couesdeerhntr Report post Posted April 27, 2013 this year i was lucky enough to fill both my tags in new mexico. my buddy derrick and i scouted the saturday and sunday before opening day and had some birds roosted for us on opening day. wind was in the forecast and it was not looking good for the three days we planed on being there. opening day came and we had ourselves sitting under the birds. the birds flew down out of the trees and of course in opposite direction from us. we watched them struttin and gobbling to my calls but they just wouldn't break away from the hens. the birds slowly followed the other hens to the top of a little hill and they stayed there strutting and doing there thing. just then i see a coyote coming towards the turkey i didnt want the coyote to bust up the birds so i decided to use my yote call and i called him into 10 yards and then he winded us and what does he do? he runs straight to the birds but by this time i dont see the birds anymore. two minutes later another yote comes in to my call and this time i just wave my arms at him to spook him and what does he do? runs right towards the turkey as well so i try to stop him with the call and what i didnt expect was the tom to start gobbling to the call but he did. the yote goes right towards him. i thought it was over but we decided to go give a little peak on top of hill. to my surprise the birds were still there and the yotes were gone. i new i wasnt going to break the tom away fro the hens and the wind was picking up so i decided to try and circle around hill and try a little spot and stock. sure enough in worked out and i got to 60 yards of him and watched him strut for a bit and then threw out a call and had a hen behind me yelping as well and it brought him to 30 yards and i put him down. after that the wind picked up and never stopped the rest of trip. sense opening day i have been watching the weather and today seemed like it was going to be a great day to be up there with very little wind. woke up and midnight and made the five hour drive. talked to three gobblers but couldn't get them in until i drove to another spot and at 0950 i put down my second turkey for the season. got lucky and the bird gobbled once and ran right to me and i put him down took about five minutes from first call tell i shot fasted turkey hunt i have had. cant wait tell next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted April 27, 2013 what do you guys think of first pick?looks kind of like a rio grande? both birds were shot close to reserve nm. bottom pic is a merriams for sure but the fan and color of my bird in top pic is throwing me off. if it is a merriams i have never shot one with that kind of color that resembles a rio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted April 27, 2013 in campnichols pic on his new mexico gobbler which is a rio looks just like the bird i shot today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbd1234 Report post Posted April 27, 2013 Nice birds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campnichols Report post Posted April 27, 2013 Looks like a rio for sure. Nice bird! Congrats!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted April 27, 2013 Congrats on your 2 birds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted April 27, 2013 Congratulations on the birds. No Rios around that part of NM. A lot of our Merriams have the more buff colored feather tips. Probably half the NM turkeys I have killed look like that first one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted April 27, 2013 Thank u guys for the congrats an thank u hunter4life for the info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian390 Report post Posted April 28, 2013 Congrats on filling both tags. New Mexico is a fun place to spring turkey hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkslare Report post Posted April 28, 2013 Nice birds, Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted April 28, 2013 That's awesome and great work!!!! Nice looking birds!!!! Those white tips often become dirty from the dirt they dust in, making them look like a RIO. If you take some water to wash the tips and if they become white it's prob a Merrians,,,, awesome job!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted April 30, 2013 Thanks vowell fr the info an maybe next year i might see ya in nre mexico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted April 30, 2013 Thanks vowell for the info an maybe next year i might see ya in new mexico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted April 30, 2013 Congratulations on both your turkeys and thanks for sharing your hunt with us. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted May 2, 2013 Thanks tjhunt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
