O.K. I admit it. At times I find myself envious, even jealous of the pro-hunters and fisher folk that made the big time. They get to hunt or own expansive tracts of private ground and hunt the big name ranches. Basically do the things that I dream about doing.

Trapped in a workaday world, an average outdoorsman has to squeeze a busy schedule just to find time to slug it out on the public lands and small tracts of private property that one has been lucky enough to garner permission to enter. I`m sure that many of you out there can relate to this. 

That`s one of my reasons for this project. I want to give some insight into the other side of outdoor adventures, the side not often seen in the hunting and fishing shows on the T.V. While we may scrimp and save to charter a boat, or take a guided hunt, we're basically  trying to enjoy the outdoors on layman's terms, sharing those adventures with you!

                                                              TAGGED OUT AT SUNRISE     

Spring may be fading into the rearview, but it is a spring that wont be forgotten anytime soon. Hunting for wild turkey during the spring season is eagerly awaited every year, and this past spring season was a very memorable one. These birds are very wary and challenging to hunt anywhere you pursue them. But hunting for them on public lands adds a layer of difficulty. Out there you'll encounter extra wary birds that have been spooked, even shot at and missed, as well as have hunts disrupted by other hunters. In fact, this past season wound up finding me abandoning the hunt for a bird because of that.  But persistence pays off, and  I managed to tag out with a very fine long-beard after several more weeks of 03:00 alarms. Join me below as I call in and tag a fine bird to finish my spring 2022 turkey hunt!