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Got mine wednesday outside of Fruitvale. They are NOT making much noise at all now. No gobbles at all. Very spooky. He just snuck right in. 8" beard, cool black tipped spurs.
My biggest advice is try and find where everyone is and then go ELSEWHERE. Use binos to scout the birds. I'd love to give out some spots but the wife still wants her turkey. Sorry.
HuntingBC Champ
Sounds like a beaut. Way to go. You'll ahve to let me listen to your voice call. I heard a guy gobble with his voice and was impressed.Originally Posted by deeks1989
"Target archery is seeing how far away you can get and still hit the bull's eye;
Bowhunting is seeing how close you can get and never miss your mark."
"A man's got to know his limitations"
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I walked the dog yesterday and brought my box call for fun. Found a nice grassy, sunny logging landing and gave a few chirps and waited a few minutes. Nothing. Walked a few yards and the dog took off around a brush pile 40 yds away and up fly 5 birds! Go figure.
"Target archery is seeing how far away you can get and still hit the bull's eye;
Bowhunting is seeing how close you can get and never miss your mark."
"A man's got to know his limitations"
Bushwhacker
Tell your wife I know people who have hunted for 20+ years, and in that time have only taken a couple deer and moose..thats just the way it goes sometimes..My best friend has two spring bear and two fall seasons under his belt, and hasn't taken anything yet either..Last season was my 4th hunting season, I had more knowledge of course than the previous seasons, and I wasn't able to connect on any deer/moose (although I passed on WT does during the season cause they had yearlings with em)..GOOD LUCK! PS If you really want a black bear, go revelstoke area in June theyre everywhere there..
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Serious Hunting Advice (wrapped in shameless promotions from a gear junkie sales guy) LOL
Time and Timing
How much time are your spending per month hunting? If you are only out for a couple days looking for game in random spots it could take a LONG time before you connect. If you are spending 10 days plus a month and still not connecting then either you have terrible luck or you're doing something wrong or have the wrong gear. No doubt you have heard all the following before but is worth repeating as a reminder to us all. Obviously, some of the hints and needs apply to more than bear hunters.
Spot and Stalk Tips
* Drive to a good VantagePoint
* Using awesome an Kowa spotting scope and binoculars scan big, sunny south facing slopes for shiny black stumps that move. Make sure to capture a bit of video thru the spotter or binos using the iPhone Adapter! Upload images to HBC immediately for feedback - someone will tell you it it is a dink or "nice bear" within a couple minutes.
* Now that you have found a shooter, plan your stalk making sure to hunt the wind wearing First Lite merino wool in a camo design of your liking (Don't wash them with detergent that contains brighteners and don't wear these clothes anywhere other than when hunting)
* Get to within your comfortable, confident, and ethical yardage and fling your Gold Tip arrow and Montec broadhead (no Gold Bond needed) from your Limbsaver Proton or G5 Prime bow punching a big hole thru Mr Bruin's boilerroom.
* Once you recover your trophy and take some pics, making sure you are in the picture with the date and time stamp showing and upload to HBC (otherwise it never happened); cut your tag and field dress/cape using your new Havalon Knife.
Still Hunting Tips
* Hunt old skidder roads on foot in big sunny south facing slopes for bears in the spring. (Drive to the cut block then walk up the skidders)
* Walk SLOWLY and do more glassing with those fabulous Kowa Genesis binos - scan the hillside inch by inch with ninja like concentration
See above for next steps...
Treestanding
* Once you find where the bears live and travel buy a tree stand and hang out - tree stands are killing machines!
Hope you found this helpful and BTW - I still have a couple of Demo Kowa Genesis binoculars on sale at 30% off retail!
Alternative Strategy
Pick up a rifle and put a Quigley-Ford Long Range Scope on it, spot bear as above then from a reasonable distance given your skill and kill it with confidence... Range, Aim, Shoot! Add to your chances and be just like Jim Shockey and trust your hunt on a Limbsaver Sharpshooter X-Ring for only $10.
Final Tip - Buy your wife some Serious Hunting Gear and get her involved! If she isn't interested then a) buy her some new shoes or b) plan on vacationing in Vegas.
Good luck out there!
"When you judge another you don't define them, you define yourself."
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LOL thats good Hermit. I like how you put all those little details in there. All good information. I agree with the Final Tip b) thats what I have to do either before hunting season or after.
Senior Member
Saw one walking through town yesterday. I was going to "follow" it, but no beard.
Junior Member
Hey guys, do you know of any good places to start or roads to go up for some turkeys? My brother and I are looking to head up there for the spring season and I was just hoping to be pointed in the right direction. This will be my first season going hunting so I am super new. Thank you!
HuntingBC Champ
Any of those towns have turkeys around them. They are in the bush but there seems to be higher densities on private land (safer). Get a good mapping APP that has private property on it. Then look for roads that are adjacent to the private land. Some turkeys will spend their day on the private and morning/evening on the adjacent crown land. Good luck!
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