2026 Turkey harvest pics

[WMelbgator]

Harvested my first turkey on the farm my wife and I purchased last year. During the first week of the West Virginia season we took 5 birds. The youngest hunter was 8 years old and the oldest was 71 years old. 4 of the 5 were first timers and this was my fourth bird. Used Federal TSS in 20GA and harvested at 26 yards. Call was a plane jane WoodHaven mouth call.

 

[surfr716]

Added another 2 birds for the season. Eastern WA, responded to calls but hung up, little walking to get out in front of them, no deke, just a couple putts on the slate and got the job done.

 

[One300wsm]

Goulds Double in Mexico

 

[Frosty82]

A MT bird from yesterday morning! The area I was hunting, the birds seemed to be quite call shy. I'm guessing they get a fair amount of pressure. I ended getting this guy spot and stalk, 25 yard shot with a new Stevens .410, shooting federal TSS.

 

[TheJuice]

Last weeks bird.
S Central IA
Homemade recurve, 6yds with a Simmons Treeshark

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[wyogoat]

Got the Wyoming Merriam today.
Anyone seen a beak that long? I don’t think I have…

 

[LongWayAround]

I got my second and final bird of the season yesterday. Hopefully, I can get out to help a couple more times.

 

[Farmcritter]

April 28 about 15 minutes before the cutoff!

 

[Rogue Bay]

Last night I decided I was going to get up early this morning and drive a few hours to my spot. The birds were scattered and quiet but I managed to finally get a gobbler to answer. I kept hitting him with clucks and cackles and he finally committed. Once he did, he came in fast.

 

[Toneloc]

NY State Public Sunday morning. Frosty morning, but warmed up quick.

 

[TripleJ]

Quick morning hunt on my FIL’s property. Spitting, drumming, and putting on a show for my decoys. Made it about 10’ after the shot.

 

[Jstumbaugh]

My son got his first turkey a couple weekends ago during the NYS youth hunt. 21.7lbs 9-5/8 beard and almost 1” spurs.

 

[BrockWinegar]

Eastern WA Rio, solo hunt, first time using a head chopper (magnus bullhead) shot at 13 yards, pretty stoked! Dead by 5:20. Came into hen decoy spittin and drummin

 

[DLSJR]

Our California season ended on a high note for me. Got out with my son the day before it ended and we had a great morning with lots of action but didn’t shoot anything.

Then on the last day I was asked by a friend to take his 9 year old grandson out for his first hunt. We would be hunting on grandpa’s farm. Grandson shows up in blue jeans and white socks! Got him settled in under a tree that had a big milkweed growing in front of it, big enough that when out front you couldn’t see his jeans or socks. Conditions were tough, cold, overcast & windy. Finally around 10:30 it cleared off and we had some birds in range. The kid made a great, long shot on his first turkey. Grandpa got to see how effective TSS is, as the bird was at 40+ yards and this kid was shooting a 20 guage. Didn’t matter, the bird went down like he was hit by Thor’s hammer, never even flopped. I just wish he’d have shot the bird I was trying to get him to shoot as it was a big, old long beard. The kid was ecstatic with his Jake and so was grandpa.

 

[Rogue Bay]

I filled my final tag this morning on a drizzly hunt before work. I had 5 toms come in off the roost and beat up my breeder hen decoy. Never even acknowledged the 1/2 strut Jake decoy right behind her. Anyway, I finally killed an Oregon Rio with some hooks!

There’s not much worse than photos of a soggy turkey so sorry about the poor photo quality.

22 pounds, 10 1/8” beard and 1 1/4” spurs.