Title: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 07:59:00 AM
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 07:59:00 AM
3/02 7:50 am
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020009.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020019.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020009.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020019.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: wingnut on March 02, 2007, 08:03:00 AM
Post by: wingnut on March 02, 2007, 08:03:00 AM
Yes they are. All that over a couple of young ladies. Reminds me of highschool. LOL
Mike
Mike
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: varmint on March 02, 2007, 08:04:00 AM
Post by: varmint on March 02, 2007, 08:04:00 AM
Hope to see something very similar to that on March 15th.....
Awesome pics!!
Awesome pics!!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 08:08:00 AM
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 08:08:00 AM
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL.....
hey..you talking to me????????
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020015.jpg)
hey..you talking to me????????
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020015.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Al33 on March 02, 2007, 08:19:00 AM
Post by: Al33 on March 02, 2007, 08:19:00 AM
WOW! Like I needed to be fired up any more than I already am. :bigsmyl:
Great pic's. Looks like you have got 'em pattered Ferret. :thumbsup:
Great pic's. Looks like you have got 'em pattered Ferret. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: whitebuffalo on March 02, 2007, 08:37:00 AM
Post by: whitebuffalo on March 02, 2007, 08:37:00 AM
awsome pics , :smileystooges:
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on March 02, 2007, 08:41:00 AM
Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on March 02, 2007, 08:41:00 AM
Love that last pic Mickey, that's desktop material.
David
David
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: BigRonHuntAlot on March 02, 2007, 08:46:00 AM
Post by: BigRonHuntAlot on March 02, 2007, 08:46:00 AM
Hey Mickey, Where Exactly in Cincinnati do you live??? :readit: LOL Great Pics
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: todd smith on March 02, 2007, 08:55:00 AM
Post by: todd smith on March 02, 2007, 08:55:00 AM
Nice Mickey,
Looking forward to a bit of that in a month or so...
todd smith
Looking forward to a bit of that in a month or so...
todd smith
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Ray Lyon on March 02, 2007, 09:01:00 AM
Post by: Ray Lyon on March 02, 2007, 09:01:00 AM
Well, at least now I know when my turkey season is going to be (MI drawing results were just posted). It starts April 30th and goes for one week. That's still a long ways away. Plenty of time to make some arrows, get my gear organized and practice my diaphram calling that hasn't been used since last May.
Great picks Mickey. You know it's more than a little frustrating seeing those picks and knowing the season is still amost two months away. But probably not as frustrating as you knowing that all those bad boys are heading over the ridge and out of your hunt area two weeks before your season starts!!["[dntthnk]"]("graemlins/dntthnk.gif" "\"\"")
Great picks Mickey. You know it's more than a little frustrating seeing those picks and knowing the season is still amost two months away. But probably not as frustrating as you knowing that all those bad boys are heading over the ridge and out of your hunt area two weeks before your season starts!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Tim Fishell on March 02, 2007, 09:09:00 AM
Post by: Tim Fishell on March 02, 2007, 09:09:00 AM
Man all these pics are going to make the wait until May impossible. You guys are killing me with all the turkey stuff. I can't wait to go try my new Lil Favorite out on some big o'l toms. Oh well I guess it just gives me more time to practice and scout. IF IT EVER STOPS SNOWING!!!!!!
Tim
Tim
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: vermonster13 on March 02, 2007, 09:09:00 AM
Post by: vermonster13 on March 02, 2007, 09:09:00 AM
Dang!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: kennym on March 02, 2007, 09:18:00 AM
Post by: kennym on March 02, 2007, 09:18:00 AM
Nice pics Mick,they better fold up before these west winds (40mph) get there or they'll be in a new zip code!!
Wingnut,that does remind me of school,the young ladies aren't payin a bit of attention to all their antics!
Wingnut,that does remind me of school,the young ladies aren't payin a bit of attention to all their antics!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: NDTerminator on March 02, 2007, 09:40:00 AM
Post by: NDTerminator on March 02, 2007, 09:40:00 AM
Yep, the toms in my gamebird pen are strutting like mad and won't shut up either. Every time I blow the whistle when dog training, they gobble!...
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 02, 2007, 09:40:00 AM
Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 02, 2007, 09:40:00 AM
Very Nice, we cannot hunt them until May 1st. which to me is too late! Shawn
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Over&Under on March 02, 2007, 09:43:00 AM
Post by: Over&Under on March 02, 2007, 09:43:00 AM
Awesome pics - they are starting to strut here too, just around the corner, can't wait. Great pic of the two toms face to face!!
