Doubled Up in South Dakota

  • rickyfishes
    Southeastern MN
    Posts: 89
    July 3, 2008 at 3:21 pm #696949

    Just thinking about taking up trolling this year. They look like they’d work out great! See ya this weekend when I come to check them out.

    Lemme see, 6fow, leadcore, 1.5 mph. 12 feet in the water and 14 feet laying on the rod????

    Might just work….

    -Richard

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    July 3, 2008 at 4:40 pm #696973

    Thank god no Bikini!

    The only thing I can think of worse is Koonce in a bikini serving brats.

    Thanks again Dean!

    bennyj
    sunrise mn
    Posts: 542
    May 4, 2011 at 3:15 pm #211393

    It was a wonderful time with horrible conditions.

    Our day

    4/30/11

    We had less than ideal conditions. With the wind setting us up for failure we made a set up next to a stack of tires used for cattle to block the wind. We were right in them and piled a few tires around all sides of the blind. The wind at the time was maybe 20 mph. As the morning past we seen one tom and he passed us at about 60 yards. With the wind picking up yes picking up. The hen decoy started doing 360’s on the stick. NOT GOOD! Then we were gonna pull them and then I spotted a few more coming our way 3 jakes and 2 hens. Decoy still spinning. They were interested but they hung around about an hour with one hen getting about 25 yards from us. They the jakes passed at about 60 yards same spot as the tom. The jakes followed the hen. Now with the wind blowing 45+ mph. Our Blind was caving in on two sides and we were constantly fighting the wind. We decided it was time to call it. 10 am and just down on our luck. We only have a few days to hunt and the wind isn’t gonna let up today. So we pack up. Decided to take a ride in the gator down the ranch were we hunt. We head down a ways(1/2 mile away) and spot some more turkeys headed towards where we were. So we drive back and park the gator along the fence line a couple hundred yards away. We decide to set up in a blown down tree. We tie off all four sides to the blow down. Then at about 11:30 we spot 3 Hens. They worked their way across the field and right in front of us. Scared of the blind the closest they got to us was 40 yards. Bingo we see the toms and they are not to far behind. So they did they same things as the hens but they ran across the shooting lane. Couldn’t stop them, I am sure they couldn’t hear us. So I opened up a window to the backside(not the side set up for shooting and I seen a hen. I put down my bow to open up the window she was gone. Then I grabbed my bow and looked out the window and Tom 10 yards out the window. I had a branch blocking me most of the window. I have just enough room to shoot. I settle in and made sure the arrow was gonna clear the branch and my site had just enough room to see the turkey. Arrow on the way and Smack down he goes. Then the other Tom was pecking at the head of mine. My brother nocks aims and shoots…….. hum… Turkey just starts walking away. Then I tell him get another arrow but by this time he walks out 5 yards or so and by that time he is behind some brush. Then he goes down. I jump out of the window and yell you got it. He lets down draw from his other arrow. I Go running out and his turkey pops up trying to run. I chase it 30 yards and jump on it. I break its neck. Then I am jumping around and screaming like a school girl. Happy as can be! He actually made a killing shot but I didn’t give it time to die.

    What a hunt and some great luck to finish out our turkey hunting.

    The 45 mph Merriams! Unbelievable!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    May 4, 2011 at 3:56 pm #105921

    Pictures Benny, Pictures!!

    Congrats!!!! Here are some pics from last weekend on Lake Oahe. I was told legit 60mph winds.



    bennyj
    sunrise mn
    Posts: 542
    May 4, 2011 at 4:13 pm #105923

    I thought I had them on the original post. Humm..

    I heard that we had wind with up to 55mph but I don’t wanna make it seem worse than what it was. The sand in my eyes and in the cooler. The sand got into everything. If it wasn’t in a ziploc bag sand got into it.

    Pack for the trip = 1 day to get ready

    Unpack from the trip = 1 day to unpack and five days to get all the sand out of everything.



    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    May 4, 2011 at 4:54 pm #105926

    AWESOME birds!! I know I’m biased due to my roots in SD, but I still think Merriams are the most beautiful of all turkeys.

    I’ll be out there hunting in 10 days, can’t wait!!

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    May 4, 2011 at 5:12 pm #105927

    Congrats Benny two awesome birds and with a bow to boot!!!

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    May 4, 2011 at 5:18 pm #105928

    Congrats Benny ! I agree Merriams are the prettiest

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    May 4, 2011 at 8:45 pm #105936

    Quote:

    Congrats Benny ! I agree Merriams are the prettiest

    They are cool looking birds

    chev70
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 1008
    May 5, 2011 at 3:44 am #105948

    Nice Birds Congrats Guys

    big_hunter
    eagan, mn
    Posts: 178
    May 5, 2011 at 3:52 pm #105972

    2 doubles with your brother in one year?! wtg bud. thats awesome!

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    May 9, 2011 at 8:16 pm #106097

    Wowzers what a hunt. Congrats on scoring in such tough conditions. Traveling to hunt birds is a challenge, and you guys did it with archery equipment. Congrats!

    Joel

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