How were turkeys hunted long ago?
Turkey season starts for many soon, and I was wondering how turkeys were hunted long ago. Their eye sight and hearing are unimaginable, so stalking one seems impossible to me. And with their...
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i agree with mike on this subjest,as an avid turkey hunter for overy fifteen years now i know how diffcult it is to try and stalk a single beird yet alone a flock of them,nearly impossible.turkeys are...
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Starvation is a very real thing. Over 50 years ago it was even more real. No one that has never been hungry, not missed dinner hungry, but missed several days of eating, will resort to any method to...
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There's a saying here "Glad nepita.", roughly translated as: "Hunger asks no questions."
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I under stand where your coming from sailordad and today's game laws are sound and need to be fallowed as stated. The Previous post has it's merits. Hunger knows no law. Lets stay focused on the...
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It is quite possible to stalk within killing range of a wild turkey. Possible, but not exactly the easiest or the most effective method. I have on around a dozen occasions been able to get within...
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My good hunting buddy shot one off the ground this year with one of my custom longbows. He is able to call them in by mouth without a mouth caller. Hunts them spot and stalk sort of. Walks around...
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The one time I almost got in whollaping range of a turkey was an accident. (kindof) I was just walking up a wooded hill next to a field, with a friend and the silly thing jumped and squawked, and ran...
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@ Qbones: Yes, it is possible to find their roosting place when going into the wilderness at dusk, by listening to their calls, if you move slow and quiet. I've just stalked them, not hunted them. One...
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As mentioned earlier, hunting the roosts at night. Most Indian tribes did a lot of drives. In one account I read they quietly led their horses into the forest, mounted then loudly charged driving the...
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Osiyo hada, do you have a thread on how to make the wing bone call? Would be interesting knowing more about it. Wado.
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http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/16328/Turkey-Wing-Bone-Call-Buildalong?page=1 PP has a search function that works pretty well (just FYI for the folks who may not know).
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I have read several primitive methods of hunting turkeys. One was to dig a narrow ditch just wider than a turkey and deep enough so when it bends down to pick up a piece of corn, it's head is hidden....
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I have walked up on just a handful of turkeys. But I have stalked many. There is a big difference. As nofeap said you have to blend with your surroundings. Be the woods. I too love stalking during or...
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I'm not trying to be an asshole oogachooga but a putt is not a warning call. It is simply a communication/ location call used by hens. Its sort of a I'm over here. A sharp loud cluck is their usual...
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Spring snares work well on turkeys. Just be ready to fight when you get there because it usually doesn't break their neck and they are hoppin' mad!
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Ozark I believe you got that just backwards. A sharp loud putt is the noise they make for warning's. Keep studying grasshopper and some day you will figure them out. Mike Smyth
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oogaboogachiefwalkingdeer wrote:Ozark I believe you got that just backwards. A sharp loud putt is the noise they make for warning's. Keep studying grasshopper and some day you will figure them out....
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You are right myke. I've got it backwards. That is what I was taught. I see now that other folks call it differently. By the way I've got them figured out I was taught by my grandpa. He may not know...
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lol , yeah the old saying should be eyes like a turkey instead of a hawk ,, a couple of times I have just crossed paths with gobblers , had them to run right up to me , but they were kind of...
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