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Got my second bird of the year this morning. First season I shot my first bird ever, a jake. This morning my first longbeard was in the bag at 5:34 AM. With all the rain last night I was able to set up about 75 yards from his roost. He came right in to some soft yelps strutting, gobbling...

Shovelbuck, let me know how that turkey on the smoker turns out. I have two with the skin off that I want to smoke and was wondering if they turned out dry at all for you.

I'm hunting the bluff country in northeast IA. I did see the bird and he was down in the valley by himself strutting away, until he spotted me and took off. This morning there was another noisy one and I stopped counting after 100 gobbles. Didn't get him to come in, but maybe tomorrow...

Today was by far the coolest morning turkey hunt I've had so far. I set up under a huge oak and not ten minutes later I hear some drumming behind me, and pretty close too. It's still pretty dark out and I'm all set up ready to go holding my gun in the ready position and a little bird lands on...

Where can I find some more info on these double bull blinds?

I removed the skin when I cleaned my turkey. Besides deep fat frying, what's the best way too cook it so it doesn't dry out? Any recipes appreciated. Hey TLH, how about a recipe forum?

Finally got my first bird this year over in NE Iowa. Three jakes came walking in, two went walking out. What's the best way to preserve the fan for a mount? I put salt on the base for now and it's currently in the freezer. Should I take it out and spread out the fan so it dries that way...

Thanks! That page should take care of all my questions. Best of luck 4th season!

Hey Driftless, what stream were you fishing? Just wondering how the fishing was... After two years of turkey hunting, I'm hoping to bag my first gobbler in Winnesheik Co. this year.

Suggesting we might 'need' something like 9/11 to pull hunters together, are you out of your mind? I know what you meant to say when you originally wrote that and your idea is right on, it's just that I felt it was an extremely inappropriate example to illustrate your point. Try and imagine...

I'm shooting a Reflex Bighorn. As much as I've read about the negative aspects of a dual cam, I have had no problems with my bow. I don't measure speed, but I can can group my arrows within a pie tin at 40 yards and that's accurate enough for me. I've looked at Matthews bows because I've...

Well, let me tell you what not to get. I have an API Grandslam Supreme. I used to think it was great...until tonight. A nice eightpointer stood 20 yard from me broadside. I drew and released and my bottom cam hit the crossbar of the treestand, the bow jumped up out of my hand and fell to the...

Amen brother!

I shoot a Reflex Bighorn, but I'm looking for a step up with a decent price range.

I have an API Grandslam Supreme climber. Yeah, it's a bit of a pain carrying 20 pounds in and out of the woods and you have to be a little careful about making noise, but I think the versatility is worth it. If you want to move your stand site a little bit, you don't have to go through the...