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Started by High plains drifter, May 11, 2017, 08:21:33 PM
Quote from: Tail Feathers on May 12, 2017, 01:52:11 PMQuote from: guesswho on May 12, 2017, 01:05:06 PMQuote from: GobbleNut on May 12, 2017, 12:41:48 PMPretty slippery slope if you ask me....Your probably just dizzy from tying your shoes or missing your morning meds.Oh no he DIN'T just go there!!!
Quote from: guesswho on May 12, 2017, 01:05:06 PMQuote from: GobbleNut on May 12, 2017, 12:41:48 PMPretty slippery slope if you ask me....Your probably just dizzy from tying your shoes or missing your morning meds.
Quote from: GobbleNut on May 12, 2017, 12:41:48 PMPretty slippery slope if you ask me....
Quote from: Dtrkyman on May 12, 2017, 02:04:08 PMThe fan itself is not illegal in Michigan...un natural movement is..so even attaching a string to a hen decoy to move it is illegal.
Quote from: GobbleNut on May 12, 2017, 12:41:48 PMQuote from: Natty Bumpo on May 12, 2017, 10:00:41 AMNow ILLEGAL in Michigan. I looked but couldn't find any info on this. What exactly does the new law state? I am interested in knowing how they define the use of a turkey fan. Does the law differentiate between the use of a fan as compared to the use of a gobbler or jake decoy that incorporates the use of a fan? ...Pretty slippery slope if you ask me....
Quote from: Natty Bumpo on May 12, 2017, 10:00:41 AMNow ILLEGAL in Michigan.
Quote from: Natty Bumpo on May 13, 2017, 05:30:29 AMIt is not a new law.As I said above, that is how the current law involving decoys, mechanical devices, etc is being interpreted by COs and other LEOs in Michigan. We had a CO explain this at a local gun club meeting recently. He also cited the many hunting accidents occurring around the country re reaping.
Quote from: turkeyfeathers on May 12, 2017, 11:31:16 AMRE the fan, be safe and wear Kevlar Re funky chicken Had 10 jakes and 3 hens in the field at 30 yards the other day. Lookout jake periscoped just like the funky chicken decoy. It's all I could think of at the time. He'd yelp, let the others pick dandelions, check their plumage, run to catch up and periscope again.
Quote from: Natty Bumpo on May 13, 2017, 05:30:29 AMQuote from: GobbleNut on May 12, 2017, 12:41:48 PMQuote from: Natty Bumpo on May 12, 2017, 10:00:41 AMNow ILLEGAL in Michigan. It is not a new law.As I said above, that is how the current law involving decoys, mechanical devices, etc is being interpreted by COs and other LEOs in Michigan. We had a CO explain this at a local gun club meeting recently. He also cited the many hunting accidents occurring around the country re reaping.
Quote from: GobbleNut on May 12, 2017, 12:41:48 PMQuote from: Natty Bumpo on May 12, 2017, 10:00:41 AMNow ILLEGAL in Michigan.
Quote from: Natty Bumpo on May 15, 2017, 10:34:14 AMOK, a little more information for the skeptics on here.......The MI DNR meeting I referenced above was held at the Cedar Rod and Gun Club on May 4, 2017. It was held to bring all Hunter Safety Instructors up to speed on new teaching equipment available, new HS classes around Michigan, MI Hunting Laws updates, Accident Reports, etc etc. (I have taught HS for 40 years in 3 states).The HS Instructor was a DNR Officer from the UP who is a long time turkey hunter, and who has hunted all over the USA for many years. The speaker cited several turkey hunting accidents caused by using fans from around the USA this season. REAPING ( or whatever you call crawling around waving a turkey fan) IS NOW ILLEGAL IN MICHIGANFurther Information can be obtained from the MIDNR, Law Enforcement Division. Natty Bumpo, OUT
Quote from: spaightlabs on May 17, 2017, 11:00:25 AMI wish I woulda had a fan with me yesterday. couldn't/wouldn' have reaped, but I think I mighta been able to pull the moose I was chasing yesterday AM away from his comfortable river bottom, across Hwy 144, across the alfalfa and thru the 4 stand fence to where I was waiting,
Quote from: spaightlabs on May 17, 2017, 12:32:52 PMIn that scenario I wouldn't think of it as an awful lot different than using a decoy - just using little different strategy from the palette of tricks. I think I would have enjoyed the excitement of pulling him out of his home turf and across the road and thru the fence, but after the shot it would have probably felt a bit 'off' and like maybe he deserved better. This guy is living on about a 4 mile stretch of river that doesn't get hunted at all and he was a great bird- in some ways I feel like he deserves to retire there and live out his life in peace, in some ways I feel like it is my job to help manage the resource.My wife's friend says all hunting is a bit unfair. What we call woodsmanship and tactics some call trickery that any male even human males would be susceptible to at certain times. We use sweet talk and decoys and wait in places where we know the toms are gonna hang out looking for love - it's a bit like having a life sized picture of a great looking woman with a sexy voice hanging out outside of a bar at 2:00 am.That is the conundrum of hunting.