Turkey Time

I always enjoy Spring Gobbler Season, calling birds in and taking close range shots is always exhilarating for my guest, especially those who have never hunted a turkey before.  This video was taken during deer season when I was archery hunting for whitetail.  I decided to put down my bow and video for grandkids and people interested in maybe hunting one of these beautiful birds in the near future.

Our turkey population has been great for several years and this season was no exception. Having the Brazos River as our northern and eastern boundary lines, this ranch has everything to hunt; dove, quail, turkey, pigs, ducks, Sandhills, deer, coyotes and bobcats. 

We are very blessed to own such a property. 

When Deer Hunting turns to Crane Hunting!

It was getting towards the end of Deer Season in 2015 and I hadn't shot a deer.  So I set up in our lower wheat field with a pop up blind hoping to put a little venison on the table.  Never did I expect to have the night I had.  First one small group of Sandhills came into the field, then another and then larger groups decided to join them.  Before it was over there were between 900 to 1,000 birds squawking and carrying on around me.  I had a Sandhill permit but of course I didn't have a shotgun, only my deer rifle.  It was fun watching but the deer decided to go elsewhere.  Of course the next night I prepared to hunt cranes in the same spot, and yes you guessed it, not one crane!