{"id":581,"date":"2020-04-08T00:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T04:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2021-03-03T01:32:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T06:32:46","slug":"spring-thunder-the-eagerly-awaited-start-of-spring-turkey-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/spring-thunder-the-eagerly-awaited-start-of-spring-turkey-season\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/04\/08\/2020\/581\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Thunder: The Eagerly Awaited Start of Spring Turkey Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colonel Tom Kelly, in his book Tenth Legion<\/a>, <\/em>said:<\/p>\n

\u201cFall turkey hunting is maneuvers. Spring hunting is war.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Every year at the beginning of April the excitement builds.\u00a0 I set up my pop up blind.\u00a0 Dragging my turkey decoys out of storage I check the paint and make sure they are still able to be inflated.\u00a0 The shotgun comes out of my safe and decisions have to be made about ammo (Should I use the same as last year or try one of the new tungsten super shotshells?), choke tubes, and where to hunt.\u00a0 After a long Michigan winter its a special kind of excitement in the air when Turkey season is starting.\u00a0 It signals that Summer is coming, fishing season is near and it is a chance to match my wits against a cagey old tom.<\/p>\n

Waking up at 5 am the first morning feels unnatural.\u00a0 You drag your way through collecting gear and putting on camo.\u00a0 Arriving at the blind you still have an hour wait until legal shooting light.\u00a0 Drinking coffee you try to stay awake.\u00a0 The grass is wet and the air is crisp.\u00a0 Several deer walk close to your blind to graze on clovers.\u00a0 They have no idea you are there–or don’t care.\u00a0 You scan the trees.\u00a0 It is just possible to make them out as the sun slowly starts to peek up.<\/p>\n

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“2019 Successful turkey hunt”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then you hear it.\u00a0 A distinct gobble rings out through the woods.\u00a0 The sound is reminiscent of some ancient voodoo chant.\u00a0 No natural creature could make this sound.\u00a0 Another turkey gobbles back.\u00a0 You quietly get your slate call out and drag the stick across to make a few rapid clucks.\u00a0 You wait.\u00a0 There is silence.\u00a0 Then you hear the gobble again.\u00a0 Its approaching shooting light when you hear a thunderous commotion of branches whooshing and sticks breaking and several loud thuds resound against the forest floor.\u00a0 You feel your adrenaline kick in.\u00a0 You suddenly don’t need the coffee.\u00a0 You are wide awake and ready for action.\u00a0 The turkeys have left the roost and it is game on.\u00a0 The moment you’ve been planning for.\u00a0 Spring Turkey season is here.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading this.\u00a0 I hope everyone out there is as excited as me about the turkey opener.\u00a0 With everything going on around the country I know I need some quality time in the woods stalking and being outsmarted by my favorite bird.\u00a0 We will continue to post stories about turkey hunts, some rules and regulations you need to know, and some tactics to try and get the better of this deceptively smart bird.\u00a0 Spring thunder is almost upon us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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