Jake (no pun intended)
Jake (no pun intended)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Tom Leemans on March 02, 2007, 11:11:00 AM
Post by: Tom Leemans on March 02, 2007, 11:11:00 AM
Nuthin' strutting here today! It's nasty out!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Forester on March 02, 2007, 11:38:00 AM
Post by: Forester on March 02, 2007, 11:38:00 AM
Awesome Mickey, thanks again for the pics.
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Ga.boy on March 02, 2007, 11:47:00 AM
Post by: Ga.boy on March 02, 2007, 11:47:00 AM
Thanks for sharing the pictures Mickey. That "mirror" picture is amazing and is now my new desktop background. Hope ya don't mind my borrowing it for a little while.
Chuck
Chuck
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Bard1 on March 02, 2007, 11:57:00 AM
Post by: Bard1 on March 02, 2007, 11:57:00 AM
GAH! THAT's IN your yard!? and I thought we had a lot of turkey. sheesh. I think that picture with all the toms would make me "flock shoot". :knothead:
These pictures sure get a guy fired up!
Derek
These pictures sure get a guy fired up!
Derek
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 12:31:00 PM
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 12:31:00 PM
Looks like our season comes in April 23..what? 7 weeks from now. Too long. Can't believe these toms can keep this up for a month or more, but they do.
Youth only (Spring) wild turkey season
April 21, 2007
April 22, 2007
Wild turkey (Spring). Open statewide except Lake La Su An Wildlife Area.
April 23, 2007
May 20, 2007
I'll keep posting pics. I've got literally hundreds on file and probably take 30 or 40 pics a day when they are strutting.
Will try and find a really good wallpaper tom for you.
Youth only (Spring) wild turkey season
April 21, 2007
April 22, 2007
Wild turkey (Spring). Open statewide except Lake La Su An Wildlife Area.
April 23, 2007
May 20, 2007
I'll keep posting pics. I've got literally hundreds on file and probably take 30 or 40 pics a day when they are strutting.
Will try and find a really good wallpaper tom for you.
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 12:35:00 PM
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 12:35:00 PM
How about this one?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020003.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020003.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 12:38:00 PM
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 12:38:00 PM
FOLLOW THE LEADER ha ha
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020011.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020011.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: ChuckC on March 02, 2007, 12:39:00 PM
Post by: ChuckC on March 02, 2007, 12:39:00 PM
where did you get all those motorized decoys at ?
ChuckC :D
ChuckC :D
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 01:08:00 PM
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 01:08:00 PM
Chuck I got them at Bass Pro...only cost me $6000 but the realism of flock simulation brings the real birds in from miles away. Trouble is last year I shot 2 and when they quit flopping I found out I had shot them right thru the batteries :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: 4runr on March 02, 2007, 04:18:00 PM
Post by: 4runr on March 02, 2007, 04:18:00 PM
Thanks Mickey for all the cool pics. They make a great slideshow.
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: bentpole on March 02, 2007, 05:05:00 PM
Post by: bentpole on March 02, 2007, 05:05:00 PM
Nice shots right there Ferret!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Stone Knife on March 02, 2007, 06:57:00 PM
Post by: Stone Knife on March 02, 2007, 06:57:00 PM
Real nice pics, were still waist deep in snow around here. Like Shawn says not till may first in NY. The first week is good but the real fun is the last few days of the season end of may. That is when you have a chance at that bird that had eluded everyone all season long if he runs out of hens.
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 07:00:00 PM
Post by: the Ferret on March 02, 2007, 07:00:00 PM
THE THREE AMIGOS
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020008-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03020008-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: ChuckC on March 02, 2007, 08:51:00 PM
Post by: ChuckC on March 02, 2007, 08:51:00 PM
Ha ha don't ya just hate when you ruin good batteries ! Those are some awesome shots. Bet you can hardly wait for season to start. I still have a couple feet of snow on the ground here, and the birds are still banded up for winter weather.
ChuckC
ChuckC
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Stone Knife on March 03, 2007, 05:50:00 AM
Post by: Stone Knife on March 03, 2007, 05:50:00 AM
Hey Mickey I'm under 50 years old will you take me out in the youth hunt :bigsmyl: i wont be much trouble
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Guru on March 03, 2007, 06:56:00 AM
Post by: Guru on March 03, 2007, 06:56:00 AM
Awesome :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Golden Hawk on March 03, 2007, 06:59:00 AM
Post by: Golden Hawk on March 03, 2007, 06:59:00 AM
Great pics Mickey!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 07:19:00 AM
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 07:19:00 AM
I expect they'll be out there in about 45 mins so a new group of pics should be coming
Course how many different ways can you take a pic of a turkey?
Course how many different ways can you take a pic of a turkey?
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Stone Knife on March 03, 2007, 07:28:00 AM
Post by: Stone Knife on March 03, 2007, 07:28:00 AM
I never get sick of looking at turkeys or hearing them. Take them pics till they don't come around anymore. You never know what image you will capture.
