Drury Outdoors - April 2011

April 30 - Coon Dog

Video Journal Animal: Eastern Wild Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: TC 12 Ga.

What a smash at 10 yards! He worked the King Strut like a champ....

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April 30 - Coon Dog

Video Journal Animal: Eastern Wild Turkey
Location: Iowa
Weapon: TC 12 Ga.

Dog doubled up by heading to Iowa to fill his tag up there! 2 birds in 2 states in 1 day!

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April 30 - Daltyn Kramer

Video Journal Animal: turkey 22lbs, 9-1/2" beard, 3/4" spurs
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Youth 20 gauge

Well it's been six months to the date and almost the exact time since Daltyn harvested his Giant whitetail. Since that day he has had an ever increasing desire to get out and experience everything...

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April 30 - Dave Reisner

Animal: Turkey
Location: Kansas
Weapon: Thompson Center Shotgun

I had one major goal to accomplish this year and that was to take my brother turkey hunting. My brother is several years older than I and hasn�t done much hunting since his youth so I decided to...

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April 29 - Chris Comstock

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Shotgun

Comstock is on the board in Missouri!

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April 26 - Chad Kilmer

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: 12 gauge shotgun

Story Coming Soon!

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April 25 - Aaron Bennett

Animal: Turkey - 22lbs, 10" Beard, 1" Spurs
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Shotgun

This hunt actually started a few weeks before the spring turkey season when I contacted Matt Robinson from the Hunting Lease Network (www.nationalhuntingleases.com). I told him I was looking for a...

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April 25 - Billy Yargus

Video Journal Animal: Eastern Wild Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Thompson Center 20 gauge

Billy is a Grand National, U.S. Open, Mid-America Open and World Champion caller. Yes he's that good.....

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April 23 - Darren Haskell

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Thompson Center 20 gauge

Good friend Dr. Darren Haskell had a great morning in the North Missouri timber with Mark and Jared!

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April 22 - Aaron Dent

Animal: Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: 12 gauge Shotgun

Turkey hunting can be very tough when the weather cooperates. When it dosn't, it's nearly impossible. My son-in-law Aaron Dent took a few days leave to hunt turkeys with us. This year has been as...

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April 22 - Bill Gadient

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Iowa
Weapon: PSE Axe 6

Story Coming Soon!

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April 22 - Eric Grover

Animal: Turkey - 4 Beards 30", 3/4" Spurs
Location: Wisconsin
Weapon: Shotgun

Spring Turkey Hunt in Wisconsin. The first week I was able to get out and film Joe Eugster, but we had very little luck. Joe was able to get out on his last day to hunt with his son, Jacob, and...

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April 21 - Chris Propst

Video Journal Animal: Turkey - 22lbs, 10" Beard
Location: Missouri
Weapon: PSE Axe

Turkey season is finally here, and I couldn't wait to get out and hunt! I had been working the first three days of the season, and hadn't been out yet. I had gotten off of work at the evening of...

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April 21 - Louie Payne

Video Journal Animal: Turkey - 21 lbs, 10 3/8" beard, 1 1/4" spurs
Location: KY
Weapon: PSE Evo

I have not got to hunt as much as I usually do this year due to work obligations, but I went out one evening and didn�t do any good and I had taken off work the following morning. So late that...

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April 19 - Larry Steward

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Illinois
Weapon: 12 ga. and King Strut

Growing up watching the classic videos of Drury Outdoors like "King of Spring", "Sounds of Spring" and "April Fools" Heard Mark and Terry talking about "Uncle Marvin" saying "Somedays you can't do...

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April 18 - Matt Drury

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Thompson Center 20 Gauge

Buuuurrr! That's all I can say for opening day of the Missouri Turkey Season. Up here in Northern Missouri on dad's farm it was definitely a little chillier then what I had been accustomed to for...

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April 17 - Joe Eugster

Video Journal Animal: Turkey - 13" Beard
Location: Wisconsin
Weapon: Shotgun

It�s been a while since I have been on the Journal. Last year I was unable to get a turkey or whitetail. With the wind, snow and rain it looked like I might go without a turkey again.

