WEEKEND LONGBEARDS: PUBLIC LAND ROADTRIPS
April is upon us and along with baseball, flowers and showers comes possibly the greatest gift of the year.... and that is turkey season. But April is a busy month in the construction industry and coaching high school baseball full-time does not make things any easier on an addicted turkey hunter. The occasional weekend, and specifically Sundays, will be my time to get my fix of running up and down hills chasing gobbling turkeys. For example, a last minute trip to Tennessee is in line for the weekend of April 4 and 5 and I will be getting to spend Easter morning with God up on the top of a hardwood ridge listening to the woods come to life. Online scouting and extensive research is the key to maximizing 2-4 day trips in spots that you have not had time to scout or check out in person. After Tennessee, we will be chasing Maryland gobblers throughout the state and continuing to scout weekday mornings back home in PA (PA and NY do not open until May 1). Most of our early season Maryland weekends will consist of taking off Friday night after work/ practice and hunting Saturday (I will not be able to do this as we have high school practice on Saturday mornings almost all month, so I will be joining the boys on Saturday afternoons most of the month) and Sunday then heading back home Sunday afternoon/ evening. It is certainly a grind but there are sacrifices that must be made to fulfill an addiction. These are sacrifices that only a true turkey hunter would know and although we cover many miles to enjoy the bird we love, it never really feels like we are far from home.
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