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Stole from another board.. Bet the guy is a helluva caller .. I do give him credit on the shot
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Everyone should try it once.
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i would not do that here in bama, private or public i mean no wear near public land.
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scott
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I wouldn't try it but it was COOL !
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As I said on the other forum...Absolute proof that anybody can kill a turkey with the right "crutches".
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We have dumbed down this sport so far anyone can kill a turkey.. Basically it has gotten to the point you have two guys that kill a bunch of birds. But you have to break down how each guy kills said turkeys, to determine if you have any respect for one, or the second depending how said birds were killed. .MKW wrote:As I said on the other forum...Absolute proof that anybody can kill a turkey with the right "crutches".
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If he really wanted to be cool he should have grabbed it by the neck and cut his throat would have been more of a challenge.
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Has anyone else tried this?
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It's his tag, but I wouldn't want to spend my season dressed up like poacher bait.
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I do every year Cove.But i also callem up to.I personally dont care what any body else thinks about doing it thats there opinion and i have mine.Cool video by the way.Cove wrote:Has anyone else tried this?
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I've never tried it and if I get that desperate to kill a turkey, I'll quit turkey hunting.
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I think this is a different animal if it's being compared to hunting over a full strut decoy. Fannin' is a well used technique out west. I'm not sure it's much required here on the east side but if you spend time in the open plains dealing with birds that make a living hundreds of yards from the nearest tree, it's a challenging experience. Unlike anything I've ever done.MKW wrote:I've never tried it and if I get that desperate to kill a turkey, I'll quit turkey hunting.
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I am aware that "fanning" is a common technique used out west. I'm just not one of those "willing to do anything to kill a turkey" kinda hunters. Thankfully, I've never had to be.
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You know, I don't really have a problem with the video, or people relying on decoys, or people sitting in pop-up blinds, or any of that stuff if that is how they want to kill their gobblers. I'm not really even concerned about the safety issues that come into question in that video. Anybody but a flaming dumb-f*** could recognize that as a hunter crawling in the field,...but there are some flaming dumb-f***'s out there, and one of them might accidently show up at any time.
What it comes down to for me is that the absolute real thrill in turkey hunting has always been about calling in gobblers. Like others have stated here, I really don't care about shooting them all that much if they won't play by the rules I want to kill them by. Those rules are pretty simple,....find a gobbler, get him talking to me, call him to me preferrably gobbling and strutting, and then, if I decide I want to, ...shoot him (or miss him...as the case may be with me). If it happens any other way than that, which it has on occasion, I have found that I am never as satisfied with the hunt as I am with the times it does.
...And I am not saying this with a "holier than thou" attitude. I think the message is that with all of the modern-day "gimmicks" that have been developed to kill turkeys, a lot of hunters, and especially those new to the sport, have lost sight of the genuinely captivating aspects of the hunt. It has become more about the "results" rather than the "means" by which you get there. I just think that is unfortunate.
...Just my observations....no criticisms of anybody intended...
What it comes down to for me is that the absolute real thrill in turkey hunting has always been about calling in gobblers. Like others have stated here, I really don't care about shooting them all that much if they won't play by the rules I want to kill them by. Those rules are pretty simple,....find a gobbler, get him talking to me, call him to me preferrably gobbling and strutting, and then, if I decide I want to, ...shoot him (or miss him...as the case may be with me). If it happens any other way than that, which it has on occasion, I have found that I am never as satisfied with the hunt as I am with the times it does.
...And I am not saying this with a "holier than thou" attitude. I think the message is that with all of the modern-day "gimmicks" that have been developed to kill turkeys, a lot of hunters, and especially those new to the sport, have lost sight of the genuinely captivating aspects of the hunt. It has become more about the "results" rather than the "means" by which you get there. I just think that is unfortunate.
...Just my observations....no criticisms of anybody intended...
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Well put Jim.
I think ICDEDTURKES sig line quote from Denny Gulvas says a lot.
"Guys today don't know what real turkey hunting is. They don't really carry on a conversation with the turkeys. They just sit in a blind and wait for the birds to come to them. It's a shame."- Denny Gulvas
I think ICDEDTURKES sig line quote from Denny Gulvas says a lot.
"Guys today don't know what real turkey hunting is. They don't really carry on a conversation with the turkeys. They just sit in a blind and wait for the birds to come to them. It's a shame."- Denny Gulvas
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This may be the best I have ever seen it put.. And I dont want anybody to get the notion I am totally against decoys..GobbleNut wrote:a
...And I am not saying this with a "holier than thou" attitude. I think the message is that with all of the modern-day "gimmicks" that have been developed to kill turkeys, a lot of hunters, and especially those new to the sport, have lost sight of the genuinely captivating aspects of the hunt. It has become more about the "results" rather than the "means" by which you get there. I just think that is unfortunate.
