Hunting technique poll

[artwork001]

I looked up reaping I have not done that one.

 

[SDS]

1 -59, but when I was younger spent a lot of time in 2.

 

[Acorn]

1-42 years old but I will stalk or bushwhack one every once in a while.

 

[Rancocas]

I am sure there are categories I'm missing but I'd like to do a poll of turkey hunting techniques and hunter ages.

category 1- traditional- only shoot a turkey if he comes to a call and never uses decoys or sits in a blind

category 2- mostly traditional but have no problems with using decoys

category 3- hunts primarily in a blind using decoys, calling occasionally

category 4- turkey hunts when I can and willing to use whatever legal method needed to kill a turkey( ambush, calling, blind, decoys, reaping, etc)

please post your main category along with your age

Catagory 2 Age 72

 

[Rancocas]

Category 5: Slowly stalk through the frozen section of the grocery store and pick out a good butterball for Thanksgiving

That method is often very successful, however firing a 12 ga. into the freezer in the grocery store seems to really upset other people who happen to be in the area. ():~)

 

[bgant]

1 - 48

 

[greenehead]

I am sure there are categories I'm missing but I'd like to do a poll of turkey hunting techniques and hunter ages.

category 1- traditional- only shoot a turkey if he comes to a call and never uses decoys or sits in a blind

category 2- mostly traditional but have no problems with using decoys

category 3- hunts primarily in a blind using decoys, calling occasionally

category 4- turkey hunts when I can and willing to use whatever legal method needed to kill a turkey( ambush, calling, blind, decoys, reaping, etc)

please post your main category along with your age

#3. 71

 

[NumberOne]

4 - 11.5

 

[Levee Jumper]

1 / 2 I will crawl on one to close the distance but I'm out on decoys - 34

Let's call it repositioning on all 4's instead of on 2.

 

[timberghost35]

2- 32.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

2 - 50

 

[muddyboots]

4- 51

 

[Bgoodman30]

5. all of the above. I try to do 1 but sometimes I get mad at em.. No shame.

 

[kbradley]

I am sure there are categories I'm missing but I'd like to do a poll of turkey hunting techniques and hunter ages.

category 1- traditional- only shoot a turkey if he comes to a call and never uses decoys or sits in a blind

category 2- mostly traditional but have no problems with using decoys

category 3- hunts primarily in a blind using decoys, calling occasionally

category 4- turkey hunts when I can and willing to use whatever legal method needed to kill a turkey( ambush, calling, blind, decoys, reaping, etc)

please post your main category along with your age

I am retired so I hunt every weekday for a while if I can and I do not get out until sometimes 8 , 9 or even 10 o'clock . Birds are out and looking by then . Rarely do I hunt weekends . Call to a bird and give a chance to come , if they do not come , I go to them , down on the ground and dirty . If not close enough to shoot at the end of stalking and as close as my cover will let me get , I will start calling again and a lot of times that closes the deal . In my past hunting , over the years , I have tried it all and the above method mentioned above is what I settled in on and used for several years now . It is just what I like . I have taken around a dozen birds over the years by catching them in tall enough grass/cover that I just stand up and when I do that slick bird just ducks down in the cover thinking maybe I did not see him . Me , being an old quail hunter , realized what that bird was doing after a couple of times seeing it . I just take off walking , casually , to him never taking my eyes off that spot . Never had one take off before I got there . They will stick like a bob white quail . I have had them get up and run a couple of times instead of take to the air , when I get there and yes , I got them both . Yes , I have missed a couple in the air but a 90 to 95 percent kill rate ain't bad , doing this . I love doing that but they have to have the right cover before they are comfortable enough to duck down and hide . In other words it does not happen every day .

 

[jemo4570]

1 mostly; 2 if time to set up - 62

 

[Dennis]

I am ok with everything except this. This clearly crosses the line.

 

[HTROutdoors]

4-29

 

[HTROutdoors]

I am ok with everything except this. This clearly crosses the line.
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I need to get me some of this.

 

[Specializedjon]

Don't turkey hunt - 50

 

[Gravey]

I've pretty much done them all at some point but am primarily a 1 because I don't want to carry a bunch of stuff. It's a chess match and most of the time I lose. I'm 48.