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Fanning, reaping,....

I love taking picture and videos of wildlife, I do it year round. But the only time I don't have a gun or bow next to the camera, is in the off season. If it's open season, I'm not fooling around with just watching. If I'm not successful on a particular day, I may still have a very good hunt regardless of no kill. Last year I had one of my most memorable turkey hunts, when I tried to stalk some birds in a field for 4 hours, and they never came into range before flying up to roost next to me at dusk. I watched all kinds of turkey behavior and took some video and thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. But by technical definition, that was not a successful hunt. A hunt is to kill. If you're not trying to kill something then you're bird watching, which is fine, but it's not exactly hunting. I like bird watching too.


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To each his own. Its not the 1800's for me, so killing is not the hunt. Its all things that lead up to that moment. Im not gonna jeopardize what I want out of the situation just to kill something.


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That's perfectly fine AT hiker but I don't quite agree with the comparison to 1800s.


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There is no turkey in the world that would make me take an unnecessary risk of getting shot. Or even all the turkeys in the world. Way too many trigger happy Elmers out there.
 
I am betting the first turkey hunter's would look at how we do it today and shake their heads.....for me, I will judge not...here in VA, they are allowed to use a rifle during spring/fall season, so fanning isn't a safe thing to do....but how many of you are like me.....what in the world are you using a rifle for? Though there are some similarities as to the rules....there are many differences to in how people hunt them in all 50 states.....and truth be told, people started hunting turkeys to eat them....today, many get up on their high horse and look down their noses....and we wonder why we are such a divided country....
 
I bet the Indians used this method.

I'd much rather work a bird to call but I'd try this in a heartbeat. The object is to get a bird within killing distance. Whether you shoot or not is up to you. I think it's neat when you fool Mother Nature.
 
The thing is everybody thinks their way is the best. For the elite turkey hunters you should be patient, call only when necessary, use the right vocalizations, etc. For the some, they think why would I be patient the fun is in calling to a hot vocal bird not patiently working a bird for 2 hrs that gobbles 5-10 times. They think I'll just go find another one or come back another day.. Then there are guys who just sit on fields with decoys, maybe they call.. Then there's guys who have no clue what they are doin and try everything.. Then there are guys that will get bored and crawl one or fan one in.. Or maybe they are running out of time.. Maybe they only get to hunt one weekend a yr and wanna try it.. The thing is who cares... I've done it all and feel it is more fulfilling to have experienced different facets of the sport.. It's no different than sneaking up on a pond of ducks, or shooting a deer while checking trail cams. And yes that is the exact same thing because you are not achieving the kill by playing the traditional game.. There is nothing wrong w it, unless you hunt public land or somewhere where there is high risk of someone else being there.. Where I hunt there is zero chance of that and I may or may not try it this season... For me I just play the cards I'm dealt on that particular day..
 
Mike Belt":2zpo1nz0 said:
I bet the Indians used this method.

I'd much rather work a bird to call but I'd try this in a heartbeat. The object is to get a bird within killing distance. Whether you shoot or not is up to you. I think it's neat when you fool Mother Nature.
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The Indians also traded away their lands for beads and whiskey. The Indians did lots of things which weren't very smart
 
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Setterman":19b1w81q said:
timberjack86":19b1w81q said:
No thanks. Have you seen the adapter to put a fan on the end of your gun barrel? :shock:
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That's exactly what inspired me into post this topic. It's just sad
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Heck they have a whole stick that you can use that has a gun barrel rest on the side. this way you can adjust the height. I do wonder when some idiot will try this on public ground and get shot...
 
Setterman...
If you were starving to death and all weapons being equal, would you rather depend on the Indians or one of us turkey hunters to put food on your plate? They did stupid things but I doubt it concerning feeding their families...not that it matters one way or the other.

A couple of times in the past I've been riding my wheeler through a field and spotted deer standing. I stopped and got off my wheeler and dropped to all 4's and browsed across the field toward the deer. To my surprise they approached within feet of me even after seeing me get off the wheeler. My actions took them by surprise and I'm sure they couldn't quite figure out what I was except that I didn't appear to be a threat. Those times rank up there with some of my fondest NEAT memories. I fooled a bundle of "senses" designed not to be fooled. Same principal with fanning a bird. I could care less whether it's in the "Rules For Proper Turkey Chasing" or not. With the exception of shooting off the roost all's fair.
 
I would rely on the modern day hunter all freaking day. There's nothing more lethal than hunters today with all of the technology and tools we have we would make the Indians look foolish.

would the Indians have ever figured out how to forge steel.
 
Did you skip over "all weapons being equal"? We'll never know for sure but I'm still betting on those that had to develop the skills for success or die trying.
 
Mike Belt":36v76yr3 said:
Did you skip over "all weapons being equal"? We'll never know for sure but I'm still betting on those that had to develop the skills for success or die trying.
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All weapons being equal I'd still say modern man, we've devoted a ton of time in understanding our game animals to the fullest because it's a sport and we can waste time on studying rather than mere survival
 
I have seen people hunt pronghorn antelope the same way and no one called them cheaters. I have never tried it but I might if it puts more turkey tenders in my freezer. If you don't like it then don't try it imo
 
I don't think anyone is calling someone cheaters just think some don't really consider it ethical or a good thing for the sport. Personally I don't care either way but I haven't seen anyone call it cheating


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WORM82":3rjgefu9 said:
I have seen people hunt pronghorn antelope the same way and no one called them cheaters. I have never tried it but I might if it puts more turkey tenders in my freezer. If you don't like it then don't try it imo
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No one called anyone a cheater or anything else other then me saying it is idiotic to parade around with a fan in front of your head during hunting season, no matter how "private" the property you hunt is.

It's certainly not "cheating" whatever that is exactly, baiting is cheating, killing birds off the roost in the dark is cheating etc. But this is just taking an unnecessary risk to punch a tag IMO
 
WORM82":11c48hjj said:
I have seen people hunt pronghorn antelope the same way and no one called them cheaters. I have never tried it but I might if it puts more turkey tenders in my freezer. If you don't like it then don't try it imo
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Last year on a Wyoming muzzle loader hunt I thought I was going to have to go buy a cow decoy. I couldnt get within 200 yards no matter what I did, finally found the perfect terrain for a stalk though.




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