I'm back sitting in the ambulance. We got a fulfilling 2 hours of sleep last night. I am reminded that about how this job can make you wish that you have entered into a more fulfilling job such as septic tank maintenance and repair. I really am counting on the powerball to kick start my professional hunting/fishing career. I feel like I should be a shoe in. I've got good credentials. I know some people how have had some smaller hunting shows and say it can be miserable. My thoughts are if your worst day in the office is hanging a deer stand. You can pretty much scratch that one up in the win column. I've started working out recently and I have been reminded that I am no longer a fire fighter or in that kind of shape. I can run a mile but that second one is not performed at a steady pace to put it lightly. The snow geese are finally gone and it's turkey time. This would be a great weekend to roost butI'm here on this truck. The turkeys are and infant this year due to 2 straight years of good hatches. So I should have plenty of stories of how I epically called a sad daddy in against all odds to take a shot and finally put the relentless monster in my skillet. I have already broke out the ole wood havens and started singing the song of one hens despair. This is the hardest part of the year for me. I mean turkey season is less than 2 weeks away. I am like a kid on Christmas. There is nothing in the world that can equal a thunderous gobble come thru silent calm woods on a foggy morning. My grandfather, mom and uncle got me into I never really had a choice. My dad was a great turkey hunter but he was one of those hunter who could sneak up on them. I am like a bull in a china shop. So I have to rely on mouth calls more that stalking.on the plus side I'm not bad at setting up on them. There are very few people I know who I can't call a bird off of but as far as creeping I am probably the worst person to try this. I guess, I got ok at calling out of necessity.well until boredom sets in again, I bid you adeaux

I'm at again, this time from the ambulance. This is pretty addicting it's like a journal that let's be honest nobody is going to read. I'm well aware that I'm pretty much talking to myself. I'm ok with it, I'm just no sure if I should be. Well turkey season is almost here and it's time to break out the mouth calls and putt, purr, yelp, cackle, and cluck all the way to and from places. Turkey hunting is really obsessive and I feel like we get robbed on the short seasons. I have never really tried the fall season. Mostly because I like talking to them. I make it fun too. I am not one of those incredibly analytical hunters. I like to play it by ear. Most people I go turkey hunting with once usually try to hunt everyday of the season after that. It's a passion and there is really no other type of hunting that can compare to it. Very few women can understand this. I have concluded that it is pointless to try and explain  My girlfriend has a cool attitude and realizes I love it. So she just doesn't say anything. I mean if she did we would fight just about every day I'm off. I turkey hunt a good bit. The best advice I can give you about calling is go to the woods and listen to the hens. A lot of people over call and it will work on jakes but the big birds are not going to be fooled. I have killed more birds with a simple put and purr than any fighting purr, or cackle. I only use mouth calls and it's best to have multiple options. Turkey's are like us different stroke for different folks. Always be patient turkeys are very over zealous animals. The only time you can really kill them is when they are thinking about the ladies but if it only happened for you once a year I'm pretty sure you would end up full of some copper plated shot too. I've seen people sneak up on Turkey's on TV but in real life I've been busted moving my gun 3 inches. I hunt eastern turkeys which I'm pretty sure are the smartest turkeys in the world. Also on TV they put a lot emphasis on beard length any true turkey hunter will tell you the spurs make the bird.i understand in rocky areas the spurs get worn down but here that's what we are looking at I'll take 2 inch spurs over a 14 inch beard any day. Also another thing is to listen to everyone's advice. You don't know everything and never will. I'll listen to your comments but as I said I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who will see this. I love hearing tricks and trying them. Some work some don't but you'll never know unless you try them . Well anyway, I've said enough for today.