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I just found this video from last spring’s turkey hunt with LG. It’s pretty funny to see a year later!
We had spotted eight toms. One was a GIANT gobbler. He was feeding his way up toward us. We scrambled to get in place and began to set up. I thought I better get a clip of her because she was SO EXCITED.
Keep your eye on LG.
Has anything like this ever happened to you on set up?
Never set up on an ant pile!!! LOL!!!
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A new post is up at the Women’s Outdoor News. Check us out, Mia and the Little Gal. Prepping for turkey hunting.
Mia & the Little Gal: On predation management and tips for turkey hunting
Last year the Little Gal (LG) and I gave you a report called The Little Gal Becomes a Trapper, in which, she decided to do some wildlife management via trapping. Years ago, there were larger flocks of turkeys in the area. Over time they had slowly disappeared. LG spoke with a biologist from the National [...]
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It is the middle of winter in the Rocky Mountains but we are excited. The Little Gal did some trapping last year (Click here to read about it) and has increased our turkey population exponentially. We are seeing more turkeys than ever so we are excited to take you turkey hunting this spring.
We LOVE to hunt turkeys. Check out some of our personal turkey hunting fun:
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We’ve been working on some more adventures, but when are we not?! The Little Gal and I had a fantastic 2012 and are looking forward to an even better 2013. You are following our adventures over at the Women’s Outdoor News right?! www.womensoutdoornews.com
What was a favorite adventure we shared with you in 2012? Look below to see if you missed some of our stories. If you have ideas for future fun for us, please leave us a comment!
If you’ve been following us for any time at all, you may know that the Little Gal enjoys activities such as Youth Hunter’s Education Challenge (YHEC). With hunting season pretty much over in Colorado, the kids are getting back into focus for their 2013 season of YHEC. LG is in the local Pathfinder’s Club, and [...]
Quality time in the outdoors is so rewarding. The Little Gal and I have been working our tails off the past nine days, as well as forming an amazing bond and memories that will never be forgotten. She had a license to hunt a bull elk, so we headed out to public land to find [...]
This time of year is pretty busy and time with my Little Gal, who is bigger than I am now, is precious. I guided a few special needs clients and had to put my attention toward them, so she had to hunt with someone besides Hank or me. It was her first time with someone [...]
We shoot quite often and it’s always fun to share shooting with others. I became a shooting instructor because I wanted to properly teach safety, respect and to see the glow on a new shooters face. This summer we had a very special guest and his family come for a visit. He has Spinal Muscular [...]
The Little Gal and I have been experiencing an amazing, whirlwind of a summer. We hope you have been enjoying yours as well. We already shared some of our summer vacation with you, but summer did not stop there. That was only the beginning. Shortly after we returned home, the Little Gal headed off to basketball [...]
What a summer vacation/make-up spring break! They may have missed their spring break, but this family made up for it later. Mia Anstine describes two cross-country pig hunts and other outdoor adventures that she recently took with the LIttle Gal and Hubby Hank.
As many of you know, I am doing my best to raise my Little Gal with a great respect and appreciation of the outdoors, shooting, hunting and the like. Part of this includes me including her in outdoor activities. It also includes pointing her in the direction of great mentors. I have met a number [...]
The Little Gal and I had big plans for spring hunting this year. We were going on two different spring break hog hunts, a youth turkey hunt and we were going to be doing some good ol’ Oklahoma fishing. These plans unfortunately had to be cancelled, put off and changed. The Little Gal’s grandpa, aka “Pops,” becam [...]
On our ranch we used to have a plethora of turkeys, both domestic and wild. The domestic, of course, lived in a coop near the house and the wild ones lived and migrated through a regular pattern on the north end of the ranch. We had multiple unfortunate losses with the domestic turkeys and the [...]
As we start the New Year I have been sick – sniffling, sneezing and now … coughing. The Little Gal has been helpful (as well as tolerant), but the cold doesn’t seem to go away. Hank and the Little Gal put me to bed before 7 p.m. on New Year ’s Day. I woke up [...]
We hope you were lucky enough to harvest your turkey dinner. What is your favorite, most amazing recipe? Share it with us!
It has been an excellent year and we are very thankful for each an every blessing. Thanks to you, one and all, who have touched our lives. We are happy to know you and look forward to meeting those of you we haven’t.
THANK YOU to every man & women in the military. Without you we would live in such an amazing place.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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After a busy day we made it home, threw on our camo and grabbed the shot-gun and decoys. We still had about three hours of hunting time left. We hiked to our hunting spot, threw the camo netting up and decided since this would be the last day to hunt this mesa, we would “hit them hard”. We would do some aggressive calling and try to make it happen.
Hank with his Cane Creek Pro Custom Aluminum and me with my Primos “Ol’ Betsy” Slate we started our run. He would cluck. I would pur. I would cluck and he would cut me off. We chattered and waited and chattered and waited. We didn’t wait as long as we ordinarily would just due to the amount of time we had. We carried on with our concert for a couple of “sets” of calling.
Hank headed to peek over the hill and see if anything was down in the valley. Suddenly I saw him trotting back. He snatched up my decoys and I knew just what to do. Below were two toms headed our way in full strut. In order to cut the distance we would have to double back so they wouldn’t see us and drop off to get a set up further down the hill. We high tailed it and tried to hide ourselves behind the juniper and sage.
I was braced on the side of the hill ready for the two toms to show themselves. We called and they gobbled around the bend. I knew it wouldn’t be long. Then I heard another gobble. This one was from the “wrong” direction. This one seemed to come from above where us. I signaled to Hank and he gave me a signal back of “Yeah. I heard.”
We paused and waited then called again and then multiple gobbles from atop the mesa where we had just been. I looked back again at Hank and gave him a “What the heck?!” look. He gave me the ”Get ready. Here they come!” look. We were amazed because just days before it had been silent in here. There hadn’t been a single hen cluck much less a gobble or in this case multiple gobbles!
