What's the Biggest Turkey Hunting MYTH????

[dawgfrombama]

If he shuts up, he's coming.  I wish that were true all the time.

[jblackburn]

that gobblers won't cross creeks

that and you cannot call one down hill.

Or turkeys are "smart"

[tomstopper]

They wont cross a fence line

[fldoghunter]

Anything that starts with "they never" or "they always".

[mudhen]

That they are EASY to kill....

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Just because you get an occasional Terrible Two that runs into the end of your arrow or shotgun, does not mean they are easy to kill.

Just because they fight with black trash bags caught on a fence along the highway, does not mean they are easy to kill.

Just because you can get close and photograph them in the off-season, does not mean they are easy to kill during the season.

I once walked right past a sleeping 350+ class bull elk, sound asleep, in the front yard of a mountain home outside of Boise, ID.  Not sure, but I think he was drooling in his sleep.  How stupid would I look if I posted up everywhere that 350 class bull elk were stupid, easy to kill, etc.

They can be simple to kill on occasion, but they generally are not easy to kill...

mudhen

[The Painter]

that gobblers won't cross creeks

Creeks lol, rivers ! A friend and I were sitting along sode a swamp next to a 200 yard wide river. He called this bird across it.
Turkeys will fly across revenes.

[CT Spur Collector]

- "Turkeys are smart."
    Turkeys have a brain the size of a walnut. They have very little problem solving ability. I've seen them battle with a hog wire fence for a half an hour when they could easily hop right over it. They are not smart. What they are is wary. They have extremely well developed eyesight and hearing. Turkeys rely heavily on these two senses to avoid predators. They also can be highly inconsistent with their behaviors. Some days they are very responsive to calls, others they aren't. Some of this varies from bird to bird, and even from season to season with a particular bird. There are very few constants in turkey hunting. When they don't do what we want, we assume that they saw right through our scheme.

- "A turkey will never..."
    I can tell you that's BS right off the bat. A turkey is liable to do just about anything you can imagine, either be ready for it or accept failure when you aren't.

Bingo! You hit the nail on the head Garrett.

Another is: they have a memory. I think they may have somewhat of a small memory, gets them to feed.

If they could remember from day to day or week to week, they'd never fly down through turkey season!

[redrivergar]

That any bug spray will protect you from turkey mites, or deer ticks, or whatever you call the bugs that bite and then leave the itchy little bumps from your ankles to your neck. I finally found permanone spray several years ago and it does work.

[guesswho]

He's either coming or going

[Ruger M77]

You can't call a turkey down hill.

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[renegade19]

My favorite myth is that you always have better success staying put.  Sometimes, it's better to move on one. Just depends on the bird and the day.

[renegade19]

You can't call a turkey down hill.

This one too!

[ccleroy]

Turkeys won't walk or wade through water

[WildTigerTrout]

If he shuts up, he's coming.  I wish that were true all the time.

If he shuts up he is either coming or going you can be sure of that!

[runngun]

A gobbler won't leave a hen and come to YOU!!!!!!!!

Cause he just might!!!