In Armstrong County (2D Management Unit) turkey hunting will not begin until November 13th. However, further north the season started on November 6th. My good friend, Dana Gould invited me to hunt on property of friends. One of these friends, Shawn K. was gracious to me. He took some time to show me the procedure and devices to produce a diaphragm turkey call. Very interesting!
Dana and I arrived in the dark hours. (I woke up at 2:30 A.M.!) We listened and walked in search of the bronze-backed beauties. We failed to find any, however, Dana and I thought we had heard some. After investigation we failed to find any birds. We are not sure as to what was transpiring. We believe we would have been able to find birds if access to adjacent properties was had.
Many deer were observed throughout the day. I, personally, saw two nice buck with one being exceptional. Dana actually viewed this same buck trying to proceed with his rutting method. (I think you know what I mean.) We heard owls, I later watched one fly from a tree. We found an old gnarled snag and high on a limb was a porcupine. Squirrels were common too.
Porky!
I wish to thank Dana and Shawn once again for the day…a splendid day indeed! God is good!
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