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Well, I'm back from the Nebraska Turkey Hunt and many things to discuss about the trip. We will start with the success, as that was the main reason for the trip; 7 - Turkeys in 7 - Days!! William got 3 while his dad, Dennis harvested 4 (we used one tag from the Outfitter). All Merriam's were bruisers, none under 20lbs. Highlights from the trip include 3 - Harvests on film, a white albino hen turkey that has been seen but never documented until now, a turkey mating ritual (very rare to witness), a turkey fight, and three hunts in which we were directly under or in front of the turkey roost; one site had close to 50 birds in the trees no farther than 20 yards away in front of us! I also documented an annual cattle drive of 250 head that is driven about 7- miles to a new grazing location. Tie-in's here include the Outfitters relationship with McKay Ranch in which he has permission to hunt, etc.
I was impressed with Outdoor Adrenaline Guide Service which is made up of both Garrett & Lisa Bordsen, a husband/wife team. We had Gumbo one night made by Dennis, also enjoyed Buffalo Steaks & Burgers as well. Garrett goes out of his way to make sure you have a quality hunt and bag your limit of birds. Be far warned... you should be in shape and ready to tackle moderate hikes with both steady incline/declines; be ready for belly crawling in cow dung, creek hopping, cactus dodging, dealing with moderate heat (although this was not as bad as hunting in the south), as well as mosquito swatting! One thing is for sure, I have never seen so many and such a diverse number of insect life anywhere in my life! We also found a pair of matching 10-Point buck sheds not laying but 15 steps apart from one another... very rare to find both together. Topography was moderately rolling pasture lands in which the major crop is Alfalfa. Cottonwoods & Cedar trees domintated the sparse make-up of forestland which were generally in small patches scattered about or along creek banks.
All in all it was an outstanding trip with a high harvest success rate and several birds/harvests on film to share. I captured a total of 5-hours of non-stop turkey action. Plans are to edit into a documentary-style video for myself, Mr. Dennis & William Aucoin. I am looking forward to going back again next year with two people; if you would like to be in that number, contact me for further information!! Enjoy the slideshow below; just a sampling of my times there, as the majority of the time we were either hunting, eating or sleeping and that's it!