Turkey Hunting Question

[BIG TIMBER]

Shotgun, if you can't call em, creep em

[davidees]

I leave the mouth calls and decoys at home. A lynch box call and jet slate, a shotgun, shells, mask, gloves.

[randywallace]

Thanks guys! I am getting away from using a turkey vest this year and I am gonna take a back pack instead and use a cabelas gobbler chair to sit in. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything I was leaving out of the backpack.

9 BOX CALLERS
5 GLASS CALLS
6 SLATE CALLS
17 STRIKERS
2 TURTLE SHELL CALLS
6 SCRATCH BOXES
8 STRIKERS FOR THE SCRATCH BOXES
4 PUSH BUTTON CALLS
7 WINGBONE CALLS
10 TRUMPET CALLERS
36 DIAPHRAMS
5 TUBE CALLS
3 SNUFF CAN CALLS
DRUMING CALL
2 DOG WHISTLES(really calls those dogs in)
6 TROJUNS TO REPAIR CALLS WITH OR WHAT EVER.....
SAND PAPER
CHALK
SCOTCH PADS
3 CROW CALLS
2 HAWK CALLS
1 PILATED WOOD PECKER CALL's(taste just like chicken)
COYOTEE HOWLER
BAG OF YELLOW YELPER
12 #4s
12 #6s
2 #00 BUCK SHOT
1 SLUG
3 TURKEY CHOKES
1 CYLINDER CHOKE(for the slug)
45 AUTO(gold cup)2 full clips
3 OWL CALLS
1 BIG FLASH LITE
2 SMALL FLASH LITES,one is infra red.
2 SIGNAL FLAIRS
SNAKE BITE KIT
FIRST AID KIT
INSECT REPELLANT airisol and liquid
1 SPACE BLANKET
CELL PHONE
PAGER
DIGITAL CAMERA
VIDEO CAMERA
TRAIL TAPE
SMALL COMPASS
LARGE COMPASS TO CHECK SMALL ONE WITH
2 GPS's(don't trust-um)
TOPO MAPS
AIRIAL PHOTOS
PLAYBOY(case I get bored)
2 PAIR OF CLIPPERS
1 FOLDING SAW
SAFETY MATCHES
2 BIC's
1 ZIPPO
TOILET PAPER
EXTRA CHANGE OF UNDERWARE AND SOCKS
1 INNER TUBE CUSHION
1 TURKEY STOOL
2 TURKEY TOTES
12ft CAMO BLIND MATERIAL
10ft PORTABLE BLIND
6 HEN DECOYS
2 JAKE DECOYS
1 FULL STRUT GOBBLER DECOY
JAKE FAN
PRIMOS WING FLAPPER
1 CAN SARDINES
2 CANDIE BARS
1/2 pint of WILD TURKEY 101
1 COKE(to mix with the turkey)
HUNTING LICENSE
1 ROLL OF SNUFF
2 CIGARS (FOR VICTORY DANCE)
GET OUT OF JAIL CARD

[Hambone]

This is what I take turkey hunting: gun, 3 shells, box call, mouth call, compass, seat cushion, binoculars.

I forgot one very important item: ratchet cutters. These are fantastic for trimming obstructions or cutting leafy branches for a blind - without any noise.

[ransco33]

Thanks guys! I am getting away from using a turkey vest this year and I am gonna take a back pack instead and use a cabelas gobbler chair to sit in. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything I was leaving out of the backpack.

