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Turkey....geez!
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11/19/15 10:38 PM
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Deerhunter61
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In all my years of deer hunting I've seen turkey once...and then I got on this lease in August. I was told there were turkey here. Which is awesome but can you ever have too much of a good thing? If you can then I'm thinking we have too many turkeys. This mornings hunt I stopped counting at 30 and these were at one feeder! Then I saw three other groups! And the biggest problem is they overwhelm the deer and they leave in a hurry!
They're fun to see and I think they're beautiful but I wish we didn't have this many.
Mel
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6039454
11/19/15 11:28 PM
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8pointdrop
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Turkey are not a good thing. They rank right there with coons to me. Sorry if that offends Turkey hunters, but I call them corn buzzards.
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 12:44 AM
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elkhunter7x6
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Hunting turkeys in the spring with calls is way more fun to me than spending countless hours watching over a pile of corn and having target practice on a deer.
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 02:01 AM
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stxranchman
Obie Juan Kenobi
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Corn buzzards are a PITA. I shoot what I have tags for every fall to run them off. Usually get one shot per season and they are gone till spring.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: stxranchman]
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11/20/15 02:08 AM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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Corn buzzards are a PITA. I shoot what I have tags for every fall to run them off. Usually get one shot per season and they are gone till spring. You're lucky. Ours will be back that afternoon
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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11/20/15 02:09 AM
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stxranchman
Obie Juan Kenobi
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Corn buzzards are a PITA. I shoot what I have tags for every fall to run them off. Usually get one shot per season and they are gone till spring. You're lucky. Ours will be back that afternoon Rifle makes much more noise than a bow
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 02:38 AM
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Deerhunter61
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I shot one, in the neck, and they scattered for a moment and then went right back to feeding on the corn...
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 07:33 AM
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Toxarch
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One morning I saw a bunch of turkey coming out of the roost. I figured it there was a bearded one, I would shoot it. I counted 75 hens flying out of the roost and zero gobblers. And that was just one roost, there were at least 3 different groups of hens on the ranch. Another day I counted 13 gobblers that walked right by the stand. I've seen turkey chase deer off. Gets a little annoying during deer season but the gobblers are fun to call up in the Spring.
It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.
� Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 12:47 PM
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rickym
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Talk to your lease manager and LO about possibly selling some cheap turkey hunts this coming spring to help control the numbers.
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 02:27 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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I love hunting Turkeys in the Spring.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 07:32 PM
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BenBob
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In all my years of deer hunting I've seen turkey once...and then I got on this lease in August. I was told there were turkey here. Which is awesome but can you ever have too much of a good thing? If you can then I'm thinking we have too many turkeys. This mornings hunt I stopped counting at 30 and these were at one feeder! Then I saw three other groups! And the biggest problem is they overwhelm the deer and they leave in a hurry!
They're fun to see and I think they're beautiful but I wish we didn't have this many.
Mel I feel the same way. Pricing is as follows: 1 turkey---$500/turkey 2 turkeys--$200/turkey 3 turkeys--$100/turkey 4 turkeys--$25/turkey
Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 07:42 PM
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rickym
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If those were actual prices we will take 8
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6040932
11/20/15 09:00 PM
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Triplesnake
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There is plenty of room for the turkeys as far as I'm concerned......right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy!
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: elkhunter7x6]
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11/20/15 10:14 PM
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TurkeyHunter
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Hunting turkeys in the spring with calls is way more fun to me than spending countless hours watching over a pile of corn and having target practice on a deer.
To be determined
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: rickym]
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11/20/15 10:18 PM
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TurkeyHunter
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Talk to your lease manager and LO about possibly selling some cheap turkey hunts this coming spring to help control the numbers. I'm a responsible steward of the land. Only hunt with my daughter nowadays. We are looking for a new similar situation for Spring 2016 because our turkey place got sold by the owner. From this past Spring season.
To be determined
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/20/15 10:37 PM
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wbpc
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Looking for a place to take my son this year. PM me if any of you are interested in getting rid of some of those turkeys. I will gladly pay a daily fee for letting us hunt.
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[Re: wbpc]
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11/20/15 10:57 PM
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rickym
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Looking for a place to take my son this year. PM me if any of you are interested in getting rid of some of those turkeys. I will gladly pay a daily fee for letting us hunt. As will I if the opportunity is available. Looking to take my wife for her first turkey hunt.
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/21/15 01:48 AM
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Erathkid
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TurkeyHunter. What happened to that birds head?
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Erathkid]
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11/21/15 02:32 AM
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TurkeyHunter
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TurkeyHunter. What happened to that birds head? It was kind of rough looking since it came in close so it was not appropriate to show. The head was folded around to the side.
To be determined
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6041401
11/21/15 02:51 AM
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rickym
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We like to see that stuff!
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6044792
11/23/15 02:47 PM
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HS2
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Bird Dog
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What counties are yall seeing the turkeys?
Podcast: Reasoning Through the Bible ReasoningThroughTheBible.com
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6045375
11/23/15 06:58 PM
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BenBob
THF Trophy Hunter
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PM me if you want to do some spring turkey hunting for a fee.
Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6045398
11/23/15 07:10 PM
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BarneyWho
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I'd be happy to help with this turkey problem. I normally charge a fee, but I could probably be talked into do it for free just this once.
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Re: Turkey....geez!
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6045578
11/23/15 08:43 PM
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SniperRAB
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Hate Corn Buzzards
But they taste good
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