Spring 2005 Turkey Hunt.

America will remember May 7,2005.  We finally got a Turkey.  After laying on our bellies for an hour and watching 2 males strut for a female we finally bagged a 17 lb gobbler.  We also got real close to a bear earlier in the day.  We celebrated with a couple cold beers and a burger at Gyp's, a local hunters hangout.

 


Spring 2004 Turkey Hunt.  

5 mornings leaving the house at 3:30.  Animal sightings:  Many turkeys, 4 bears, 1 fox, 1 skunk

0 KILLS

Can you see me?

Kim during an early March turkey scout.

Jon on the stairway to Heaven

Joe and the decoys.

I wish I would have seen the real thing this close

The 04 Zone 2 turkey permit

 

2004 Fall Goose Hunt

Another Bear sighting while scouting Goose spots at Stokes Forest

The Hunt Begins

The first morning in the fog. Sept 04.

Joe waiting for the flocks

Joe on the first retrieval of the year

HE GOT ONE

Got him by the neck

The Trophy

Joe, Corn, Decoy

The Great White Hunter

Sucks to be a goose

Orange skyline during sunrise

 

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2004 Duck Season


As of November 1, Joe and I have a grand total of ZERO wood ducks despite many outings in the swamp at Black River WMA in Chester NJ.  We've fired a few shots and we see ducks we are just having a hard time luring them to our spread. 

We made one trip to the meadowlands in early October and got 5 teals.  We will definitely be going back there more often later in the season.
 

    UPDATE:  A strong finish to the season as we added to the Meadowlands Teal count and also went down to Raritan Bay where we got a some Bluebills and a couple Buffleheads.  I have a Bufflehead at the Taxidermist.  Joe ended up getting the only Wood Duck at the swamp, but we're looking forward to next year out there.