9 BOX CALLERS
5 GLASS CALLS
6 SLATE CALLS
17 STRIKERS
2 TURTLE SHELL CALLS
6 SCRATCH BOXES
8 STRIKERS FOR THE SCRATCH BOXES
4 PUSH BUTTON CALLS
7 WINGBONE CALLS
10 TRUMPET CALLERS
36 DIAPHRAMS
5 TUBE CALLS
3 SNUFF CAN CALLS
DRUMING CALL
2 DOG WHISTLES(really calls those dogs in)
6 TROJUNS TO REPAIR CALLS WITH OR WHAT EVER.....
SAND PAPER
CHALK
SCOTCH PADS
3 CROW CALLS
2 HAWK CALLS
1 PILATED WOOD PECKER CALL's(taste just like chicken)
COYOTEE HOWLER
BAG OF YELLOW YELPER
12 #4s
12 #6s
2 #00 BUCK SHOT
1 SLUG
3 TURKEY CHOKES
1 CYLINDER CHOKE(for the slug)
45 AUTO(gold cup)2 full clips
3 OWL CALLS
1 BIG FLASH LITE
2 SMALL FLASH LITES,one is infra red.
2 SIGNAL FLAIRS
SNAKE BITE KIT
FIRST AID KIT
INSECT REPELLANT airisol and liquid
1 SPACE BLANKET
CELL PHONE
PAGER
DIGITAL CAMERA
VIDEO CAMERA
TRAIL TAPE
SMALL COMPASS
LARGE COMPASS TO CHECK SMALL ONE WITH
2 GPS's(don't trust-um)
TOPO MAPS
AIRIAL PHOTOS
PLAYBOY(case I get bored)
2 PAIR OF CLIPPERS
1 FOLDING SAW
SAFETY MATCHES
2 BIC's
1 ZIPPO
TOILET PAPER
EXTRA CHANGE OF UNDERWARE AND SOCKS
1 INNER TUBE CUSHION
1 TURKEY STOOL
2 TURKEY TOTES
12ft CAMO BLIND MATERIAL
10ft PORTABLE BLIND
6 HEN DECOYS
2 JAKE DECOYS
1 FULL STRUT GOBBLER DECOY
JAKE FAN
PRIMOS WING FLAPPER
1 CAN SARDINES
2 CANDIE BARS
1/2 pint of WILD TURKEY 101
1 COKE(to mix with the turkey)
HUNTING LICENSE
1 ROLL OF SNUFF
2 CIGARS (FOR VICTORY DANCE)
GET OUT OF JAIL CARD

That sounds about like the list of $#!+ some of the guys in our club bring duck hunting.

[greenheadgrimreaper]

Everything that goes in my vest stays there. Nothing gets taken out unless it needs replacement or repair.

Hunting in the hills (or anywhere for that matter ), you better have a bottle of water. Other than the essentials for hunting, I never leave without TP. If I do, then I must shift focus from the hunt, to focusing on which article of clothing is of least importance. Factors I mull over during this process are included but not limited to: sentimental value, amount of usage, cost, durability, debris removal capability, sharpness of my knife (goes back to durability), noticeability ( There was one morning hunt where I left wearing two shirts, a light jacket and thick wool socks with a zest for life, and I returned shirtless with blisters on my feet and no dignity in my soul because of Old Milwaukee and Wing Zone the night before.) Also factored in are ergonomics and the possibility of contamination. As you can imagine, this mental anguish severly detracts from my odds of having a successful hunt, because I must shift my thought process from the turkey... to the terd. It's because I KNOW that the bakery is cooking up hot loaves, fresh and ready for the market in about "2 hills over yonder way." Don't judge me just because there ain't a 40 acre block of woods in MS or TN that I haven't done some paper work on.

In every pack, as a matter recourse, I put a small piece of pine fatwood and a box of matches with it. I keep them in the same dry box and switch it over to packs. During turkey season, on public land, I usually carry a brown paper sack with the matches and a crowbar. That way, if some sorrier-n-chalky dawg .... s.o.b. cuts me off from a bird, I can break open the check in box and get his address. I then use the brown sack to... well you know.

I always carry a flashlight too.

I thought about using my small backpack and a gobbler lounge one time. I actually switched over from a single-strap blind bag to a backpack because of a pinched nerve in my shoulder. What I found was that the human inside of me (or what was left from the Old Milwaukee episode) wanted to take half of my gear collection like i was going to Syria for a month of battling ISIS, instead of the swamp. I think if your goal is to simplify things, you'll find that a not-so-simple pack makes the human in you want to put some "thing" in that empty pocket. If simplification is the goal, be sure to get a simple pack. If the problem with over stuffing all of those pockets is encountered, I recommend doing it with blue shop towels and a copy of the New Testament.

[mossyisland]

Everything that goes in my vest stays there. Nothing gets taken out unless it needs replacement or repair.

Hunting in the hills (or anywhere for that matter ), you better have a bottle of water. Other than the essentials for hunting, I never leave without TP. If I do, then I must shift focus from the hunt, to focusing on which article of clothing is of least importance. Factors I mull over during this process are included but not limited to: sentimental value, amount of usage, cost, durability, debris removal capability, sharpness of my knife (goes back to durability), noticeability ( There was one morning hunt where I left wearing two shirts, a light jacket and thick wool socks with a zest for life, and I returned shirtless with blisters on my feet and no dignity in my soul because of Old Milwaukee and Wing Zone the night before.) Also factored in are ergonomics and the possibility of contamination. As you can imagine, this mental anguish severly detracts from my odds of having a successful hunt, because I must shift my thought process from the turkey... to the terd. It's because I KNOW that the bakery is cooking up hot loaves, fresh and ready for the market in about "2 hills over yonder way." Don't judge me just because there ain't a 40 acre block of woods in MS or TN that I haven't done some paper work on.

