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If turkeys had a sense of smell like a deer, they'd be nearly impossible to take. However, yes they are usually taken on the ground after being called in. Anyone who thinks that is not a sporting proposition is mistaken...Geo

Congrats on getting a turkey with your Fox! I love that these old guns are still out in the field living the lives they were intended for 100+/- years ago!

In my experience there aren't too many other North American game animals more difficult to bag than a darned old Tom turkey! I've had days when those dang birds have left me frustrated and in complete awe of their ability to sense movement or something out of place and escape danger!

I can say that from seeing how these Tom's were such horny bastards , they had other things on their mind than me.
I didnt realize how BIG these guys are! an amazing animal to be sure.

As for our friend across the pond, I can very much agree with and understand his thinking. No other bird would I shoot on the ground but this is a different quarry all together. Indeed a strange phenom considering that turkey are indeed flying creatures.

I think it's very interesting. Maybe one day I'll get the chance to come over and shoot wild turkey! Sounds different and interesting and dare I say it..fun..

T

I'd consider swapping you a turkey hunt for a driven grouse butt for a day. Nay, I'll swap you a weeks' turkey hunting for a driven grouse butt for a day!

Stan

Can offer duck shooting this season at the farm.

T

Congratulations. I'm glad somebody is taking these things. They're overrunning my good quail and deer habitat and there's not enough taken each year in my areas.

In our part of the country, turkeys are considered "big game" as far as licensing goes. They fly primarily to roost in tall trees and to escape danger or cross rivers. Other than the above, they mostly walk or run. Shooting one in flight is to risk wounding and losing a great bird; they often can take body shots and escape only to die some distance away. It's hard to resist taking a shot at a flushing turkey, but the better practice is to avoid doing it. I have done it and regretted it. Years ago, a buddy got cocky with a large tom in front of him. He had the gun on the bird's head and said "you're a dead bird". The alert bird burst off the ground like a quail, hit top speed in a few wingbeats and flew up vertically as fast as a quail. My buddy got the bird on the third shot as it just about topped a Georgia pine. He hasn't repeated that mistake again.

I think they're going to have to do something to deal with overpopulation in some areas. They've become invasive.

Well Chuck, I'm doing my part down here in Georgia, the best I can. I think hOjO is dealing with'em in Tennesee on a regular basis.

Of course the Wild Turkey is native down here, so we don't consider them to be invasive at all. I grew up without Turkey or Deer either one being a part of the hunting scene; thier return has been one one the great miracles of game management in the Southeast. Far as I'm concerned though, they can let it go with the Bear and the Panther restoration. I just wish the guys with the DNR could figure out how to bring back the wild Quail. Now that would be an INVASION!...Geo