Turkey Hunting Updates

I've been lax with blogging lately, not because I haven't been busy, but because the hunting has been Lousy! I've still got 5 tags to fill, and it appears as though I'll end the season without a turkey...again!


Last weekend Jennifer and I went to the Heritage Golf Tournament, so I did not do any hunting. For more on the Heritage, check out jennifer's blog here.


I went hunting yesterday at the Webb, Hamilton Ridge, and Palachucola WMAs. We did not hear a bird or see a bird. It was horrible, especially since I took a day off from work! I was told over 45 gobblers have been killed there this year, but on 26,000 acres, that's a small amount to me. The old timers say in the past you could hear turkeys gobbling everywhere...but times have changed with the poor poult years recently as well as the increase of interest in turkey hunting, adding more and more hunters to the mix.

Cypress Swamps at Webb Wildlife Management Area

This morning Allen Haynes and I went to Yemassee to try and get on a gobbler before the season ends. They have been real quiet up there for the most part this year, but this morning we got on a good bird and he gobbled 10-15 times, but never came in as I believe he got with hens. We saw a few hens later and called back and forth with one for a few minutes, but once again, it appears as though there will be no turkey gumbo or smoked turkey sandwiches for the Talbert household unless they come from Butterball in 2009!

Arrowhead!

I had some work-related stuff to do yesterday morning, so I didn't get a chance to chase the longbeards off the roost, but I was able to slip away for a few hours in the afternoon-so I loaded up the buggy and headed up to the farm. I didn't have any luck...saw a couple of birds, but could not get a good hunt going. However, I was walking down one of the sandy roads and looked down (I am always looking for artifacts!), and there half buried was a beautiful arrowhead in perfect condition! I also found a native american tool of somekind about 40 yds from the arrowhead about 2 weeks ago. I think all of the rain we've had unearthed this treasure-a really neat find for an otherwise uneventful hunt-

The turkey hunting for me has been slow, since the opening day experience, I've had very little action...meaning, I haven't even heard a gobble! There is turkey sign all over theproperty, and i've taken some great hunters along with me, as well. Birds are just lock-jawed, I guess. I've seen a few turkeys here and there, but it's really been slow. I haven't been in the morning in over a week, and won't be able to go until next Saturday, but hopefully I'll have better luck then.

New Pet?

I noticed a bunch of leaves and moss on one of my shelves in the garage the other day. I was puzzled by it, but didn't think too much about it and cleaned it all up. After all, we rarely keep the garage doors open-However, a few weeks later, I discovered a full fledged nest on one of our garage shelves...this time with a guest. Check out Jennifer's new pet!

Our new "pet"

I don't have the heart to throw out the nest, and the bird comes and goes through a small opening in the garage, apparently! We'll see how long this lasts-kind of neat for now, don't you think?

*EDIT:

We discovered yesterday that the momma bird has at least 4 eggs she is nesting on...this will be interesting!