Re: turkeys!!!
[Re: Hunting G]
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04/18/18 01:00 PM
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Season starts on Saturday. Can’t wait to get out.
Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
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Re: turkeys!!!
[Re: Hunting G]
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04/18/18 01:38 PM
04/18/18 01:38 PM
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Plum Billy
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I wish we had turkey up here. But I suppose as much as I want to hunt turkey, and deer, and elk, you guys want to hunt Dall Sheep, and Moose, and Caribou. Good Luck to all hunting!
Life is hard; but it is harder if you are stupid.
John Wayne
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Re: turkeys!!!
[Re: Hunting G]
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04/18/18 06:42 PM
04/18/18 06:42 PM
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Plum Billy
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LOL Possum. I know what you mean. For example on occasion I will go grouse hunting, and not see a thing. Then the next day I will be driving my car to work and there will be one right there in the middle of the road pecking the gravel. Actually funny story about Ptarmigan(similar to grouse) and a town AK, goes like this: The Town of Chicken was once the mining hub for the Fortymile district. In 1886, ten years before the Klondike Gold Rush, gold was discovered on Franklin Creek and the community of Chicken was founded.In the late 1800's, early miners traveled far in search of gold. Food was sometimes scarce, but a particular area near the South Fork of the 40-Mile River was abundant in Ptarmigan, now the state bird which bears a resemblance to a chicken. The miners kept themselves alive with the help of the Ptarmigan (if you consider being eaten as helping.)
As the story goes, the miners wanted to name the town 'Ptarmigan' after the bird which is common in the area, and had helped them through the hard times. Unfortunately, people couldn't agree on how to spell it! They also didn't want to be ridiculed for misspelling the town name. Finally they settled with the easier name of Chicken. The name stuck and so has the community, despite an up-and-down history of mining in the Fortymile district. This is a true story and is on the city's web page(You can see they have smartened up a bit). But I digress; back to turkeys! Just out of curiosity, having never hunted turkey, how do you typically hunt them? I imagine they are similar to other birds, kind of like our ptarmigan.
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Life is hard; but it is harder if you are stupid.
John Wayne
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Re: turkeys!!!
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04/18/18 08:43 PM
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Plum Billy
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That is awesome! I completely agree with you, the time out in the woods is worth it, especially is you have the excuse of hunting, trapping or fishing.
Life is hard; but it is harder if you are stupid.
John Wayne
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Re: turkeys!!!
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04/21/18 09:56 AM
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I went out too. Congrats on the jake Pa k9 trapper. I had a nice tom hang up at 70 yards. He was coming in to the decoys when a hen popped up to our left. He chose her over the decoys and followed her instead lol. Oh well maybe next time
Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
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Re: turkeys!!!
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04/24/18 07:34 PM
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Went out last Saturday and called one. Got it to gobble like he had a thousand hens coming to him. When we went to get ready to shoot he stopped. I don't know if he got spooked or got disinterested. Can't wait for Saturday to come!!!
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Re: turkeys!!!
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04/28/18 07:56 AM
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We had one come in this morning full strut all the way. As soon as he saw the jake decoy with a hen he started to charge. I took the shot at 12 yards and dropped him. He had 2 beards, one that was 11 1/4 and one that was 8 1/4. I’ve been thinking about getting him mounted lol. Anybody else been out?
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Re: turkeys!!!
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04/28/18 03:54 PM
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robert.d12
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Got this today! Nice bird! Season opens Tuesday here, can't wait!
The beauty of the second amendment is it wont be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
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