In every pack, as a matter recourse, I put a small piece of pine fatwood and a box of matches with it. I keep them in the same dry box and switch it over to packs. During turkey season, on public land, I usually carry a brown paper sack with the matches and a crowbar. That way, if some sorrier-n-chalky dawg .... s.o.b. cuts me off from a bird, I can break open the check in box and get his address. I then use the brown sack to... well you know.

I always carry a flashlight too.

I thought about using my small backpack and a gobbler lounge one time. I actually switched over from a single-strap blind bag to a backpack because of a pinched nerve in my shoulder. What I found was that the human inside of me (or what was left from the Old Milwaukee episode) wanted to take half of my gear collection like i was going to Syria for a month of battling ISIS, instead of the swamp. I think if your goal is to simplify things, you'll find that a not-so-simple pack makes the human in you want to put some "thing" in that empty pocket. If simplification is the goal, be sure to get a simple pack. If the problem with over stuffing all of those pockets is encountered, I recommend doing it with blue shop towels and a copy of the New Testament.

[jacksbuddy]

Thanks guys! I am getting away from using a turkey vest this year and I am gonna take a back pack instead and use a cabelas gobbler chair to sit in. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything I was leaving out of the backpack.

9 BOX CALLERS
5 GLASS CALLS
6 SLATE CALLS
17 STRIKERS
2 TURTLE SHELL CALLS
6 SCRATCH BOXES
8 STRIKERS FOR THE SCRATCH BOXES
4 PUSH BUTTON CALLS
7 WINGBONE CALLS
10 TRUMPET CALLERS
36 DIAPHRAMS
5 TUBE CALLS
3 SNUFF CAN CALLS
DRUMING CALL
2 DOG WHISTLES(really calls those dogs in)
6 TROJUNS TO REPAIR CALLS WITH OR WHAT EVER.....
SAND PAPER
CHALK
SCOTCH PADS
3 CROW CALLS
2 HAWK CALLS
1 PILATED WOOD PECKER CALL's(taste just like chicken)
COYOTEE HOWLER
BAG OF YELLOW YELPER
12 #4s
12 #6s
2 #00 BUCK SHOT
1 SLUG
3 TURKEY CHOKES
1 CYLINDER CHOKE(for the slug)
45 AUTO(gold cup)2 full clips
3 OWL CALLS
1 BIG FLASH LITE
2 SMALL FLASH LITES,one is infra red.
2 SIGNAL FLAIRS
SNAKE BITE KIT
FIRST AID KIT
INSECT REPELLANT airisol and liquid
1 SPACE BLANKET
CELL PHONE
PAGER
DIGITAL CAMERA
VIDEO CAMERA
TRAIL TAPE
SMALL COMPASS
LARGE COMPASS TO CHECK SMALL ONE WITH
2 GPS's(don't trust-um)
TOPO MAPS
AIRIAL PHOTOS
PLAYBOY(case I get bored)
2 PAIR OF CLIPPERS
1 FOLDING SAW
SAFETY MATCHES
2 BIC's
1 ZIPPO
TOILET PAPER
EXTRA CHANGE OF UNDERWARE AND SOCKS
1 INNER TUBE CUSHION
1 TURKEY STOOL
2 TURKEY TOTES
12ft CAMO BLIND MATERIAL
10ft PORTABLE BLIND
6 HEN DECOYS
2 JAKE DECOYS
1 FULL STRUT GOBBLER DECOY
JAKE FAN
PRIMOS WING FLAPPER
1 CAN SARDINES
2 CANDIE BARS
1/2 pint of WILD TURKEY 101
1 COKE(to mix with the turkey)
HUNTING LICENSE
1 ROLL OF SNUFF
2 CIGARS (FOR VICTORY DANCE)
GET OUT OF JAIL CARD

Did y'all realize Randy is the only one to remember to carry his license? With MY luck, I'd probably lose it if it wasn't darn near superglued to my wallet.

[teul2]

Did y'all realize Randy is the only one to remember to carry his license? With MY luck, I'd probably lose it if it wasn't darn near superglued to my wallet.

that's where the wire cutters come into play again.