Just curious.

[user 972]

Does anyone know of farmers that hate turkeys as much as they hate deer?
I know of one in WT that 2 years ago planted corn and the next day a flock of birds were scratching put the seed in the field.
I know of 1 in MT that caught birds tearing up quail nests and he just assume to kill them all.

 

[TheLBLman]

I know some deer hunters who view turkeys as big feathered rats :D
and despise turkeys because they eat the seeds in the deer food plots.

 

[Boll Weevil]

In the midwest, corn country, definitely they hate'em.

 

[megalomaniac]

I know the farmers in Florida love them. They get $1000 per bird paid by the outfitters bringing clients to shoot an Osceola. Way more than what they get for a weaned steer or heifer.

I suspect as demand for turkeys increases and nationwide supply decreases, farmers everywhere will get at least $250 for a less desirable bird (eastern, rio) in the relatively near future

 

[Laserman1]

Does anyone know of farmers that hate turkeys as much as they hate deer?
I know of one in WT that 2 years ago planted corn and the next day a flock of birds were scratching put the seed in the field.
I know of 1 in MT that caught birds tearing up quail nests and he just assume to kill them all.

I knew a guy that raised quail and had quail hunts in Alabama and he shot every hawk he saw off the power lines around his fields.

 

[drake799]

I think everyone knows a guy or 2 that did that lol

I knew a guy that raised quail and had quail hunts in Alabama and he shot every hawk he saw off the power lines around his fields.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

I think everyone knows a guy or 2 that did that lol

I may or may not know a couple who do it still, just in case the quail make a comeback. I'm not saying it's right, but if there is one bird in TN with populations that are kicking ass, it's the hawk.

 

[UCStandSitter]

I know some deer hunters who view turkeys as big feathered rats :D
and despise turkeys because they eat the seeds in the deer food plots.

I don't hate em but the struggle is real here. Frustrating

 

[Swampster]

I know some deer hunters who view turkeys as big feathered rats :D
and despise turkeys because they eat the seeds in the deer food plots.

and because they eat the corn they were baiting the deer with!