I slid my legs down the hill careful not to knock loose any rocks and rolled over to my belly. The gobblers at the top of the hill were coming faster than the two toms below. I hid myself behind the root of the juniper and knew that Hank was going to be “wide open” if the toms came in from the “back door”.
I lay on my belly and looked at him. That is when I saw it. Two blue heads poked over the top of the ridgeline.
With Hank in between me and them, I signaled. TWO. He held still and steady.
I watched as they made their appearance and started down the very trail Hank and I had come down only moments ago. Then I saw MORE. What?! I made BIG eyes at Hank. He could see nothing of what was going on behind him and remained still. I signaled to him. FOUR! His eyes got big and he mouthed “Can you shoot?” I signaled “NO WAY!” He had no idea but the toms came down not five feet behind him. The two first, then the next two and then four jakes. All came right past him.
I figured if I was going to get a shot I was going to have to wait until they not only passed Hank, but also until they passed me. Once they got to Hank’s left side, the tree I was hiding behind would be obstructing the view. I waited patiently and then when the tree hid me from the tom’s view I drew my knees to my chest. The decoys were directly to my right, and I needed to pivot 180 degrees to be facing their direction again. I waited until the tom was just to the decoys then pushed up on my toes, dug in on the steep hill, pivoted and as he heard the pebbles rolling down the hill he stuck his head up and I shot.
With my toes dug in I was still a little off balance. I nearly sent myself rolling down the hill but caught myself as I watched my tom go cascading. He tumbled to the bottom and Hank jumped up to come and give me a high-five. A high-five for me?! I think he deserved one more than I. He remained so still that those gobblers never even looked his direction. Amazing considering his wife was making BIG EYED expressions of excitement his direction and he couldn’t move a hair.
HAHA! What a hunt! It’s always an adventure!
In my Prois hunting gear with my Merriam tom.
12ga. Benelli Super Black Eagle
Turkey hunting starts in just three days here in Colorado! That means we will have our chilly mornings to contend with and warm mid-day and afternoon. Last week it was up below 30 in the morning and high 70′s in the afternoon. That means layers are required. One of the tools that is a favorite for layering is the Prois Ultra Short Sleeve. Ladies, keep it in mind when you are shopping for the necessities. We ladies are always looking for the best in women’s hunting clothing. I tell ya, Prois is tops on my list.
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I am currently preoccupied with life, loss and healing. For now – A repost of a story shared a couple of years ago because Turkey Hunting starts in just 17 days in our neck of the woods.
I love sharing the outdoor passion, hunting, fishing, hiking, exploring, with the kids. It is so rewarding to hear them talking and telling their stories. They are our future. It is great when I see a kid that has a respect for Mother Earth, and even better when they become connected to it through their experiences in it.
In Colorado, the kids can hunt as long as they can pass the hunter’s safety course. They can not however hunt big game until they are 12 years old. They get to hunt small game, coyotes, prairie dogs, grouse, and of course turkey. We found a love for turkey hunting when we were approached the challenge of taking the kids.
We have a friend with a daughter the age of ours, and have combined efforts with him to take the two girls hunting together. We took the Little Gal and her friend on their first turkey hunt one spring morning. The two girls were excited, and I am pretty sure one was a little nervous. We rode up a valley on horseback and spotted some fresh turkey droppings. They were definitely in the area. Our friend let out a call to try to get a bird to talk. Nothing. We continued along up a hillside and to another draw. In the dust of the slope, we found fresh tracks. Another call was let out, and then an answer!
Up above us on the ridge of a hill we heard a tom gobble. The girls eyes sparked, and I know their hearts jumped with anticipation. We made a plan to get in closer to that gobbler.
Before we headed out, another call was chirped, and this time there were two gobblers that answered. Perfect! Up the draw we went.
We rode a short ways and found a spot below the ridge on which we had heard the toms. A draw came down off that hill and opened up into a meadow. Our friend chirped on his call and we heard the gobbles again. We decided this would be the spot to suit setting up two 10-year-old girls to get their birds. We would have to call them down that draw and into the clearing so they could have a good close shot.
Hank sat with the two girls up close under some oak brush and down fall. It sufficed as a perfect blind and rest for their shot guns. One girl on either side, they decided who would shoot first. The Little Gal’s friend was the winner, and the Little Gal would get second shot if both toms happened to get close enough.
Our friend and I sat a little further behind to call. A little pur and then some chirping. We heard the gobbles off in the distance but they were getting closer. Then we sat silent and waited. After several moments, we called again. The gobbles were even closer yet.
They were coming!
Hank sat with the girls who could not have been more still if you asked them to. They were frozen with excitement. We sat behind and could not see any of the events, but continued to call giving the toms time to come in. We heard one off toward the right, and later one straight ahead. Closer and closer, slow but steady. The girls had their guns up on the rest. Hank told them to be ready, and they held their breaths.
Suddenly a tom appeared out in the middle of the draw. He appeared in full strut. He came forward toward the girls so suddenly. There was a gasp as the Little Gal’s friend lost her breath in awe and excitement. The tom heard the sound and turned immediately running for the brush. The excited little girl shot, but he just wasn’t near enough yet.
That is when our friend and I, from behind the brush heard all sorts of screaming and excitement going on. We jumped up to see if someone got a bird. It was the girls running and jumping with excitement. They could not believe they had gotten to see a tom, much less a tom strutting toward them.
There was no bird to put in the satchel that day, but there was a lot of excitement, learning and fun had by all. There is nothing like taking a kid for their first hunt. The moments in the field are priceless for sure and some that I wouldn’t trade for anything.
It’s Always An Adventure!
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