting data I had, I decided not to hunt our place for the first time since we bought it in 2000. One bird gobbling on our place a week before season was as good as it got. There were years were 12-15 long beards would roost our property along with that many more jakes. \u00a0Just as we deer hunt our place we would only fill a tag or two a season. It has steadily declined from a number of poor brooding seasons in succession. This spring looks to be favorable for a successful first nesting and hope we can string together a few more in a row in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Both birds in NY were tagged on public game lands and excellent hunts. Great start in Texas and managed a double on three year old gobblers despite a massive cold front that shut things down. The season progressed to an eventful but no birds harvested the first full week in NY. Next stop was in Jackson, Ohio and had three days of hunting with David Christian. A dandy of a gobbler was taken on the last day. Super fun hunt and had a ball chasing birds there. Upon returning home, some very fun hunts in NY with a great bird tagged on mother\u2019s day, and the second bird at the NYSOWA Safari in Oswego. Very different in NY for me this year as I parted ways with a longtime hunting partner and hunted all together differently than in past years. Far more patient style and it paid off handsomely as allowing the hunts to unfold rather than rush on to the next spot resulted in a far better outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Last trip of the season was to Pittsfield, Maine with Dan Daman and we had a great time as we always do. Really enjoy returning there often. Great hunts that also took their time unfolding before us. Tagged out in one day with one bagged mid-morning and the second just about dinner time. The lay down breeding decoy did take some extreme sexual abuse, and have pics to prove it. Avian X decoys make one hell of a noise when the gobbler puts his back into it.\u00a0 Went out the second morning in the quest to get Dan\u2019s wife Carrie a bird and we had a big show of gobbling first thing. Close, no cigar. We moved on and found a flock of big jakes that ended up minus one when all said and done.<\/p>\n<p>My bride of nearly 18 years was not able to get out this season as she is convalescing from surgery in late April. Opening day couples date has been the norm for all these years. This fall we&#8217;ll get back out to hunt together on opening days as the seasons roll in, and as we have for so many years.<\/p>\n<p>With the remaining days I have a few fellow hunters to put in front of a gobbler for their first ever birds. With a little luck and proper timing, hope to make it happen the final days before the fat lady sings Thursday at noon.<\/p>\n<p>I wish all of you out in the last days of the season grand success and memorable hunts. It has been the best season for me for so many reasons, from great action packed days afield to peaceful times in the great turkey woods.<\/p>\n<p>-MJ<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2018 Mike Joyner- Joyner Outdoor Media<\/p>\n<p>#turkeyhunting #oldturkeyhunter #wildturkey #turkeywoods #respect<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-888-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" 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