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Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:51 am
by jdbuckshot
I mean how does this guy do it.

His quest on his TV show was to have 450 confrimed killed before tunring 50.

if he killed his first bird at 10 YO, thats like 12 birds a year.

i have killed alot of turkey, and am near 30 years old, but i aint killed as many as this dude.

My dad is 59 and he probably has close to 100+ beards on a string, i thought that was impressive.


i guess when turkeys is all you do, you get the lay the hammer down.

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:01 am
by ScottyLee
i thought about that myself, heck if i killed 6 turkeys a YEAR for 30 years... that's only 180. i just don't get it. thats a ton of turkeys

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:37 pm
by Sod Man
It's called you own wood haven calls and you go all over the country every single year
And kills a turkey everywhere u go and if you got money pay to kill more

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:06 pm
by peewee
Believe it or not there's folks in MS that probablly top that. Ain't saying its done right, just saying its probably been done.

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:24 am
by slave601
Yea I know a fella that has a lil over 500. No teeth an can make chills pop up on your arm when he runs a mouth call. He's a local legend and has probably never hunted outta state.

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:53 am
by JLT
Most of the folks that I know that have more than 200 have not always played by the rules. It can be done if you travel enough, but you have to be consistent year in and year out in some high number states.

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:58 am
by huntersmky
I think what most fail to realize is that back in the day, people shot way over the limit on turkey birds. I know a few old school turkey hunters that would kill 15+ a year in MS whether it be with a rifle or shotgun. Most of these were on the river, when it was all big timber and there were no large hunting clubs established over that way. There is no way that guy has killed that many birds in a legal manner at his age.

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:39 am
by camlock
when you hunt 4-5 + days a week in 6 or more states for 3 months, it's feasible

it's been my experience that when you find the turkey hunters that always seem to be killing a bird or calling one up for someone to shoot, seemingly every week...a little investigation will reveal they are also hunting 4-5 mornings a week, not just going on Saturday and Sunday mornings hoping to be close to a gobbling bird on a limb at daylight. Time in the woods makes quite a difference with turkeys and success

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:55 pm
by kris Schaumburg

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:18 pm
by Bonehead

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:57 pm
by camlock

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:36 pm
by ScottyLee

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:06 am
by JLT
Ten a year would be easy if you are strictly after numbers. He can kill five in bama, four in TX and four in TN. That's 13 in 3 states and with the turkeys they got it would not be hard at all on decent property.

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:38 pm
by medic11
I just got off the phone with Mr Pentacost. He is building a slate for Freedom Hunters and it looks like the Woodhaven crew will be joining Freedom Hunters for our hunt in Devils Tower Wyoming. Seemed like a really nice guy and I look forward to hearing a few of the stories around the lodge about getting to 450

Re: Mike Pentacost - 450 confirmed turkey kills

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:08 pm
by lilwhitelie
I know a guy in jones county that would easily make those numbers and he ain't close to 50!! Sad but he is a straight up killer and I just make sure he stays away from my grounds cuz if he sees one anywhere he is game.