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  1. Amos Keeto

    Eastern vs western hunting success rate

    I grew up hunting in east Texas. Hunting heavy brush and thickets for whitetails is a sit and wait proposition. Find an established travel route, climb a tree and wait. My first trip to Colorado was a exercise in futility! Mule deer wander about aimlessly. I wasn't good at spotting them nor was...
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    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    Me too. Ergo, no surgery until I just can no longer tolerate the pain. I had a "trigger" thumb. Crazy thing would wake me up in the middle of the night. Finally, after sleepless nights, I gave up and had the thing repaired. Same with my shoulder. It got to where I couldn't get a full night...
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    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    There is a reason. According to the surgeon who does the replacement, it's not to be taken lightly! An elbow replacement is only good to pick up 5 to 10 pounds. Should you fall and damage the implant, it can't be repaired! You're just SOL! Due to my loss of stability and agility, a fall could be...
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    Workout Plan questions ( Hip Replacement )

    My first hip replacement surgery was in May of 2006. The surgeon, at one time, he was the Chief Orthopedic Surgeon for the US Olympic team. Last hip replacement was at the same group. Fine group of surgeons. The halls of the clinic and hospital are lined with signed photos of Olympians and...
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    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    Maybe, but at 74, I'm no longer willing! I'll take what's going on. I've had about all the surgery recoveries I care to experience. I'm looking at having to replace my left elbow. It's bone-on-bone and can be very painful. I've already had 6 orthopedic surgeries. I'm riding this elbow until...
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    Shooting flying turkeys

    In Oklahoma, it's illegal to shoot turkeys on the roost. It's also illegal to hunt turkeys within 100 yards of a 🌽 corn feeder. It's illegal to hunt turkeys with a rifle in the spring. Fall shotgun season is rifle or shotgun for tom's only and last only 2 weeks. In Texas, you still can't shoot...
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    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    No, it's hard enough getting dressed every morning without adding a brace! LOL! I spend the first few minutes of "awake" gathering phone, glasses and loosening up joints so I can stand and walk.
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    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    Fecal matter occurs!
  9. Amos Keeto

    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    My recovery would have probably been much better, but I had other lower extremity damage due to the car wreck. Left foot fractures healed just fine. Right calcaneus (heel) being crushed has caused balance and agility problems. In 2017, due to pain, the ankle had to be pinned. That caused even...
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    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    My first surgery was Dec 1991. It was repaired after a car wreck. Second was May of 2005. The 1991 reconstruction gave out. Total replacement. The last was Feb 2024. The Other hip gave up the ghost after 73 years of abuse. '91 wasn't too bad. It just had to be repaired. '05 replacement was such...
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    Shooting flying turkeys

    Just my two cents worth. I've had a shot at one flying tom. It wasn't that I thought it illegal or immoral or even unethical. I just wasn't confident enough to pull the trigger. On "reaping". As I understand it, it's "illegal" on public lands. Personally, there are WAY too many Fudd's running...
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    What shotgun are you all using for Turkeys

    Thanks, I've had several opportunities, but just haven't been able to get them in range.....YET!!!! LOL!
  13. Amos Keeto

    What shotgun are you all using for Turkeys

    Remington "Sportsman" 16 gauge with Briley custom X-Full choke tube. Rescued from a pawn shop for $150. 5-14-2025 16 pounds 5" beard nub spurs
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    Hip Surgery this Thursday

    Bummer dude! Both at the same time or "one now, one later"? Have a friend who had both knees done at the same time! Poor guy was in a s#¡t load of pain and a cripple for about 6 months!
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    Are turkeys getting harder to kill?

    @ limbhanger and MallardSX2 First off, since a gobbler can't actually "talk" to you, there is no telling "why" he quits responding. It's all a guess. As I got more into turkey hunting, I read a LOT of articles. Some by well known (Knight & Hale) and some by not so well known! I called a...
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    Are turkeys getting harder to kill?

    I hunt an area where killing your 2 spring birds was relatively "easy". Across the road was a different county. Taking your third bird was as simple as crossing the road! After 2019, same area and you were lucky to find a track, much less see OR hear a turkey! I only have 3 or 4 spots I can hunt...
  17. Amos Keeto

    The Old Man Finally Got Glasses - Need Recommendation

    Finally dropped the "cheaters" and got glasses 2 years ago. I have to pull them off shooting or using binoculars. First glasses were not progressives. Second pair were (are?) progressive. When I first got progressive lenses, they didn't get dark. I was mad! I showed the opticians. They put...
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    Are turkeys getting harder to kill?

    Here in OK, we had an exceptional turkey population. The seasons opened at the best time and a spring bag limit of 3 was satisfactory. Last bird I killed was a fall 2019 bird. In 2019 i had shoulder surgery and a avian pox came through. I couldn't hunt, besides, that pox REALLY decimated the...
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    Are turkeys getting harder to kill?

    As I understand it, some turkey "experts" claim that since the most vocal birds are called in and killed. The quieter, satellite birds seldom get shot and breed successfully. Therefore, quieter, less vocal gobblers are becoming the norm rather than exception.
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    Are turkeys getting harder to kill?

    Had a neighbor buy a new truck with a big wide, chromed back bumper. A "terd of hurkeys" would walk across his driveway everyday and the gobbler would stop and fight his reflection in bumper! Turkeys are CRAZY! Are they getting harder to kill? Should we bring back the 8 gauge with a 1/2 pound...

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