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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Tecomate Strut Report - TEXAS - March 18 - 22nd

Brush Country Rio’s of South Texas are fired up! This tripled bearded 4 year old came on the run, straight off his roost the first morning. 10.5”, 6.5” and 6” beards. Great sharp curved spurs. And I heard several other gobblers in the distance. Weather was great the first morning, March 16th, cool and clear. Sunday morning warm but good as well with several gobblers sounding off before daylight and throughout the morning. Lots of hens but lots of gobblers too. So when the hens cut us off we simply moved on to the next willing participant. I came close on more gobblers Sunday morning but no shot. Gobblers were responsive and coming to calls all morning.

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Posted by David Shashy on 03/21 at 10:54 AM
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tecomate Strut Report – FLORIDA – March 18 – 22nd

The Osceola turkey season opened March 16th here at Tall Tine Outfitters and our hunters have enjoyed 100% success with 11 gobblers having already hit the ground. Despite cool temperatures, the gobblers are responding well to calls and are readily coming into the decoy sets. Great hatches in the previous few years has resulted in an abundance of mature birds which in turn has increased competition for receptive hens. Gobblers and hens are still bunched so as the season progresses and nesting begins it is only going to get better.

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Posted by Ted Jaycox on 03/20 at 11:07 AM
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Monday, March 18, 2013

Tecomate Strut Report – MISSISSIPPI – March 18 – 22nd

Turkey season is here for many of the southern states across the Tecomate Nation. One of those states that opened this past Friday was my home state of Mississippi. We had 5 hunters in camp for opening week.  Everyone agreed that “Rutting” gobbler activity was slow this weekend with only three of us actually hearing gobbling birds. However, our success was excellent with 7 gobblers being taken Friday through today. Hard hunting and good intel from our Reconyx cameras helped us be successful. There is so much emphasis put on game cameras for deer hunting. I believe game cameras can be just as effective on turkeys if not more effective. Here is a pick of my kill this weekend with my trusty 12 Gauge Remington 870 Super Magnum. 

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Posted by Mark Newell on 03/18 at 03:48 PM
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Traditions Muzzleloader Whitetails - Extreme Wildlife Adventures and Larry Ellis

On Monday November 5, 2012, Tecomate Pro Staffer Duncan Dobie and I returned to our homes from our Traditions Muzzleloader whitetail hunt with Larry Ellis of Extreme Wildlife Adventures in the Oklahoma panhandle. True to the name of Larry`s outfit this was an exciting adventure to say the least.

As Tecomate videographer Matt Carmen and I were en route to Freedom Oklahoma from Denver, Colorado the day before our three day trophy whitetail hunt, we received word from Larry that a big mature 12-pointer with a double main beam and extra points had been showing up daily at one of his trail cams. My first thought was that one of us, Duncan Dobie or myself, was in for a quick easy hunt for known bruiser that was patterned. Heck, one of us might even be finished the first morning if Larry`s trail cam photos were any indication. But as is often the case with big mature whitetail bucks, that isn’t how the story goes. Big whitetails are masters of transforming confidence to hopelessness. Duncan would be the hunter on the hot-seat for this hunt. Duncan would hunt the big 12 at the buck`s most frequented known hang out.

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Posted by David Shashy on 03/18 at 11:40 AM
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Monday, March 11, 2013

What is EHD/Blue Tongue?

Last fall I returned from a deer hunt in SW North Dakota where we were filming for Bucks of Tecomate. The location I was hunting had been hit the year before by Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) and unknown to me I was going to be in for a crash course in what this fatal disease is. Although many people refer to EHD as Blue Tongue, it’s important to realize these two diseases are anti-genetically different. Very similar clinical signs but truly classified differently.

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Posted by Terry Sedivec on 03/11 at 11:22 AM
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Monday, March 04, 2013

See What You’ve Been Missing: My Leupold Optics and Reconyx Game Camera

I have a picture with my little girl, Anna Grace with a turkey and me I harvested this past spring. She is holding the beard of the gobbler, but it is the beautiful smile on her face that makes this moment in time very special to her daddy. Being able to share my passion for hunting and the outdoors with this little two-year-old is priceless. However, it is not just about the turkey moment we shared on that spring morning, it was being able to share any moment with my “precious one.” You see the slogan or catch phrase for Reconyx is, “See What You’ve Been Missing.” Every minute that I am away from my family for work or while on a hunting trip I cannot help but ask myself, “What precious moments am I missing at home today?” This is why all of us should be more motivated to make more time each day and each year to spend with our families. 

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Posted by Mark Newell on 03/04 at 02:05 PM
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Monday, February 25, 2013

Peace River British Columbia: A Wilderness Whitetail Hunt

The bitter, subzero temperatures of British Columbia were unlike anything I have ever experienced on a whitetail hunt.  This was a true test for the equipment that I was relying on so heavily.  It was Yeti Cooler COLD!  The Remington Model 700 7mm Ultra Mag topped off with a Leupold scope performed flawlessly every time I called on it during this trip.  From the rifle range after three back-to-back flights to the kill shot on a 165-inch whitetail to the 200-yard poke it put on a coyote, I couldn’t ask for a more reliable rifle/scope combination.  Two thumbs up!

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Posted by Jason Snavely on 02/25 at 01:19 PM
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Monday, February 18, 2013

My Wyoming Buck

I saw this buck occasionally over the last few fall months in 2012, but could never get him on the trail cameras to get a real good look at him. I did get a quick look at him on one occasion but he didn’t stay around long enough for me to get a shot. I had seen and rattled in a few other deer but he was definitely the stud of the area.

The rut was in full swing here in Wyoming as I tried rattling and calling but could not get this guy to come in. So with the season winding down I had to do something drastic, and decided to pull out all the stops. I knew the buck was in the area chasing does and thought I would try a drag with some doe in heat. I put the urine on a cloth and drug it around my property hoping to get his attention. I started the drag early afternoon and after completing the drag I hung the rag in a tree about 3 to 3 ½ feet off the ground. 

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Posted by Jadee Kroeger on 02/18 at 01:00 PM
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