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Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby Casper » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:08 am

Muddys success got me thinking. Do you wait out for a tom or are you in the mindset a turkey is a turkey?


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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby WiBowhuntress » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:10 am

Always holding out for a longbeard when I'm carrying my gun...but for my first kill with the bow, I will take a jake if presented a shot. After I get that under my belt, I will probably continue holding out for a longbeard again.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby PredatorTC » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:11 am

With the bow i would take a jake, but with the gun, it has to be a tom unless its the last day or two
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby Hilts » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:12 am

Tom only until sunday at noon, then it's the first bearded bird I see.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby huntinfool14 » Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:19 am

id only shoot a tom, only other possibility would be a bearded hen..i havent gotten one of those yet
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby BGHUNTER » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:00 am

Tom at least till Saturday.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby Ack » Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:16 pm

Toms only.......until the last couple days of season. Usually not a problem though!
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby MOBIGBUCKS » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:39 am

Toms only for me.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby Casper » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:03 am

My answer to the question. I've only shot one jake and that was about an hour before closing time on Sunday (two springs ago). Only way I'll shoot a jake is if its the last minute on Sunday.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby Osprey » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:37 am

Just depends on my mood for the day. We can take two birds for the season in MD, happy to take a jake for one of them. Haven't been seeing many birds around my place lately so I don't think I'll be too picky this spring.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby muddy » Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:03 am

A bird in the hand is worth 3 in the bush rings true for me, especially now that I have kids. I just don't have the time to commit to hunting that I once had. If I'm gun hunting in my home state on a cheaper tag then I'll hold out a little longer for a longbeard.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby Dewey » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:14 am

I am trying to get my first turkey plus I will be hunting with my bow so I will take what I can get.
Either one would be a trophy in my eyes.
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby PLB » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:15 am

I got two tags so my tag for the second period has to be a Tom! I've never shot a jake so I would do that on Sunday of the 6th period if I need too!
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby BackWoodsHunter » Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:46 pm

I've never shot a turkey before and was only on one hunt with my dad when I was about 12 and saw him shoot one but I'm going it alone so that being said if its got a beard I'm pulling the trigger can't be picky til after ya get that first one under your belt...its a confidence thing
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Re: Jake, tom, or both?

Unread postby lungbuster » Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:22 pm

They all eat the same :mrgreen: If I have a good bunch of jakes on my place I have no problem taking one, but generally not on the first or second day....If I am not seeing too many jakes then they all get a pass, it's tough killing anything when your bowhunting and self videoing, but I don't want to kill off too many of next years stock.


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