Calvin Bueltel – 2017 Osceola Success!
Calvin’s 2017 success story for his first-ever Osceola turkey!
Calvin’s 2017 success story for his first-ever Osceola turkey!
What a whirlwind it has been the past couple months. Much like last year after my first DIY elk hunt, it’s taken me a while to finally get the time to sit down and write about it. It seems like the older you get, the more you have vying for your
I think we all have our own idea of a perfect shot, perfect angle, perfect lighting and just an overall perfect scenario. These situations are few and far between but they do happen, and usually in short order with things happening quickly. In 2014 I was able to get myself
After having a successful weekend hunting down in North Carolina, it was time to head back home to Ohio to prepare for the opener of the 2016 turkey season. I had been running several trail cameras on the property I hunt, and had started moving my Covert Code Black camera
It had been a couple of years since I had made the trip back to North Carolina to hunt. To say I was a little excited when I got the call from my good friend Forrest to come on down and spend the weekend chasing gobblers would be an understatement.
Our first full day had ended in excitement as I had finally taken my first Merriam’s. With the monkey now off of my back, all focus shifted to getting my Dad on a bird. It was still early in the week with three full days left before making the journey
The 2015 turkey season began much like the past several years have. Opening day quickly approaching and I’m not nearly ready for it to begin. I had obviously been looking forward to season beginning for several months, but with working a full-time job and other life events in general, it always
There is little that gets me more excited than the thought of our annual Nebraska Turkey hunt. Each year as the trip approaches, my mind cycles through endless scenarios of how I’m going to arrow my Merriam’s. We all dream of that quick slam-dunk hunt where you nail a bird
Two weeks prior to the opening weekend of the North Carolina spring wild turkey season, I was running four trail cams on three different farms and getting up early most mornings before going to work to locate birds. The past couple season I had not done my homework, and ended up having
I grew up being very fortunate to hunt my family’s private ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Being a subscriber to the big western magazine company’s like Eastman’s and Western Hunter, where DIY hunts on public land are the main focus. I’ve always loved the mountains and have wanted to
Last year, for the first time in over 15 years, I had failed to fill a single deer tag. A week-long trip to Pike County Illinois as well as several weekend hunts in Ohio and Indiana yielded very few deer sightings. By the time mid December rolled around, I had
As winter gives way to spring, I always grow antsy, waiting for the chance to sit in a ground blind. The high hopes and anticipation of arrowing a good long beard are nearly enough to keep me awake at night. This year was no exception, and after a slow start