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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    So I'm back from two days of turkey hunting with my dad. It was a lot of walking and listening and calling and not seeing any turkeys... The first morning we had a gobbler and it sounded like he was closing in and then poof no more gobbles. We had another gobbler fire off about noon but after a...
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    I don't think I need to do anything different, I just need to keep practicing. The majority of my shooting I feel is pretty solid, but I do get lazy if I haven't been keeping up on my reps. And when I am lazy... who knows what could happen. Conversely, when I shoot my recurve, I have to shoot...
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    let's be honest, anything in Hawaii is pretty awesome. But yeah I'm pretty excited about it.
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    Heading out to do get to central Illinois at noon today. Gotta pick up my dad on the way. We are doing a semi-guided turkey hunt together tomorrow and Sunday. Really hope we both get a bird. Should be a good adventure. In other news, I took my bow into the shop to get a new set of strings and...
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    True confession time, I am a complacent archer who doesn't practice as often as I could. When I first got a bow I shot a lot and I shot from all sorts of distances, even out to 50 yards. And I missed a lot of shots on deer... Then I shot my first deer and I had proof of concept that I could do...
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    I knew this hunt was going to kick my butt and I was right. A lot of walking and big elevation changes added to early mornings and not early enough nights add up to me being real tired. It was ultimately unsuccessful in terms of shooting a turkey, but it was very successful in me learning more...
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    Study: Hunters Die After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison

    I won't eat venison that comes from an animal that hasn't been tested. I just wish it was easier to get the tests done in a timely manner. Here in Illinois they do testing, but the whole testing regime is designed to be a source of data for the biologists and the hunter's interest in the safety...
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    Side note, I boiled the shoulder blades and front and back upper leg bones from the buck I shot last fall. I ended up with 25 cups of stock. Used 4 cups in a venison stew and froze the rest. First time for the stew and first time for making stock. Pretty happy with both.
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    So I had read online a bunch of people saying that it takes 30 days to get your exemption from Hunters Safety from the State of Hawaii, which you need in order to buy a license. I have about 2 months before we go the Big Island, so I wasn't really worried about the timing, but I just go my...
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    Honestly, killing turkeys anywhere is a struggle for me, but I have taken one from public land before. So I at least know it can be done.
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    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    It's just 6 days and counting until I get to go out after turkeys. I have an Illinois north zone second season tag for a state park that I hunted last year. I had run ins with turkeys last year and am looking forward to bringing one home this year. I am also bringing my buddy along. He hasn't...
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    Ocellated Turkey - World Slam

    Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the story.
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    2024 Turkey Season!

    make sure you share the story of the Ocellated hunt
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    Not on Your Bucket List

    I have no interest in hunting Africa. No interest in high altitude sheep and goat hunting. Not sure they are officially off my bucket list but I don't lay awake at night trying to figure out how to make that hunt happen. I have limited enough time and other resources that I try to focus on...
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    Hunting in Harmony?

    For the most part I try to be thoughtful in my planning and make it clear that my hunting will take a back seat to family. However, my wife is very resistant to doing things for herself, so I encourage her to pursue activities that she enjoys. When she is being good about that she can see that...
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