#2817070 - 04/27/12 09:30 PM
Re: anyone got 1 tag left
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4onaside
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Well that sure doesn't make em better hunters (even if they are)... it just means they are more selective  I may have to change my username to Meat Hunter so people quit picking on me and my hunting methods.... They ain't pickin on you boy! lol "They" are kidding with you and there is a whole bunch of difference. And I doubt if anyone really cares how you hunt. We just appreciate the zeal you have as a young hunter for the sport. As we get older, most of us become a little more subdued in our approach,with the addition of families, careers, etc. and other life activities, other than hunting, that consume most of our time. Keep on truckin' and good luck on filling your other tag! lol Yup I know you were kidding, but it seems there are a few who aren't. I should hopefully get to a point where I don't care what they say anymore... and stay tuned this fall for some pictures of dead hens! lol
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#2817117 - 04/27/12 11:41 PM
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Well that sure doesn't make em better hunters (even if they are)... it just means they are more selective I may have to change my username to Meat Hunter so people quit picking on me and my hunting methods.... They ain't pickin on you boy! lol "They" are kidding with you and there is a whole bunch of difference. And I doubt if anyone really cares how you hunt. We just appreciate the zeal you have as a young hunter for the sport. As we get older, most of us become a little more subdued in our approach,with the addition of families, careers, etc. and other life activities, other than hunting, that consume most of our time. Keep on truckin' and good luck on filling your other tag! lol Yup I know you were kidding, but it seems there are a few who aren't. I should hopefully get to a point where I don't care what they say anymore... and stay tuned this fall for some pictures of dead hens! lol I don't shoot hens, but it would not be rational for me to comment or care if you do, since the flocks that we are hunting are roughly 125 miles apart! Now, if you were shooting hens across the road from me, I would have a legitimate right to complain since they would be the same birds that I hunt and would effect my gobbler population in the spring.
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#2817164 - 04/28/12 06:17 AM
Re: anyone got 1 tag left
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4onaside
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Well that sure doesn't make em better hunters (even if they are)... it just means they are more selective I may have to change my username to Meat Hunter so people quit picking on me and my hunting methods.... They ain't pickin on you boy! lol "They" are kidding with you and there is a whole bunch of difference. And I doubt if anyone really cares how you hunt. We just appreciate the zeal you have as a young hunter for the sport. As we get older, most of us become a little more subdued in our approach,with the addition of families, careers, etc. and other life activities, other than hunting, that consume most of our time. Keep on truckin' and good luck on filling your other tag! lol Yup I know you were kidding, but it seems there are a few who aren't. I should hopefully get to a point where I don't care what they say anymore... and stay tuned this fall for some pictures of dead hens! lol I don't shoot hens, but it would not be rational for me to comment or care if you do, since the flocks that we are hunting are roughly 125 miles apart! Now, if you were shooting hens across the road from me, I would have a legitimate right to complain since they would be the same birds that I hunt and would effect my gobbler population in the spring. But would it affect them any more than killing a few does would affect the buck population?
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#2817192 - 04/28/12 07:59 AM
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Swamphunter
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Deer biology and turkey biology aren't even related. If anyone is so blood thirsty that they have to kill a hen and the state allows itgo ahead, but stop trying to justify it with ridiculous comparisons. Is the few pounds of meat you get off a scrawny hen really worth all the gobblers she might raise? Any real turkey hunter knows the answer to that question.
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#2817240 - 04/28/12 09:29 AM
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Buddy i have barely had a chance to hunt this year. i have all 4 of mine. just hang in there if it happens it happens if not you still did good filling 3. 
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#2817378 - 04/28/12 04:24 PM
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catman529
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With the number of hens there are around here, I'm fine with killing a few for the meat. It's less meat but less tough too. With breast, leg, stock, and other meat pulled off the bone after making stock, you can get a lot from a hen.
I also wonder how many hens you will save by killing a coyote or two. Other predators kill hens, and turkeys are still here, so why shouldn't I? This is middle TN where they are plentiful; I would not want to kill one in an area where turkeys are less than thriving.
But please disregard what I say - I'm not a real turkey hunter.
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#2817434 - 04/28/12 06:31 PM
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I also wonder how many hens you will save by killing a coyote or two.
I killed a coyote Thursday at one of my spots and kill every one I see unless there are gobbling birds close by.
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#2817437 - 04/28/12 06:37 PM
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Other predators kill hens, and turkeys are still here, so why shouldn't I?
Ha. You sound like a teenager justifying getting in trouble because "everybody else does it, why shouldn't I?".
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#2817449 - 04/28/12 06:50 PM
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I'm not a real turkey hunter.
No doubt about that. I'm still holding out hope for you, though. I'm glad to see you hunting and fishing. You are doing a good job and coming along nicely. I commend you for obeying the laws and doing things right. There are plenty of poachers out there. I just cannot fathom killing a hen or shooting a longbeard off the roost. I hope in time you will set your bar above "what is legal". However, I think the internet is creating a bunch of turkey killers instead of real turkey hunters. Nowdays folks are so concerned about getting home and posting pics they will kill a turkey anyway they can. I'm just glad I was taught better and have a group of guys to hunt with that set the bar a little higher than just killing.
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#2817625 - 04/29/12 01:20 AM
Re: anyone got 1 tag left
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catman529
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Other predators kill hens, and turkeys are still here, so why shouldn't I? Ha. You sound like a teenager justifying getting in trouble because "everybody else does it, why shouldn't I?".
I'm not a real turkey hunter. No doubt about that. I'm still holding out hope for you, though. I'm glad to see you hunting and fishing. You are doing a good job and coming along nicely. I commend you for obeying the laws and doing things right. There are plenty of poachers out there. I just cannot fathom killing a hen or shooting a longbeard off the roost. I hope in time you will set your bar above "what is legal". However, I think the internet is creating a bunch of turkey killers instead of real turkey hunters. Nowdays folks are so concerned about getting home and posting pics they will kill a turkey anyway they can. I'm just glad I was taught better and have a group of guys to hunt with that set the bar a little higher than just killing.
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