Turkey - Wisconsin Style

I've shot enough turkeys but this is my first one in my new state. The Eastern strain is what lives in both Minnesota and Wisconsin but I think the "Sconnie" birds might be a little bit heavier due to all the cheese they eat...
Nevertheless, I got this guy opening morning. I called him in and ruined his morning. He weighed 21 pounds and had a 10 1/2" beard.
I sat with my buddy for the next three days but he didn't have an opportunity to bag one.
We have a permit for our land that starts this next Wednesday. Not too many turkeys up here but a few have been gobbling. It's fun to just get out. Not much else to hunt in the spring.
Then it's time to get the boat ready for the guys coming up the week after next. Time to wet a line. First time for me since last June. We're hungry for some fish.

Dewey - The Bow Hunter???

I've got this good friend who I turned on to deer hunting almost 30 years ago. He now hunts most everything and is quite proficient. At any rate, he says he is indebted to me for starting him hunting and that his debt to me won't be repaid until I arrow a deer. There's only one problem....I've never shot a bow.
So, since I can't live with this hanging over my head, I've decided to learn to bow hunt. I didn't want to go out and spend a grand on equipment right away so I borrowed his old bow. We outfitted it with sights, I got arrows, a quiver and all that good stuff. Only cost me $183.00 so far so that wasn't too bad. Of course, I'll need more arrows but I'll cover that later in this story.
So, Monday he had me shoot at a target. I shot probably 60 arrows and didn't do too bad. I decided, however that I needed to shoot every day. Well, Tuesday, my shoulder was so sore I had to take the day off. Wednesday I had to get black dirt and lay paving stones. Then it rained. Thursday I had to give blood so that got me to this morning.....
Though it was windy as all get out, I had stalled long enough. I took my 6 arrows (remember that number) and set up my target. My first shot from 20 yards landed in the dirt in front of the target. I figured my sights were off so move 10 yards closer and fired the second arrow... do not know where that arrow went - still don't. I realized I had forgotten to use my peep sights, so muttering to myself I shot the rest of my arrows. I did pretty good with the 5 remaining arrows, pulled them out of the target and shot them again. I did real well. The next time I fired, the last arrow made a "thwock" sound. That sounded like arrow hitting the wood below the target and indeed that is what had happened. Though I was finally able to get the arrow out, the head was shot so I was down to 4 useable arrows. It was really getting windy but I decided to shoot again. After the first arrow hit the target, the wind blew my target over. I went out, picked up the target, pulled my arrow out and debated whether or not I should hang it up. I decided to shoot one last round...unfortunately. The first 3 arrows were a little low so I made a mental adjustment, aimed higher and fired. To my knowledge, that arrow is still flying. I looked and looked but to no avail. I did find a nice patch of daffodils and a pile of junk, but no arrows. So, I now have 4 arrows but only 3 heads....Gonna have to go buy more I guess as for some reason, I don't think I'm out of the woods with this bow hunting yet.
Next week it's time to hunt turkeys. Though you can legally shoot them with a bow, my trusty borrowed bow is staying home. It's time for the old Remington 1100....