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  1. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    let's be honest, anything in Hawaii is pretty awesome. But yeah I'm pretty excited about it.
  2. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    Heading out to do get to central Illinois at noon today. Gotta pick up my dad on the way. We are doing a semi-guided turkey hunt together tomorrow and Sunday. Really hope we both get a bird. Should be a good adventure. In other news, I took my bow into the shop to get a new set of strings and...
  3. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    True confession time, I am a complacent archer who doesn't practice as often as I could. When I first got a bow I shot a lot and I shot from all sorts of distances, even out to 50 yards. And I missed a lot of shots on deer... Then I shot my first deer and I had proof of concept that I could do...
  4. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    I knew this hunt was going to kick my butt and I was right. A lot of walking and big elevation changes added to early mornings and not early enough nights add up to me being real tired. It was ultimately unsuccessful in terms of shooting a turkey, but it was very successful in me learning more...
  5. TheBenHoyle

    Study: Hunters Die After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison

    I won't eat venison that comes from an animal that hasn't been tested. I just wish it was easier to get the tests done in a timely manner. Here in Illinois they do testing, but the whole testing regime is designed to be a source of data for the biologists and the hunter's interest in the safety...
  6. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    Side note, I boiled the shoulder blades and front and back upper leg bones from the buck I shot last fall. I ended up with 25 cups of stock. Used 4 cups in a venison stew and froze the rest. First time for the stew and first time for making stock. Pretty happy with both.
  7. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    So I had read online a bunch of people saying that it takes 30 days to get your exemption from Hunters Safety from the State of Hawaii, which you need in order to buy a license. I have about 2 months before we go the Big Island, so I wasn't really worried about the timing, but I just go my...
  8. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    Honestly, killing turkeys anywhere is a struggle for me, but I have taken one from public land before. So I at least know it can be done.
  9. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    It's just 6 days and counting until I get to go out after turkeys. I have an Illinois north zone second season tag for a state park that I hunted last year. I had run ins with turkeys last year and am looking forward to bringing one home this year. I am also bringing my buddy along. He hasn't...
  10. TheBenHoyle

    Ocellated Turkey - World Slam

    Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the story.
  11. TheBenHoyle

    2024 Turkey Season!

    make sure you share the story of the Ocellated hunt
  12. TheBenHoyle

    Not on Your Bucket List

    I have no interest in hunting Africa. No interest in high altitude sheep and goat hunting. Not sure they are officially off my bucket list but I don't lay awake at night trying to figure out how to make that hunt happen. I have limited enough time and other resources that I try to focus on...
  13. TheBenHoyle

    Hunting in Harmony?

    For the most part I try to be thoughtful in my planning and make it clear that my hunting will take a back seat to family. However, my wife is very resistant to doing things for herself, so I encourage her to pursue activities that she enjoys. When she is being good about that she can see that...
  14. TheBenHoyle

    Boom sticks are cool...but show off your bow!

    Here's my recurve bow. I credit it as the sole reason why I am a bow hunter today. My dad got it back in the late 60s from a friend in college who was making bows. As a little kid I was fascinated by this bow and always wanted to shoot it. When I finally got a house with a backyard in...
  15. TheBenHoyle

    2024 Turkey Season!

    I've got 3 tags in Illinois. One I will hunt with a buddy and one I will hunt with my dad and one I will hunt by myself. I'd love to go 3 for 3, but I'll be honest, I just want to be involved in at least 1 turkey flopping. It seems like I go about 4-5 years between harvesting a turkey.
  16. TheBenHoyle

    The Big Snip - How bad is it?

    Mine was super painless and not a big deal at all.
  17. TheBenHoyle

    NW CO to SE NM Barbary Sheep

    Way to go! Congratulations!
  18. TheBenHoyle

    Ben's semi-live 2024 hunt thread

    I just finalized my Spring 2024 turkey hunting plans. Unfortunately one of my weekends is going to be a little dicey because it is right after my daughter's birthday and she is also being confirmed in the church that Friday night. Hopefully I can get a couple good days of hunting in that season...
  19. TheBenHoyle

    NW CO to SE NM Barbary Sheep

    Congrats on the move. Good luck on the sheep hunt.
  20. TheBenHoyle

    Buying My First Big Game Hunting Rifle

    I have recently been thinking about this. I am more of an archery/shotgun hunter but I am thinking it might be nice to get a good rifle for predator hunting or possibly a rifle hunt in a western state. My dad has a nice .270 that I am sure I could borrow, but there is something about having...

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