Title: Is it just me?
Post by: Pluffmud on March 30, 2021, 04:27:57 PM
Post by: Pluffmud on March 30, 2021, 04:27:57 PM
Is it just me, or does anyone else erase remove turkey sign from public land??? I remove tracks, feathers, scat, etc... Leave no trace. I feel mildly evil every time I do it, yet this has never even once caused me to hesitate in doing so lol.
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: owlhoot on March 30, 2021, 04:40:16 PM
Post by: owlhoot on March 30, 2021, 04:40:16 PM
Get some stealth mode for your truck. Predator mode for you. lol
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Tail Feathers on March 30, 2021, 05:09:59 PM
Post by: Tail Feathers on March 30, 2021, 05:09:59 PM
I've brushed away some tracks and wing drag marks before. No need to advertise your honey hole.
I also pick up feathers and even the wadding when I can find it so no one knows where my kill was.
I think of it as being secretive. :toothy12:
I also pick up feathers and even the wadding when I can find it so no one knows where my kill was.
I think of it as being secretive. :toothy12:
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Dtrkyman on March 30, 2021, 05:16:34 PM
Post by: Dtrkyman on March 30, 2021, 05:16:34 PM
I have walked on tracks but mostly to verify new tracks the next time around not to hide from hunters.
Killed a bird on a sand road two years ago, probably went to the spot 5 times in two days, had an extra scouting day before season opened. each time I went there was a fresh gobbler track, killed him in an hour after striking out on a roost hunt in another spot.
Killed a bird on a sand road two years ago, probably went to the spot 5 times in two days, had an extra scouting day before season opened. each time I went there was a fresh gobbler track, killed him in an hour after striking out on a roost hunt in another spot.
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Nathan_Wiles on March 30, 2021, 05:39:18 PM
Post by: Nathan_Wiles on March 30, 2021, 05:39:18 PM
Found about 150 yards worth of turkey scratching along the edge of a gravel road in pine straw; drove my truck over it...twice.
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Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: aclawrence on March 30, 2021, 08:52:57 PM
Post by: aclawrence on March 30, 2021, 08:52:57 PM
No I've never hidden Turkey sign ummhmmm cough cough lol.
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Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Kylongspur88 on March 30, 2021, 09:50:01 PM
Post by: Kylongspur88 on March 30, 2021, 09:50:01 PM
I'd never cut a guy off or slice a hole in a blind but I've kicked a turd or two... I've also been known to park my truck and ride my bike a mile down the road so the road scouters don't get wise to where I'm hunting.
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on March 30, 2021, 10:01:46 PM
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on March 30, 2021, 10:01:46 PM
I cover up everything. I've even got my wife doing it at this point when we're hiking. She points it out then mashes it gone 
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Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Jimspur on March 30, 2021, 10:02:54 PM
Post by: Jimspur on March 30, 2021, 10:02:54 PM
Quote from: Pluffmud on March 30, 2021, 04:27:57 PM
Is it just me, or does anyone else erase remove turkey sign from public land??? I remove tracks, feathers, scat, etc... Leave no trace. I feel mildly evil every time I do it, yet this has never even once caused me to hesitate in doing so lol.
I would never stoop so low as to hide info from other hunters! - Bwaahaahaa!
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: 3bailey3 on March 30, 2021, 10:06:32 PM
Post by: 3bailey3 on March 30, 2021, 10:06:32 PM
i even remove it from private land that i hunt..
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: RutnNStrutn on March 30, 2021, 11:05:35 PM
Post by: RutnNStrutn on March 30, 2021, 11:05:35 PM
Quote from: Tail Feathers on March 30, 2021, 05:09:59 PMAbsolutely!!! I've done it as well. Back in my WMA only days, I was hard core about being secretive. Nowadays, I don't hunt public very often because of the reason for this topic. Disrespectful jerks that ruin your hunt, or as I call it, "the joys of hunting public land".
I've brushed away some tracks and wing drag marks before. No need to advertise your honey hole.
I also pick up feathers and even the wadding when I can find it so no one knows where my kill was.
I think of it as being secretive. :toothy12:
Sent from deep in the woods where the critters roam.
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Howie g on March 30, 2021, 11:19:08 PM
Post by: Howie g on March 30, 2021, 11:19:08 PM
IF I could find a track on my local public , I'd cover it for sure !!
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Happy hooker on March 31, 2021, 01:28:06 AM
Post by: Happy hooker on March 31, 2021, 01:28:06 AM
I stretch "Police Line Do Not Cross" tape across the parking area on public land :police:
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Brs2427 on March 31, 2021, 06:09:44 AM
Post by: Brs2427 on March 31, 2021, 06:09:44 AM
What turkey sign? I don't know what your talking about
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: PALongspur on March 31, 2021, 09:59:50 AM
Post by: PALongspur on March 31, 2021, 09:59:50 AM
Absolutely! I learned this at a young age! Been doing it religiously ever since I was able to follow my Dad in the spring woods.
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: TrackeySauresRex on March 31, 2021, 11:12:01 AM
Post by: TrackeySauresRex on March 31, 2021, 11:12:01 AM
I've never heard of something so low and despicable! But I certainly will do it for sure now. :toothy12:
Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: stinkpickle on March 31, 2021, 11:30:06 AM
Post by: stinkpickle on March 31, 2021, 11:30:06 AM
Quote from: 3bailey3 on March 30, 2021, 10:06:32 PM
i even remove it from private land that i hunt..
Same here