Can't beat a man at his own game. Turkeys are the #1 quarry. Besides Bigfoot. Your ghillie is almost identical to mine. Mixing colors is the secret most people never figure out. A trick of mine is to always add fresh foliage to the back and front and head. I also spray a little apple cider, and step in horse or cow manure. I've had critters walk right up to me. Horse or cow patties are free and a bucket with a lid stores it. Watched a lot of your videos never subbed though. I'm a hillbilly from Va. I was raised and mentored by a Cree Injun. I miss him every day. You'd be amazed at all the cheats he taught me about hunting and trapping and fishing. He would never starve lol. Subbed liked and notified. Peace.
I was excited for you, just watching this! I'll be doing the same in a month. I'm recovering from a double broken arm so won't be able to hunt with my longbow this year but you have inspired me to get back to where I was!
I had a similar situation last spring: gently bumped a lone tom on my way into the area I intended to hunt. Setup the decoy, did some calling thinking he'd come back in. Instead I called in an entire flock of ~20 birds from across the field. With my bow in my hand and no blind, but good back-cover and a quality decoy out front I froze and waited. The jakes and hens came in but the boss tom wouldn't come into bow range. The worst part was that while I was paying attention to the flock and remaining absolutely motionless, the lone tom snuck back in from behind me and was in range for quite awhile. By the time I noticed him he was rejoining the flock and they were all drifting away. It's challenging but it can be done.
oh for sure@@DIYSportsman ! I had an interesting encounter during deer season this last fall too. I was on the ground with deadfall as back-cover and I had a deer decoy mounted to the front of my bow. A flock of turkeys came through at 5 yards and several toms gave me opportunities, curious about the deer laying under their roost.
I'm sure you know this , however I've got to say it. Turkeys are not color blind. Even in the snow your camo was great. Arrow wrap and fletchings were not. Minimum get cloth camo fletching cover. Then only arrow on the string is exposed. Usually they will be looking"down" this arrow. I'm Not trying to be a keyboard warrior only want to help you get one this year. Great share , awesome , without a blind is super hard. Good luck, thanks for taking us along......
100% agree. I already had the arrows tuned and didn't want to make a dedicated arrow, but should have at the very least put a cover over the arrows in the quiver. I had a doe spook last fall as I was slowly moving my bow as well with those arrows. I can't prove it was that bright cresting, but it's bright, which makes any movement easier to pick up on. My arrows now don't have those bright crestings or fletching, and I moved to using lighted nocks to see the arrow flight.
Great video. I was going to make the same comment on the fluo colors. You did very well not moving at all and getting them so close. You were not far from bagging one!
What state are you in? I ask because our season dosent start til May 4th this year here in PA,seems a little late to me. I know their spring turkey hunting down south already but aint no snow down there lol!
I’m a simple man, I see a stick bow video by diy sportsman and I click
Ghillie suit is a game changer for me while ground hunting. Turkeys at 5 steps is pretty cool! Nice work
DIY Sportsman, Impressive stick and string bowhunting progressions over the years. Very impressive bowhunting brother.
Thank you!
Can't beat a man at his own game. Turkeys are the #1 quarry. Besides Bigfoot. Your ghillie is almost identical to mine. Mixing colors is the secret most people never figure out. A trick of mine is to always add fresh foliage to the back and front and head. I also spray a little apple cider, and step in horse or cow manure. I've had critters walk right up to me. Horse or cow patties are free and a bucket with a lid stores it. Watched a lot of your videos never subbed though. I'm a hillbilly from Va. I was raised and mentored by a Cree Injun. I miss him every day. You'd be amazed at all the cheats he taught me about hunting and trapping and fishing. He would never starve lol. Subbed liked and notified. Peace.
Tradbow turkeys don't come easy. Proven that to myself dozens of times. It'll come together eventually!
That's super sick! Still successful hunt even if you don't harvest a bird every time
Nice work brother
Wow! Thank you for bringing this to us. I know it’s hard to make it happen with the cameras, even an action cam.
Great accomplishment nonetheless to get that close to a flock before greenup without a blind. Keep at it, youll get one!
