Protecting turkeys from unsafe and amateur hunters

[ams3651]

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I wasnt sure how long the season went, I ment to make the point that many hunters from out of town or those who just dont care would see it as fair game. I didnt mean to sound like that was my opinion. My dad has had boards with nails sticking up mysteriously get misplaced at the edge of the property. I would be a real shame if someone steped on them. "But the sign said No Tresspassing...."

 

[Badhbh]

Shoot back.
Aim for the rear.

/facetious

Poachers disgust me.

 

[silkiechicken]

That's all just sad.

How about painting the turkeys bright colors as suggested and then putting on a bright orange vest. On this vest attach in large letters their name, even if they don't really have one, and a tag saying that the bird is a pet and if found, please return to your address. In addition, add a note that says that because this bird is a pet, it is also equipped with an intramuscular ID homing chip (doesn't really exist as they are sub cutaneous or external) and is tracked via a computer to ensure they do not exceed their daily ranges. Then, give them fancy Velcro leg bands with hearts on them.

Wonder if that would make them less obvious?

Safest thing seems to lock them up since there are crazies out there.

 

[ivan3]

Safe? Even if penned, it is sometimes iffy. Year before last we watched as three well-accoutered `hunters' walked into our yard from the woods and circled the pens twice. They were standing outside of the turkey pen gate when I walked up on them. For all the fancy outfitting their expressions reminded me of rubes at a `pay-to-fish' pond!

The property is posted, and now the turkey pen is posted as well.

Lockdown your turkeys (if you hear firing through the woods - a few shots from a large caliber weapon discharged into the middle ground in the direction of the offenders - gives them pause. If the firing is close scream `I've been hit' at the top of your lungs, this will slow them down very quickly - social engineering is a good thing

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Safe turkeys:

 

[wilds of pa]

Im sure its legal to shoot turkeys off a roost here in pa. dont recall every reading anything against it.
However, thats if you can get close enough to them them on the roost.

Now here you can shoot a half hour before sunrise. But you still need to see the beard before taking the shot during spring gobbler..

remember not all hunters are bad. there's always a bad apple in the bunch..this goes for any sport or what have you..



charlie

Pic of Elmer 1 of Our wild eastern tom's

 

[silkieluver_07]

This is our pet eastern wild turkey larry. I will upload a pic of him with his tail spray painted.

This is an eastern wild albino hen. She came in during mating season to our tom, Larry. (above)

 

[ivan3]

Those are some good looking turks (the albino has got to be a very rare girl). Sad that they must be transformed from handsome/beautiful to gaudily fluorescent...

 

[LinckHillPoultry]

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Dont worry. It comes off.

Its to protect the birds so they will have more time to be handsome/beautiful

 

[ivan3]

LinckHillPoultry wrote:

Dont worry. It comes off.

I was commenting on the necessity for, rather than the longevity of...

If our guys get to sparring too much we'll be relying on the inadvertant `dingy' camouflage, i.e., Pine Tar