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April 16 - Ashley Payne

Video Journal Animal: Turkey - 22.6 lbs, 10 3/8" Beard, 1 1/16" Spurs
Location: Kentucky
Weapon: Shotgun

With rain in the forecast I didn�t know if we were going to be able to hunt, but with a light drizzle we went anyway with Ashley & Melissa with a gun hoping that maybe a double would come in.

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April 16 - Dave Kramer

Animal: Turkey - 21lbs, 10" Beard, 3/4" Spurs
Location: Iowa
Weapon: PSE Axe 7

With deer season being long gone and a great shed season coming to an end I'm always excited to try and put a couple turkeys in the freezer. It's been a few years since Bill and I used stick and...

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April 14 - Mark Drury

Video Journal Animal: 2 Eastern Wild Turkeys
Location: Kansas
Weapon: Thompson Center 20 Gauge

A great tribute to good friend Dick Kirby!

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April 13 - Tad Brown

Video Journal Animal: 2 Eastern Wild Turkeys
Location: Kansas
Weapon: Thompson Center 12 Gauge

Tad and Mark are out in Kansas hunting as a tribute to dear friend Dick Kirby.

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April 12 - Mark Drury

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Thompson Center 20 gauge

Mark starts his season out right by laying down a great Iowa Longbeard! Off to Kansas next baby!

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April 11 - Jared Lurk

Video Journal Animal: Turkey
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Thompson Center Shotgun

There are just some places that turkeys go to each and every year. I happen to know of one of those such places. IA's 1st season opening day was upon us and Mark and I knew right where to go. We...

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April 11 - Jeff Lindsey

Video Journal Animal: Turkey - 24lbs, 1 1/8" Spurs, 10 1/2" Beard
Location: Iowa
Weapon: PSE AXE

The 2011 IA Turkey Season started off just like the last two. I was in a blind with my PSE in hand waiting on a mature gobbler to come in to our decoy setup. However, this year I convinced myself...

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April 11 - Tom Ware

Animal: Turkey
Location: Iowa
Weapon: PSE X-Force

One can never really explain to non hunters the excitement of a turkey gobbling to start off the dark morning! This past Monday we really didn't know if any gobblers were going to be on this ridge...

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April 10 - John O'Dell

Animal: Turkey - 21lbs, 10" Beard, 1" Spurs
Location: North Carolina
Weapon: PSE Dream Season EVO

Well I was still on a high from my son taking his first turkey the weekend before in Kentucky but it was time for me to head down to hunt the North Carolina and Virginia turkey opener with good...

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April 9 - Ashley Playle

Animal: 1st Turkey - 25lbs, 1 1/4" Spurs, 10 1/2" Beard
Location: Missouri
Weapon: 20 Gauge Shotgun

My grandchildren never cease to amaze me. Zach has been hunting with me for years. Andrew harvested his first whitetail last fall. Ashley has been going to the farm with us for years, but never...

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April 9 - Taylor Drury

Video Journal Animal: Turkey - 27lbs
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Thompson Center 20 Gauge Shotgun

After my success last weekend in Illinois, I was excited to go to our Missouri farm for my last youth season ever. I�ve been hunting the deer and turkey youth seasons since I was 8 years old and...

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April 3 - Jacob O'Dell

Animal: 1st Turkey - 22 1/2lbs, 11" Beard, 1 1/8" Spurs
Location: Kentucky
Weapon: 20 Gauge Shotgun

This story starts last fall when Dave and I were in Kentucky deer hunting with our good friend Ben Maki from Mossy Oak. He has some of the best dirt I have ever been fortunate enough to hunt on for...

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April 3 - Mallory Bush

Animal: Turkey - 10" Beard, 1" Spurs, 21lbs.
Location: Kentucky
Weapon: 20 Gauge Shotgun

Springtime had finally arrived and my stepdaughter Mallory Bush and I had been looking forward to the Kentucky youth season for several weeks. Especially since she didnt get to hunt last Spring due...

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April 2 - Taylor Drury

Video Journal Animal: Turkey - 23lbs, 11" Beard, 1 1/2" Spurs
Location: Illinois
Weapon: 20 Gauge Thompson Center Shotgun

I couldn�t wait for turkey season to be here because I knew my first hunt was going to be at Hadley Creek! For the first time, Illinois was allowing youth, non-residents to hunt the youth portion...

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