Opening Day in Illinois!
04-17-2007, 06:57 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
Posts: 4,271
RE: Opening Day in Illinois!
The Toms are always henned up pretty good during our early season and for this reason very few folks I know even try to draw a first season tag. We'll be out there this weekend and I'll be trying to get a Gobbler in front of my Dad, atleast the weather finally strightened up! Good luck to all you Illinois guys and gals.
04-17-2007, 07:11 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lake County, Il
Posts: 2,205
RE: Opening Day in Illinois!
More so than usual. The jakes were gobbling on the ground(haven't been beaten up yet by the toms) and I saw flocks of hens and jakes together(won't happen in another week or so)
04-17-2007, 08:26 PM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location:
Posts: 882
RE: Opening Day in Illinois!
Well, I was blessed to take a nice bird off public ground this morning! I didn't get him until 10:00 this morning. There henned up real good as well. I actually missed this bird but was able to call him back inside of 40 yards to get another shot. He weighed 21 lbs abd had a 10 inch beard with 1 inch spurs. It was a tough hunt! I'm worn out! good luck to everyone else..
04-20-2007, 02:36 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 124
RE: Opening Day in Illinois!
ok dad came home and i have the report those w/ heart conditions or weak stomachs should skip ahead 
1st morning they dad & a friend wanted to know what was gobblin where so they sat in a blind lo and behold 2 gobblers step boom boom double now comes the dilemma what now crappiefishin ? no water temp is too low so hmm wait they have tags for Missouri too so they go to Missouri a group of turkeys walk out boom boom double
2 men + 2 states + 1 day = 4 birds
1st morning they dad & a friend wanted to know what was gobblin where so they sat in a blind lo and behold 2 gobblers step boom boom double now comes the dilemma what now crappiefishin ? no water temp is too low so hmm wait they have tags for Missouri too so they go to Missouri a group of turkeys walk out boom boom double 2 men + 2 states + 1 day = 4 birds