Williamsburg Bow Hunter

Well, turkey season has been over for about a month now and I’m still in withdrawal! Did bag a couple of nice gobblers and got some great video. Only thing I know to do now is start getting ready for deer season. Opening day is just 3 months away. Got my feeders going again and getting some interesting trail cam photos. Will be posting some of the better ones along and along. Later…

Had an opportunity to hunt this morning with Boodie Walters at his place on Black River. He’s done a great job developing his 1500 acres for deer and turkeys. We saw at least 5 gobblers this morning along with a couple of jakes and hens. We got on a couple of gobblers with one hen. Boodie insisted that I shoot and I took a nice double-bearded gobbler. I actually could have killed both the gobblers with one shot. I had to wait for them to separate to avoid doing just that. Pictures in the “Thunder Chicken” gallery. Thanks, Boodie, for a great hunt. Later…

Man, I had a great turkey hunting experience yesterday morning. And, I was just along to video. I had mentioned to David Walters earlier during the week that I was interested in getting a kill on video for the website. He invited me to film a hunt with his young son, Hunter, on Saturday morning. I met David and his dad, Boodie, over at their place on Black River around 6:00AM. When they got out of the truck I asked where our shooter was ( David had told me Hunter would be shooting ). Hunter was asleep in the truck. Boodie dropped us off several hundred yards from a chufa patch that David had previously seen some nice gobblers. There wasn’t a whole lot of cover around but David had made a makeshift blind that all three of us could hide in. It was chilly ( about 40 degrees ) and an absolutely beautiful morning. The turkeys did exactly what David said they would do and Hunter sat there like a pro as they came in ( he’s maybe 8 yrs old ). Well, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and, if that’s true, a video is worth ten thousand words! I’ll let you decide by going to the “Thunder Chickens” video gallery and seeing for yourself. Later…

Bagged a nice gobbler yesterday morning. You’ll find a photo, and the story, in the “Thunder Chicken” photo gallery. Not sure how much time I’ll have to hunt this season because the new job ( County Magistrate ) is really hamstringing me. I’m only supposed to be working a day and a half per week but I’m actually working closer to three days a week- partly because we are so far behind and partly beacuse I’m still learning and experience is the best teacher. My goal now is to get a kill on video, mine or somebody else’s. If you’re a turkey hunting fanatic I wish you success in your season. Stay tuned. Later…