turkey opinions

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[favoritekitty]

Well, yes, I would say thats all BS. Except for the apple analogy. Thats a little silly.

Im allowed to say thats bull because I dont eat critters, vortec. Im an herbivore

I just squeeze roosters. Please dont send anymore my way, though!

I just dont think its fair to attract them and then kill them. I believe its already unfair that you get to hunt them down with a high powered gun when all they have are legs.

Last time I was part of a "sport" was when we had two, evenly matched teams, vortec.

(Steve, am I going to get yelled at?

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[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[vortec]

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LoL! Definitely use a 12 gauge 3 inch #5 shot, winchester supremes but they are not the high power velocity, they are just standard vel. I guess thats okay eh, favoritekitty?

Now do you have an opinion on turkeys or are you going to continue to try to get my thread off the original topic?

 

[favoritekitty]

Um?

A velocity whatter what?

I dont really know anything you just said.

Well, except for Favorite Kitty part. Thats it.

But, no, that isnt ok vortec! If you used a bow and arrow I might think youre buff, but not a gun

And, turkeys. I loooove turkeys. Just not on a plate!


(I'll go away now, vortec. I can hear you swearing.)

 

[pokey]

would you need eastern wild type turkeys to attract wild turkeys, or does any turkey call/ breed attract them? we want to add turkeys to our property for pleasure( maybe hunting ), so we were wondering if domestic turkey calls attract wild ones.

 

[vortec]

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Yeah, I figured you would eventually either say something beneficial to the topic or stop posting

lol, Your right, you sure don't know what you are talking about. There is no bow season on turkeys. Is it alright to say- DUH, up hear

I will now try to progress this topic-AGAIN.

I am not sure that it has to be eastern wild turkeys to attract wild ones but I have heard that poultry of any kind attracts them to an extent. I am hoping that maybe the wild birds hearing the gobbles and purring of the domestics will be attracted to the area. I have my fingers crossed anyway. This would be great, as when you turkey hunt, you have to get in the woods before sun up which means 5-6am, so having to drive to other land means more time and less sleep. If I could get them on my land, I could have a lot laxer schedule and also could scout the land and leave my decoys. All sorts of pros to drawing them in, so I'm hoping this strategy might work.

vortec

 

[LoveMyBirds]

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I live in middle of turkey area and throw feed out for my animals (cough, cough)

this also brings turkeys in IF YOU DO NOT have dogs , cats around.

But in my case I really have to watch or my turkeys will chase the wild ones and be gone before I get out the door..

(catch me if you)

So it's darn if you do and darn if you don't situation...

 

[firedove]

As a hunter myself I am all for hunting, but I do have to say that baiting for hunting isn't that sporting, but then I am really for fair chase hunting. The same reason I won't hunt on a game ranch.

HOWEVER, we are all entitled to hunt as we see fit as long as we follow the rules set forth by our respective states. I'm pretty sure in my state it is legal to bait on your own property, but I wouldn't do it. To each their own.

If you are looking to hunt just for the meal then it really doesn't matter how sporting you are as long as you don't break the law. If you want to hunt for a meal and the challenge of true hunting then it's different.

If I want a deer JUST to eat it I will buy a red deer and raise it for slaughter like I would any other livestock. I hunt whitetails because it is a challenge to learn where they will be and get to them undetected with time to draw a bead on them. Oh, and they taste really good. I feel the same way about turkeys, if I just want to eat a turkey I will buy one and raise it. Hunting turkeys is a particularly hard challenge since wild turkeys are very alert and have a sense for when things just aren't right. Once you know what you are doing it's not as hard, but it is always a challenge. All that UNLESS you are shooting them over bait (or someone else's bird feeder) in which case they might as well be turkeys you hand raised.

My only other point on the topic is I do feel differently about baiting then I feel about creating feed lots, since creating and maintaining the proper environment to attract natural wildlife is difficult in and of itself.

As for turkeys and personalities, I just have 1, a royal palm, and he is absolutely gorgeous and sweet. I do not plan to eat him since I bought him more as eye candy and to help keep hawks away from my chickens. I'm told that the midget whites and bourbon reds make the best eating turkeys.

ETA: There is a lot that goes into hunting that gives the animals a high advantage in most cases despite the weapons we use and if it weren't for hunters the country wouldn't have the healthy populations that it has. Hunting is a necessary part of wildlife management in this country.

OH, 1 more thing. Sometimes if you shoot a turkey that has been lured in by artificial means the other turkeys realize the ruse and never come back to that bait. A friend down in MA had turkeys that went in her yard every spring to eat the seed they scattered for them. A very inconsiderate (and in this case law breaking) hunter stopped on the road and shot one of the toms. It's been 5 years, the wilds never came back to their yard again despite the seed still being put out.

 

[pdpatch]

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Adding domestic turkeys will not attract wild turkeys, usually you need to add the correct vegitation and possible alter the habitat.

You need areas of ground cover, opens area with wide bladed grass, or grasses that most people call weeds, an assortment of legumes. The trees need to be open enough so they can roost in them.

Even then a wild turkey's range will be several miles, from where ever they have there "base".

Tom