K I've been hunting turkey for 40+ years and have killed my fair share in jeans and flannel shirts. I perfer to find natural ground cover ie: a blow down, stone wall or clump of trees but if I need to use my "sheet of camo" I have no problem doing so. What I do have a problem with is people who are so opinionated about the way other people hunt. To each his own.
Well stated. We are all a little opinionated ,but I agree with this person. Some of the opinions given here about turkey hunting are posted in a manner that says to others; " you are not a real hunter if you don't agree with my opinion". There are as many different styles of hunting as there are different types of hunters. Try not to look down on someone else's style of hunting as long as it is legal where they hunt. If we don't all stand united ,together then we will not win the fight against the Anti's. Hunting is hunting ! I do it my way and you probably do it your way, that doesn't mean we aren't both good hunters. How many of you have read Turpin's book when he descibes wiggling a can on the end of a stick to lure in a tom Where would this fit in with your hunting style? Point is , We must all get along in our pursuit of the wild turkey. Don't let your opinions shadow any one else's style of hunting, please. With that said, Bring on the gobbles !!
The more you water hunting down and the easier you make it the more ammo you are giving to the Anti's. How do you think we are portrayed when the general public flips on the tv and sees a guy hidden in his blind, gobbler marching in oblivious to his surroundings, locked on a strutting decoy and then getting blasted after giving the decoy a good stomping for 5 minutes? I don't see it protraying it us in any sort of a positive light and I have no problem voicing that.
gheeeeeeeezzzz ... might you be voicing it in the wrong arena - what difference is it going to possibly make here - other than this
"dead horse" counterproductive thread ...
I'd love to see the e-mails, letters, anything at all, that's being sent to the ones that need to hear & see it -
the TV & video hunters - & the lawmakers ...
Where's your correspondance to Bill Jordan, Toxey Haas, Will Primos, The Drury Brothers, Knight & Hale, H.S.Strut, ect., ect., ect. ....................
Where's your correspondence voicing your concerns to your state rep & congressman, & your state's Wildlife Dept. --- to my state rep & congressman, & my state's Wildlife Dept --- to all the state's reps & congressman, & all the state's Wildlife Dept.s ...
...
sorta' pretty typical - go after the sheep, & stay away from the wolves ...
Stupid thing here is, we got the sheep going against the sheep ...
... but apparently, some of us seem to like that ...
