I’ve taken many turkeys in my lite. The Merriams are by far the prettiest. Hunting Merriams out west and seeing them fan and strut never gets old.
This was the group of birds on my archery hunt a few days ago. ❤️❤️❤️
16 mature toms in all 😊.
Shot this Merriam yesterday in South Dakota. Most “true” Merriam birds are in the Pine Ridge area of Nebraska, Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming also Montana and Idaho. Im probably missing a few places. Lots of hybrids in central Nebraska. I didn’t know Arizona had Merriam birds. I thought...
Just did a quick check of regulations: grizzly or brown bear. You only need to pack out the hide and skull anytime during the year. Black bear… hide, skull and meat , January to June otherwise only hide and skull.
into summer the meat is not tasty and may be parasite infected.
Alaska regs. are different. Before a certain date the meat must be taken. After a certain date the taking of the meat is not necessary. I hunted black bear in Alaska and was aware of the regulations. I believe the date for black bear, where I was… May 30th.
Also, most will take the backstraps...
Iowa state fan here: there are STUPID people on ALL forums that say stupid stuff (including here). Congratulations to Iowa on the fine run and the quality of ball that they are playing.