REally enjoy hunting in the snow, an old hunter once told me "the worse the weather the better the hunting", I know for ducks this really applies. Wht do you think?

John L...send em my way!...My major problem with the snow is that the USFS keeps the one road closed that leads to some great Turkey area...Could't get in last spring...I am thinking about checking out a mountain range south of me ..but they get just as much snow...Those steep forest roads are hard..One good side the turkey in Colorado seem to "migrate" and follow the snow line back up the mountain..so snow can help narrow it down where they are at

Nice bird! Wish we had a late fall/winter season.

That's a good woman. Cute too

Reminds me of why I miss Kim!

I don't care too much for bird hunting... But I'm glad to see Kim Hiss back on the page -- and was sorry to see her go. The Huntress blog was maybe just a couple years ahead of its intended effectiveness, but congratulations to Kim who plowed the ground! And on her successful hunt!

I'm looking at 2 inches of snow in Ala-freaking-Bama of all places. It's our 4th snow of the year. Springtime, turkeys and bluegills can't get here fast enough for me.

Thats a nice looking bird with a nice looking lady. Here in md you have to go the west or the east to find the turkeys. Very few in the central part of the state. We get two gobblers for the spring and one hen for the fall. Hard to hunt them though, see deer during the fall turkey hunting and about 30 turkeys during the winter deer hunting. Hope to get one in the spring, good luck to all.

Nice looking bird, even nicer looking turkey hunter.

Cooper, I agree. Are we talking about bird or bourbon? Either way, I still agree.

In fact, I cannot rule her out as the same young lady who was photographed holding Baby Pritch.

Yeah, this beats the hell out of any booth babe photo. A real woman who's not just holding a gun, she just used it to kill the other thing she's holding. Nice work, Kim.

NorCal - you sure you're OK with this picture? She's too in shape...might make some young girls anorexic...

im going turkey hunting for the first time this spring, and i cant wait, i dot know if the snow will be gone or not, but i do love the snow, so either way im pumped.

JohnL We have the same thing in KS. Twenty years ago no birds now they are everywhere. Last fall while deer hunting I saw the biggest flock of turkeys ever. Field looked like it was full of crows until I looked with binocs. The farmer said he has counted as many as 200 from his tractor. The state still only allows 2 bearded birds or toms in the spring and 4 birds of any sex in the fall.

John L we've got it in Southern Illinois too! Talked to the recently retired CO here and he said they will be the next nuisance animal, kinda like the whitetail. I think DNR needs to really, REALLY concentrate on quail next. If they can make deer and turkeys such a success, surely quail will be a piece of cake! Great picture Phil. If more young ladies will take advantage of the opportunities offered by turkeys, it might make a dent in their numbers, plus it's going to increase their involvement in the conservation movement!

Turkey season opens here in mid April, if I can find private land to hunt I am taking my little girl, she will be three. She already enjoys riding in the truck and listening to turkey calls, the next step is to tie it to a hunt. Hopefully it is nice and warm for her.

Turkeys must eat like all of us.Looks like a roll of hay in the bsckground.Apparently ehren the harvest cut the grain,a lot of thr grsin hesdswer left in thr field,so old male tom figured this out when he got hungary snd went to the field sand scratched down under the snow to the seeds. Needless that was a mistake for Tom for a fine dinner for the young Lady.Apparently she;s a fine hunter and rather sit by the fire with all this dnow on the grond she went hunting. Some of us older hunters should take her advice.One thing I'd say for her,she has hunting in her blood. Great bird,will keep that in mind when out Turkey season comes around.I too am tired of the cold,snowy weather and ready for pretty,warmer days ahead,. Shot-um-straight and often

Thanks for the well wishes, Phil and everyone! That was my first turkey (after three previous bird-less hunts spanning about three years) and I couldn't be more proud. Brent Lawrence from the NWTF invited me on this hunt, and he was almost as excited as I was to see that bird on the ground -- it was a great morning. And a great Christmas dinner! I know I'm biased but this was the most tender, delicious turkey I've ever eaten. Here's hoping my good turkey luck spreads to everyone else this spring!

By the way, hunting in Nebraska for the first time reminded me of this great Ted Kooser poem, "So This Is Nebraska." (Former FSHuntress readers may remember the few other times I forced poetry on you!). Here' a link to a recording of him reading it--it's less than 2 minutes long. Give it a listen if you get a chance!

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/audioitem.html?id=601

Congrats on your first bird Kim! Wish you were still here penning you old Blog. Short sighted management...

I killed my first Merriam to complete my Grand Slam in the Montana Snow some years back. It was the first week of May!