wild turkey

[kep-up]

Well now, I have lasted through the first year of my eighth decade of life. Starting the second one today. Spent most of the day in the forest in an attempt at scouting for wild turkeys. Turns out the only turkey was me.

[Chupaca]

That's hard to do on a spyder...try on foot...

[Bob Denman]

You know what they say:

Too much of this Wild Turkey:
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Will allow THIS Wild Turkey:


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To make a monkey of you!

[JerryB]

Hi kep-up,

Re: an attempt at scouting for wild turkeys

Better than a snipe hunt.

Jerry Baumchen

[PrairieSpyder]

Happy Birthday!

[mowin]

You know what they say:

Too much of this Wild Turkey:
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Will allow THIS Wild Turkey:


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To make a monkey of you!

Bob, believe it or not, I was scouting for turkeys one evening, and I fell asleep laying against a big old oak tree. A Tom walked within 10' of me and preceded to wake me up with a gobble. Not sure who was scared worse.

I got my revenge the next day though.

[acpd22]

When I get up in the morning there are about 30 or so in the front yard. This afternoon there were about 15 at the cemetery beside my house and one was dusting itself under a cedar tree.

[cuznjohn]

the old saying goes,,,,,,, it's tough to soar like a eagle,,,,, when you work with turkeys

[Tomline]

Up here in Maine we have more of them than we need,so if'n you want a few more I'd be glad to try and trap a few dozen and send them to you! We have a hunting season for them in late September I believe. I think they have it figured out though. Shortly before the season they wander all over the place & crossing roads & highways in groups & stand next to the roads & watch the traffic go by. The first day of hunting season, you have a hard time even getting a peek at one. There's a story about how dumb they are. Something like if they're caught in the rain they tip their head back trying to figure out what's going on & actually drownd. I just go to the local supermarket if I want one. Take Care!

[kep-up]

Bob, believe it or not, I was scouting for turkeys one evening, and I fell asleep laying against a big old oak tree. A Tom walked within 10' of me and preceded to wake me up with a gobble. Not sure who was scared worse.

I got my revenge the next day though.

Was your name Rip Van Winkle in a previous life?

[safecracker]

Sunday morning there was 22 Turkeys crossing my field all.in a line.

[Bob Denman]

Spring Turkey Season opens up here on May 1st...

[mowin]

Spring Turkey Season opens up here on May 1st...

I've got my nephew and his friend to take out during youth season. I can't believe how "turkey fever " sets in when I'm calling for a youngster. More so than when I'm calling for myself.

[Bob Denman]

No doubt: they're a real challenge...
Too many Fall seasons ago... I was up in my treestand waiting for some venison, when a big old turkey came my way...
I was my usual 30 feet up (almost too high to even be in range! ), and I had some decent cover below me: I THOUGHT that I was well-hidden.
I got the bow up (He was 15 yards out...)
He was pointed almost completely away from me... I figured that it was all over; except for the gravy!
As soon as I started to take up the tension on the bowstring: he was GONE!

Very tough to outsmart!

[cuznjohn]

when i had my house in Franklin NY, we had to scare the turkeys to get away from us, because there were so many of them. but i never hunted them.

[Bob Denman]

Normally if you shoot a couple of them (and EAT them! ); it gives the others a good reason to flee the area!

[kep-up]

Spring Turkey Season opens up here on May 1st...

April 29 in PA Gobblers only