Spring Turkey Hunt

June is already here and almost half way gone, oh how the time flies. So far this spring and early summer have been amazing. Early this spring i was invited on a turkey hunt in Oklahoma and then informed that i would have to man up and bring a bow rather than just my 12 gauge. went and purchased a PSE which i love and started practicing every week in preparation for the hunt. The hunt was with a couple guys from work and despite all the tornados in Oklahoma we headed out West. Having never seen far western Oklahoma i was very impressed at the contours of the land, how green and lush everything was and the varied the state has to offer, was beautiful. The Western Canadian Hilton was a great place and Justin and his crew really took ca of us. Between time in the field he showed off some of his livestock too.

At the guides suggestion I took my shotgun in the field the first day in order to have a better opportunity to make sure I could take home a bird. Back against a tree, hidden behind some bushes we called in the birds and wham, got big Tom right away.

Starting at dawn and getting a bird built my confidence enough to want to break out the bow, inexperience and all I really wanted to give it a try, better challenge, better stories, and just seems a little more fair than using a gun. The afternoon hunt was cut short when we were chased out of the field by a tornado passing right over the large, luckily with no damage. At dawn Sunday, we loaded up, headed out in the field, and I crawled into my first pop up blind. Once we got the birds in so close I started and ended my first bow hunt by experiencing what I have come to know as, Turkey fever. I did not get a big that morning even after loosing 2 out of the three broad head tipped arrows I brought but I learn the rush and challenge of a real hunt.

The boys and I are all headed back to the Canadian River Hilton this fall for some bigger game and maybe even another turkey. I think this time I will need some specific practice, beside just strengthening my back and shoulders I will also try sprinting to raise my heart rate then immediately trying to knock and fire an arrow to see if perhaps I can avoid the Fever this time around. We did have an amazing time and if anyone want to join us in the fall let me know.