Turkey Cover Shot – Minnesota Sporting Journal

  • devel
    Posts: 132
    April 16, 2014 at 2:03 pm #1350813

    I got a call from the Editor of the Minnesota Sporting Journal looking for a strutting turkey photo for a cover shot. I told him I didn’t but asked him for a couple hours to try and capture one and I’d get back to him later in the evening.

    I snuck out to a local turkey brothel threw in my mouth call, grabbed my camera and connected with a turkey after my series of yelps. I quickly went into the prone position and within seconds I had this nice Tom all over me looking for a lover or a fight. He put on quite the show allowing me some great photo opportunities. Things never go that well for me! Especially after the whole South Dakota ordeal, it was a very cool honor.

    I sent him the proofs and he loved them! Proud to say my photo will end up on the spring issue of the Minnesota Sporting Journal!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
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    April 17, 2014 at 3:48 am #1353101

    That is awesome Ben!

    darrin_bauer
    Inactive
    Menomonie Wi.
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    April 17, 2014 at 7:17 am #1353107

    Congratulations Ben, you have an eye for a great shot and this is quite an honor, you deserve it after SD!

    Joel Nelson
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    Southeast MN
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    April 17, 2014 at 9:24 am #1353112

    Wowzers, that’s sweet. Great shots like that almost look more real than in life. If only I had a crisp zoom lens built into my eyeball!

    Joel

    Sharon
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    April 17, 2014 at 12:31 pm #1353116

    Very nice! I love taking photos of wildlife, and this is an amazing shot! Nice work!

    illiniwalli
    WC Illinois
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    April 17, 2014 at 3:23 pm #1353117

    awesome. great pix. congrats

    johnsy
    Mantorville, Mn
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    April 17, 2014 at 6:51 pm #1353118

    Very cool Congrats

    deertracker
    Posts: 9249
    April 18, 2014 at 9:16 am #1353123

    Amazing shot. What type of camera do you use? Having three boys I have really thought about film/photo possibilitys for their hunts. I get much more satisfaction watching them pull the trigger lately.
    DT

    devel
    Posts: 132
    April 19, 2014 at 7:12 am #1353130

    Thanks everybody, I really appreciate the kind words! This shot was with a Canon 5D Mark II. Nowadays you can buy a good but inexpensive still camera that will shoot awesome photos and shoot HD video. I would spend my money on a good lens however. That’s a whole new can of worms. The Canon T3i is around 500 bucks, and is a great camera for the money. It has a 18mp sensor and shoots full 1080 hd video.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
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    April 19, 2014 at 5:14 pm #1353133

    Very cool Ben congrats!

    Very cool Magazine, our secretary at work has a son that works for Minnesota Sporting Journal and I think he may be the Editor. She was asking me a while back if I knew anyone who would be interested in submitting articles. I told her I would check with Bluffland Whitetails to see if any of there newsletter articles could be used.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
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    April 23, 2014 at 8:13 pm #1353205

    Correction to my post above, our secretary at work, her brother is the owner of the Magazine.

    devel
    Posts: 132
    April 29, 2014 at 7:31 am #1353237

    Must be Bret Amundson? We are very good friends, he’s a great guy and has done an excellent job taking over from the old management.

    loren_keizer
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    April 10, 2015 at 9:54 pm #1533386

    Great photo. Hopefully we will all be seeing birds puffed up for us soon!

    mbenson
    Minocqua, WI
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    April 12, 2015 at 11:01 pm #1533799

    Excellent capture of a majestic bird!!! Nice work!!!

    Mark

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