catman529
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No it's not what turkey hunting is becoming, that's a dumb gimmick that probably won't be around for very long
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You can't make it up
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wow....
Setterman
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catman529":1vq7516x said:
Sadly it is what this sport is becoming, and if you don't see it I'm not really sure what you're looking at.
Hahaha, I would have fell out laughing if I would have encountered that salesman, and I would have had a good time with him asking him to explain just how his magic potion was going to work. Good stuff, thanks for sharing.PalsPal":2iencag3 said:30 years ago there was a guy selling hen turkey sex attractant lure at the show. The sport survived!
Andy S.":1yv1vp9n said:Hahaha, I would have fell out laughing if I would have encountered that salesman, and I would have had a good time with him asking him to explain just how his magic potion was going to work. Good stuff, thanks for sharing.
Well, with my being a newbie at the time, I didn't feel well versed enough to discredit him.
I will say; however, that I did NOT but any
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catman529
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I'm looking at turkey hunting as a whole, not just the gimmick side to it. Maybe East TN boys like to drive RC gobblers around the mountains more than other peopleSetterman":2ik232ch said:
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Others are too. The difference is many of them have 25-30 years in the turkey hunting woods, so they have a lot of years of experience when comparing/discussing this newer approach to turkey hunting, where it "seems" that A LOT of the hunters (many that I know and are friends with) are all about the kill, with the least "hunting" effort possible, and then posting on social media to show off their latest accomplishment. What most of the old/older heads are trying to say is if one would take the time to learn how to call them to the gun and kill them at 20-40 yards (adrenaline rush, your heart pounding, on pins and needles trying to determine their final approach, etc), with a fair amount of blood, sweat and tears, then he or she would most likely have a better understanding, and more importantly, a better appreciation for the sport as a whole.catman529":wy1jfejv said:
ADR
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I think fads like this will die with the natural progression of the hunter. Just about all inexperienced turkey hunters just want to kill a turkey (legally). Then they mature to where they want to kill a bunch. These first two groups of people are the ones buying this stuff. They just want to be successful any way they legally can. Once they molt to a more experienced turkey hunter they look for those memorable hunts where the gobbler responds to every call and marches right in to the end of a gun. Not too many years ago I was all about killing one with whatever legal means necessary. Now, if they aren't playing the game that I want them to; there's always tomorrow!
Tennessee280
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Guys, yall are missing the best thing about this decoy.. Mount your gun to it with a remote trigger, drive up to boss tom, shoot in face, post pics on social media and show everyone how awesome of a turkey hunter you are!! Repeat until limit is filled, then go help all your buddies fill their limits too.. all the while continuing to post all the pics on social media, might even throw a pic of your dead tom on top of the yeti that you always leave in the back of your truck with nothing in it with your robo decoy sitting right beside it.. Imagine how many likes you could get with that pic!!
You're all welcome btw, cant believe yall overlooked all that geez...
You're all welcome btw, cant believe yall overlooked all that geez...
Andy S.":143i4p0z said:
Excellent, excellent post Andy.
Setterman
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Andy S.":3mu15ig2 said:
Nicely put Andy
Andy S.":3jai903d said:
I agree with most of this, especially this part:
The problem I have is when someone gets on here and starts ranting raving about how if you don't sit in the woods, or on a field edge against a tree with no decoys, or blind, and call a bird to the gun, you are worthless and no good at hunting and furthermore you have no business hunting turkeys.
Setterman
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We'll quite frankly you aren't if that's the way you hunt turkeys. Sorry, but that style of hunting isn't a challenge and small children can stake a decoy out and wait for a gobbler to run in.
Exactly what skill does it take?
Exactly what skill does it take?
Tennessee280
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that's why I hate all duck hunters, those idiots use so many decoys I cant stand it!! I mean its not even fair!!
Setterman":wpke42ds said:
Sorry that's not sporting enough for you old chap (English accent implied)... I don't use decoys, never have. I don't use a blind, I like to move, but if people want to do it, then so be it. Now I will ambush or bushwhack the heck out of a turkey and i assure you it takes woodsman-ship skills to do so. Sometimes you get lucky and see one coming your way before he sees you and you just have to wait on him, but usually he is in the field with 3-5 hens and you have to devise a plan on how to use the terrain and cover to close the gap without getting caught by some of the best eyes in the woods.
dirtyhands
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Where do you guys draw the line? For all of you that are high and mighty and only sit on your butt and only use a call there's another group of guys somewhere saying yall aren't hunters because they don't use calls at all. Are all of yall using blackpowder muzzle loading shotguns or are yall allowed to use modern day guns? Do your birds taste different? What about the guys who only use bows? Are those guys cool or are they bad for the sport? Are yall allowed to walk to where your hunting or do you have to crawl your way through the muck and mud? Are pictures allowed or is that a no no? If everyone else is doing it differently and you don't consider it hunting then what the heck are they doing? Is there a name for it? Do yall know where I can get one of those trucks? Do you know if the remote control for it has a range of all east 66 yards?
To be honest... I could care less who likes my style or who doesn't. I use decoys sometimes and I have killed a turkey with a bow the only time I have tried and it was from a blind. I locate a bird and go after him. Get close enough and sit down and call him on in and hope to kill him. Who am I to say how others hunt (except taking long shots) that they are bad for the sport????
