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
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
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
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!