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Good hooks, Gil. And a good commentary, too.

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One hung up on me yesterday afternoon. Those "special" strings; Bass Pro or Macks Prairie Wings? Don't hold out on a buddy...Geo

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Geo, the "string they come in on", one end is usually tied to the "key to success" which you hold. I will pm where I get mine. If everyone had one of those strings they'd be spider webbing the woods....

The oral history of the location where I shot the bird is that during the Civil War, locals hid their cattle and valuables in the swamp to protect them form plunder by Hazen's Division of Sherman's Right Wing as the marched through Georgia to the sea. The open swamp is surrounded by titi (pronounced "tie-tie") shrubs ("hells") which can grow 20' feet tall, often laced with cat claw briers and are almost impenetrable to move through. I know a few ways into it, but they still present challenges. I've hacked paths through it, but vegetation takes over quickly between seasons. I almost went into one of those areas yesterday, looked at the entry point and drove on. Even on a good day they can be challenging. I had flashbacks of getting cut up, losing calls, Thermocells, a compass, etc. moving through that crap. One time my feet didn't touch the ground for 10 yards as I moved from branch to branch moving towards a bird on the other side. All I had to show for that adventure was a lost box call.
Glad I took the path of least resistance yesterday and showed up where I ultimately went. 99% of my success was just showing up where I did. Makes up for some of the birds that put me through the wringer without success. Gil

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I cannot understand why a seasoned, veteran turkey hunter with numerous, sometimes gluttonous, kills under his belt over many years in the Spring woods would lower himself to using a dummy device ("decoy", yeah right) to kill a wild turkey gobbler just to satisfy a blood lust, instead of woodsmanship, strategy (where you park your ass), and skilled, timely use of various calls to bring him in close for a clean, honorable kill. Some of it is laziness, but The Ego is a powerful thing...pitiful. And please don't respond trying to justify it.
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John, who you talking about? If me, I don't use decoys. However, some do for justifiable reasons such as mobility issues. I know a man who killed a turkey when he was in his late 90's which he wouldn't have been able to do if he had to "run and gun".

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I guess I didn't understand what the "string" you described was for, Gil. Thought it for manipulating a dummy bird. Didn't think you had reduced yourself to that level anyway. And the scenario you mention about mobility/disability is certainly legit, though I do believe there comes a time in one's life when a man has to admit there are some things he just cannot do anymore...
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Originally Posted By: GLS
Geo, the "string they come in on", one end is usually tied to the "key to success" which you hold. I will pm where I get mine. If everyone had one of those strings they'd be spider webbing the woods....

The oral history of the location where I shot the bird is that during the Civil War, locals hid their cattle and valuables in the swamp to protect them form plunder by Hazen's Division of Sherman's Right Wing as the marched through Georgia to the sea. The open swamp is surrounded by titi (pronounced "tie-tie") shrubs ("hells") which can grow 20' feet tall, often laced with cat claw briers and are almost impenetrable to move through. I know a few ways into it, but they still present challenges. I've hacked paths through it, but vegetation takes over quickly between seasons. I almost went into one of those areas yesterday, looked at the entry point and drove on. Even on a good day they can be challenging. I had flashbacks of getting cut up, losing calls, Thermocells, a compass, etc. moving through that crap. One time my feet didn't touch the ground for 10 yards as I moved from branch to branch moving towards a bird on the other side. All I had to show for that adventure was a lost box call.
Glad I took the path of least resistance yesterday and showed up where I ultimately went. 99% of my success was just showing up where I did. Makes up for some of the birds that put me through the wringer without success. Gil


Hunters in other parts of the country than the Deep South cannot know what it's like to negotiate the terrain you just described, Gil. I've done it, and it takes most of the fun out.
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Originally Posted By: John Roberts
I guess I didn't understand what the "string" you described was for, Gil. Thought it for manipulating a dummy bird. Didn't think you had reduced yourself to that level anyway. And the scenario you mention about mobility/disability is certainly legit, though I do believe there comes a time in one's life when a man has to admit there are some things he just cannot do anymore...
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John, I was poking fun at the hook and bullet magazine accounts of birds "coming in on a string" and other tales of their "keys to success" being xyz call, Real Tree, Dead Tree Camo, etc. Gil

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It would be nice if JR could find a sense of humor to purchase. If outright purchase is too much, perhaps one might be put on lay-away...Geo

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I'd chip in to help with the purchase.


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