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Holy Crap! Moon Phase

I had to leave late at night (9:00PM) on Wednesday to go for my annual spring turkey hunt.  While I rode in the passenger seat crossing Arizona, I saw 20-30 elk milling around the side of the road.  Of those, four … Continue reading

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How I Define Success in Turkey Hunting

For me the perfect ideal turkey hunt looks like this.  Me and my hunting partner go out into the woods at 4:30 in the morning and get into the setup around 5:00. We arrange to cover different parts of our setup and … Continue reading

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Get Your Beard On

I thought it was common knowledge, but my friend who is coming out for his first time ever turkey hunt was unaware that:  The longer and bushier one’s beard is the more success one will have in the hunt.  The … Continue reading

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Ammo Manufacturers Colluding?

You’re nuts Ponderosaman, how could this happen?  Well let’s look at this a little more objectively.  Going into business as an ammo manufacturer is not cheap when you go through the proper channels.  One could get 4 or 5 presses and … Continue reading

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Clay Killing

Man, those things can be hard to hit.  There is a distinct lack of feed back that makes it nearly impossible for beginners to break some targets.  To get started try a station in sporting clays where you basically point … Continue reading

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Sporting Clays

You might ask, “Hey Poderosaman, what does shooting clay birds have to do with turkey hunting?”  Well I’m glad you asked.  I started shooting trap and loved it so much I wanted to try hunting something with a shotgun. “Why … Continue reading

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Shotgun Cleaning: Alternative Patches

These are the pads that I used. I went to walmart yesterday and the only gun cleaning patches they had were the tiny ones that you would use for a small caliber pistol.  Most of the shooting that I do … Continue reading

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Moving On To Greener Pastures

I went out for the spring turkey hunt in New Mexico.  I won’t likely go there again in the near future.  As always my dad and I had a great time hunting together talking and enjoying the outdoors, but the … Continue reading

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La Luna

Stuff you wouldn’t usually think is important can be a pretty big deal when you are turkey hunting.  One thing I think about is “what is the moon going to be like during the time I will be out hunting”. … Continue reading

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My Son

Today I have been thinking about bringing my son turkey hunting.  He is ten years old and has asked me to take him, but his mom won’t allow it.  When we started going through the divorce I thought that I … Continue reading

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