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 08:14:00 AM
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 08:14:00 AM
How about this one I took a few minutes ago of a tom strutting in front of my blind (set here for photography purposes only)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/turkeyblind.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/turkeyblind.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 08:18:00 AM
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 08:18:00 AM
How to tell a strutting jake from a mature tom
A mature tom has a fan that's is even all the way around (feathers all the same length)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03030011.jpg)
whereas the fan of a jake has longer tail feathers in the very center of the fan
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03030009.jpg)
A mature tom has a fan that's is even all the way around (feathers all the same length)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03030011.jpg)
whereas the fan of a jake has longer tail feathers in the very center of the fan
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03030009.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Huntrdfk on March 03, 2007, 08:36:00 AM
Post by: Huntrdfk on March 03, 2007, 08:36:00 AM
Unbeleivable...keep them coming Mickey, I love these pics.
How come the ground around my house is all white, and I can't see any of the stuff in your yard? :confused:
David
How come the ground around my house is all white, and I can't see any of the stuff in your yard? :confused:
David
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Stone Knife on March 03, 2007, 10:27:00 AM
Post by: Stone Knife on March 03, 2007, 10:27:00 AM
Do you see many bearded hens in your state? We seem to have more than our share around here it seems i see a couple every spring.
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: snag on March 03, 2007, 01:16:00 PM
Post by: snag on March 03, 2007, 01:16:00 PM
I must confess I am coveting this birds feathers for fletching some arrows I am building!!! Those are some beautiful birds. I can think of as trout flies I could use them for too.......
Right in front of your blind! My gosh!
Right in front of your blind! My gosh!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 03:12:00 PM
Post by: the Ferret on March 03, 2007, 03:12:00 PM
Stoneknife as I mentioned in another thread with turkey pics, biolgists say that about 5% of hens grow beards, and that has been my finding as well. Out of approx 60 hens in this flock, 3 have beards.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_02270013.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_02130054.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_02270013.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_02130054.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: woodchucker on March 03, 2007, 03:27:00 PM
Post by: woodchucker on March 03, 2007, 03:27:00 PM
TURKEYS!!!!!!!!!!GOBBLE-OBBLE-OBBLE-OBBLE-OBBLE!!!!! :archer:
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: snag on March 03, 2007, 04:17:00 PM
Post by: snag on March 03, 2007, 04:17:00 PM
I think that is about the percentage of women I see with beards too, Ferret,....5% around here. Must be something in the water.
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: Forester on March 04, 2007, 12:03:00 AM
Post by: Forester on March 04, 2007, 12:03:00 AM
Posted @ 7:19 a.m.:
"I expect they'll be out there in about 45 mins so a new group of pics should be coming" :cool:
Posted @ 8:14 a.m.:
"How about this one I took a few minutes ago of a tom strutting....." :saywhat:
So Mr. Ferret, are you noticing any regular pattern to their movement? Do the atomic clock guys call you to check their settings? :bigsmyl:
"I expect they'll be out there in about 45 mins so a new group of pics should be coming" :cool:
Posted @ 8:14 a.m.:
"How about this one I took a few minutes ago of a tom strutting....." :saywhat:
So Mr. Ferret, are you noticing any regular pattern to their movement? Do the atomic clock guys call you to check their settings? :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: NorthShoreLB on March 04, 2007, 02:51:00 AM
Post by: NorthShoreLB on March 04, 2007, 02:51:00 AM
Don't think I would be able to refrain myself from attempting to arrow a couple of them :knothead:
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 04, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Post by: the Ferret on March 04, 2007, 09:13:00 AM
Forester..normally they are prretty regular. They feed at a neighbors just after first light/fly down then wander over our way. They were pretty much a no-show today though. Dianne and I were waiting on them with hot tea, camera and binocs in hand and only 6 jakes showed up. Hmmm wonder where they are this morning.Beautiful morning too!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03040002.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/theferret111/2007_03040002.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: bentpole on March 04, 2007, 09:27:00 AM
Post by: bentpole on March 04, 2007, 09:27:00 AM
Great pics as usual Ferret!!
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: bentpole on March 04, 2007, 09:28:00 AM
Post by: bentpole on March 04, 2007, 09:28:00 AM
Hey I didn't know turkeys like hot tea??
Title: Re: Well, they're strutting NOW! (neat pics)
Post by: the Ferret on March 04, 2007, 10:32:00 AM
Post by: the Ferret on March 04, 2007, 10:32:00 AM
LOL I don't know about turkeys liking the hot tea but I can't seem to start a morning without a cup or 3. Yessir hot tea with creme and sugar and some cinnamon toast. One fine breakfast. :thumbsup: