I STARTED TALKING TO THIS GOBBLER AT SUNUP AND IT TOOK ME 2 HOURS TO GET HIM INTO RANGE(7 YARDS). HE CAME IN SILENT FROM BEHIND ME. HE WEIGHED 15 POUNDS AND HAD A 5 1/2 INCH BEARD. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT NYS ALLOWED THE USE OF HANDGUNS(SHOT SHELLS ONLY).
THIS WAS THE FINAL TURKEY(MERRIAM) THAT I TOOK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH THE KETTLE RIVER GUIDES/OUTFITTERS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY GUIDE, JAMIE YORK, WITHOUT WHOSE HELP I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THIS GOBBLER.
HUNTING THE HIGH COUNTRY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH THE KETTLE RIVER OUTFITTERS IS BREATH-TAKING. MY MERRIAM TURKEY HUNT THERE IN THE SPRING OF 2010 WAS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF MY MOST EXCITING HUNTS EVER. IF YOU ARE A TURKEY HUNTER YOU OWE IT TO YOUR SELF TO HUNT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA MERRIAM TURKEY. OR IF YOU TIME IT RIGHT YOU CAN HUNT A TURKEY AND A BEAR. BIRD AND BEAR HUNT - YOU CAN'T BEAT IT.
