Billy's Blog
My good friend and hunting partner Brian Gibson called me about a week ago and asked if I had the 411 on possible location of some long-beards out at our lease in Bertie County, NC. This is Brian's first year in the club and hadn't had much time to scout, he wanted to bring a friend and bust a Tom on opening day. Now Brian has been hunting turkey's for a couple of years now but has never had the chance to bag one, well this was his luck day! more...
They set up on a blow down long before sunrise and watched as the sun illuminated targets roosting in the trees along the fields edge. The morning was crisp and it was after 7AM before the Gobblers flew down and began working their way along the ridge to the decoys. 30, 25, 20, 15 yards and BOOM! more...
We pulled over next to the ditch and after about 5 casts Bryan is already hooked up with a nice little bass, about 5 minutes later I'm on one as well. We worked down the bank, catching a couple of snags, and a nice little yellow perch (pictured above). 15-20 minutes later we are back in the truck, smiles on our faces, ready to tackle whatever the world throws at us. more...
For a bow hunter there is no better challenge than to "try" and shoot a Wild Turkey with a stick and a string. A couple of years ago I really got the bug bad, and was obsessed with bagging a Tom with my bow. I mean to the point where I would fashion fake birds out of old worn out soccer balls and fill them full of holes in my back yard. more...
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