The best type of camouflage! It's unfortunate but i'm confident you'll get them next time
Good camouflage and a good background is key and you controlling your movements is why she never spooked ✌🏻👍🇺🇸
I was excited for you, just watching this! I'll be doing the same in a month. I'm recovering from a double broken arm so won't be able to hunt with my longbow this year but you have inspired me to get back to where I was!
That's great! Hope you have a speedy recovery.
I had a similar situation last spring: gently bumped a lone tom on my way into the area I intended to hunt. Setup the decoy, did some calling thinking he'd come back in. Instead I called in an entire flock of ~20 birds from across the field. With my bow in my hand and no blind, but good back-cover and a quality decoy out front I froze and waited. The jakes and hens came in but the boss tom wouldn't come into bow range. The worst part was that while I was paying attention to the flock and remaining absolutely motionless, the lone tom snuck back in from behind me and was in range for quite awhile. By the time I noticed him he was rejoining the flock and they were all drifting away. It's challenging but it can be done.
Absolutely. It's tough but very doable with enough encounters.
oh for sure@@DIYSportsman !
I had an interesting encounter during deer season this last fall too. I was on the ground with deadfall as back-cover and I had a deer decoy mounted to the front of my bow. A flock of turkeys came through at 5 yards and several toms gave me opportunities, curious about the deer laying under their roost.
Nice! You plan on hunting whitetail with trad gear
Yes. If I draw Iowa I'll probably bring the compound but otherwise planning on traditional.
Awesome to get that close. Sorry it didn’t work out
Toughest way to hunt and most rewarding
What brand camo or ghillie are you using? Looks great.
It's a Novritsch 3D leaf Boonie and 3D leaf shoulderpiece, in the Amber color, with some of the extra brown leaves attached.
Cool hunt Garrett! 👍
I'm sure you know this , however I've got to say it. Turkeys are not color blind. Even in the snow your camo was great. Arrow wrap and fletchings were not. Minimum get cloth camo fletching cover. Then only arrow on the string is exposed. Usually they will be looking"down" this arrow. I'm Not trying to be a keyboard warrior only want to help you get one this year. Great share , awesome , without a blind is super hard. Good luck, thanks for taking us along......
100% agree. I already had the arrows tuned and didn't want to make a dedicated arrow, but should have at the very least put a cover over the arrows in the quiver. I had a doe spook last fall as I was slowly moving my bow as well with those arrows. I can't prove it was that bright cresting, but it's bright, which makes any movement easier to pick up on. My arrows now don't have those bright crestings or fletching, and I moved to using lighted nocks to see the arrow flight.
@DIYSportsman Thanks again it was a great share , appreciate your efforts.
Great video. I was going to make the same comment on the fluo colors. You did very well not moving at all and getting them so close. You were not far from bagging one!
What an awesome hunt! Thanks for sharing 👍🏹🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃
God Bless 🙏😇❤️🇺🇸
insane video, crazy how close they got to you right in the open
Awesome hunt, I didn’t think you were gonna be able to pull that off, but nevertheless you gained a little experience
What state are you in? I ask because our season dosent start til May 4th this year here in PA,seems a little late to me. I know their spring turkey hunting down south already but aint no snow down there lol!
This is MN. The hunt was actually from last year. Our first season opens mid-April. Seems like there's usually about a 50% chance of there being snow.
@@DIYSportsman ok I was thinking it was probably from last season. Was just wondering, thanks bud.
Gta love it when that happens 🤕
great video Garrett.
Man that was intense!
Man what an encounter! So close
Very nice hunt. Glad to see you with trad bow again! What camera are you using, cause that is goood footage
Thanks, the camera is an Insta360 One X2
awesome video!!
Thanks for the video
Almost! Shoot maybe, no shoot, no maybe.
What bow are you shooting now
But in the video I was using my Acadian Woods 3 piece tree stick.
DOPE video !
Sick encounter.
Great stuff!
Maybe snow camo next time 😂
When luck has your back What an encounter better luck next time
What a pickle you got into
Keep bow in hand just as you would a gun!! Good encounter though.
Intense....
You are starting to look like dan infalt
Why in the hell wouldn’t you have your bow in your hand and be ready🙄
P.s You may think you look better with the beard and mustache, but it ain't working for you.