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General Forum / Re: Name No States

Last post by Tom007 - Today at 12:19:58 PM

Great job Trent. It's a shame that's how some hunters operate. When she saw your truck, she should have yielded and moved on. When she hung around after she knew you were set up, that tells me she will never be an ethical hunter. Sad, great video though. Good luck this year, stay safe!

I wouldn't personally condemn her to quite that degree...yet. Hunting in the west most of my life, I can tell you that spring gobbler hunting has been slow to catch on and many hunters out here approach turkey hunting like they approach other big game hunting. Simply put, the ethic accepted by those of us that have been doing this a long time...which is to back out if someone else in there before us...has not fully developed among western turkey hunters as of yet. Not only that, but to a lot of westerners, turkey hunting is just a casual pastime...picking up a gun and going hunting just because it is a hunting season they can participate in during the spring. Knowledge of the sport and the established ethics of long-time turkey hunters isn't even in their vocabulary. 

Not only is that ethic still in its development phase out here, there are a couple of other complicating factors at play. The first is that Merriam's turkey populations in most places they exist are not uniformly dispersed across the landscape. The birds are often concentrated in specific areas with lots of dead space between them. The second factor is that Merriam's gobblers are much too willing to give away their locations. Those scattered gobblers are perfectly willing to let everybody know they are there...and as such, hunters tend to concentrate where they hear them, often coming from several different directions.

The result of all of the above is exactly what Trent...and many of us that live and hunt out here...must deal with on a somewhat regular basis. Hopefully, Trent spoke with Donna long enough to at least make her think about things...and maybe adjust her approach to spring gobbler hunting. However, there are a lot more "Donna's" out here in this part of the country.

Good points Jim, you know I respect and read almost all your posts, you are a tremendous wealth of turkey knowledge. However, I do not experience as much hunter pressure as many of us on the forum and have a different feeling on what I saw in Trent's video. First off, he saw the truck pull up in the dark, pull a short distance past  his, but still park too close to him. I believe she should have drove past at least a half mile or more to park. Second, he had to whistle, and flash his light to her in the dark. At that point, she should have left. 3rd, while he was working his Tom, she appeared to be "stalking" towards the strutter. Trent whistled her away again, but she looped back into his set-up. This to me is a bit much, this sport requires safe-space and common sense ethics while pursuing and calling in turkeys. Ethical buffers must be adhered to to make things safe, fun, and successful. This is just my feelings and how I play the game. I do know it is tough to navigate popular public lands, thus these guidelines regarding ethics are of paramount importance to all involved. It would be a good thing for Donna to join this great forum to learn from the great fraternity here. Lord knows I've learned so much from all of you, surely making me a better turkey hunter. Be safe, thanks for sharing Trent and Jim.

#32

Turkey Pot Call & Strikers Classifieds / Re: Scooter Pegg Pots

Last post by turkeyhunter99x - Today at 11:58:06 AM

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#33

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Lcmacd 58 - Today at 11:52:19 AM

Ahead

#34

Turkey Gun Sights & Optics / Re: Benelli thread diameter?

Last post by Gman - Today at 11:44:26 AM

I have seen the sights that are held on by 2 face tape and I was a little concerned that it would eventually get knocked off by a tree limb while walking.

The other concern is that my ventilated rib is NOT smooth on top, it has the machined tiny grooves. (not sure of the proper terminology) That might make the adhesion from the tape not grip as strong?

#35

TSS patterns etc.. / Re: Rossi tuffy 410

Last post by bwhana - Today at 11:37:26 AM

Browning TSS has patterned good thru my sons Tuffy using the factory choke and the turkeys it's killed haven't complained either.

Good point!  I have seen the browning loads perform well on several videos but have not tried them myself. Winchester actually makes the Browning ammo.

#36

Turkey Pot Call & Strikers Classifieds / Re: Brad Roberts Pots FS

Last post by NCSWAMPFOX - Today at 11:29:07 AM

Hey RTR, PM send your way

#37

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by zelmo1 - Today at 11:27:46 AM

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#38

Turkey Pot Call & Strikers Classifieds / Re: Pot call clean out....New ...

Last post by captpete - Today at 11:17:12 AM

New prices

1. Mark Cunningham--Chestnut slate...$75 $65

2. MAC-Mark Cornelius--Walnut red slate/glass...$75 $65

4. Paul Hicks Jr.--Osage glass/slate...$55 $50

#39

TSS patterns etc.. / Re: Rossi tuffy 410

Last post by trkehunr93 - Today at 11:14:57 AM

Browning TSS has patterned good thru my sons Tuffy using the factory choke and the turkeys it's killed haven't complained either.

#40

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Lcmacd 58 - Today at 11:04:29 AM

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