...Just my observations....no criticisms of anybody intended...
I am still young, but I remember a time when a decoy was a "tool". I am sure alot of you remember them old Feather Flex Hens with the big head.. When you struck a bird you debated, "Should I put it out or not, Might work might not".. A debate raged in your head whether or not the decoy was going to help or hinder in this instance.. It was not like now where many hunters use one on every hunt regardless of terrain, setup, how far the bird is etc.. A learning process or so you perceived was developed on when and when not to use them.
I think alot of the newer breed of turkey hunters, are deer hunters that go turkey hunting.. Popular Media has brainwashed these folks in to believing they need to be sitting in a blind over a spread of decoys to kill turkeys.. It has gone from a "tool" to a "dependance"
I hunt with a large number of folks each year some I know, some I meet at 430am for the first time and each has varying experience.. Alot of the newer hunters show up with a blind and a pile of dekes to hunt a beautiful mature hardwoods.. I usually end up encouraging them its not needed.. Sometimes you can see the lack of confidence in their face.. All I can say is "Trust Me".
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Good read. Last year i was hunting in Illinois. We had been chasing Gobblers all morning and were walking on a ridge path along side a river. We had stopped and were standing there not talking when we saw a huge Gobbler appear in the path and head our way. The bird walked up to about 30 yrds and did a complete flip and ran off. I asked my buddy why didn't you shoot it. He said I won't shoot one unless I call it in. I told him I'm almost like that but not quite.
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LOL! Indeed.Gobbler wrote:Good read. Last year i was hunting in Illinois. We had been chasing Gobblers all morning and were walking on a ridge path along side a river. We had stopped and were standing there not talking when we saw a huge Gobbler appear in the path and head our way. The bird walked up to about 30 yrds and did a complete flip and ran off. I asked my buddy why didn't you shoot it. He said I won't shoot one unless I call it in. I told him I'm almost like that but not quite.
One of the old timers I used to hunt on told me he only shoots turkeys in the fall, because in the springtime, they're just fired up and lookin' for some action. He said it just wasn't sporting to shoot 'em when they're like that.
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I'll start by saying, If there was a vote right now to make decoys illegal I'd toss them all. I think it'd be better for the "game" and for the world of turkey hunting as a whole. Folks would be forced to learn how to fool a bird through conversation and woodsmanship. Saying that, I do own a DSD upright hen that I use from time to time and she's proved very helpful. I did own a self made strutter that I constructed before the Bmobile craze started and he saw many deaths in his time. I used him only 2 times last year. But for my fanning experience. . .
2 years ago I went to Kansas. . . . twice. I went twice because I got my arse handed to me on all levels on my first visit (mid April). I've killed birds from one corner of the US to the other, but these henned up stubborn birds whooped me good. One bird in particular kept me up at night though. He roosted in 1 of a few huge cottonwoods at the head of a river bottom. He spent all day in the wide open and never ventured close to cover, I know this bc I chased him for 4 days, sun up til sun down. He flew down to the center of the prairie with 18 hens and did his thing. Yes, I should have left him alone, but I wanted him dead so I didnt. He won. On my return visit the last week of May, after my partner and I had killed a bird each. I went back to the sob and he was still up to his old tricks, this time with only 9 hens. I'd been told of this fanning trick and figured what the hay. He pitched to the open as always and his hens joined him, for an hour they paraded around. I got into position about 250 yards away (as close as I could get) and began my belly crawl straight toward him. After about 100 yards 3 hens showed up 20 yards in front of me and I thought the gig was up for sure. I lay flat on the ground in grass about 5 inches tall and kept the fan between us until it was not possible anymore. They fed completely past me, getting with 15 yards but never paid me any attention laying motionless on the ground. Once they were past (this took over an hour) I began crawling again, the gobbler and his lady friends were still about 150 yards away. I didnt cover much ground when another lone hen appeared and I was pinned down again for another half hour until she finally moved past me. I was about to engage snake with fan again when I noticed the remaining hens where pointed in my direction and slowly feeding. They had been feeding directly away. I guess this is what flipped the ole boys switch because they had only moved 30 or so yards, when he dropped pose and ran right through them toward me! I was laying in the prone position with the gun barrel resting on the ground and fan in left hand, gun on right shoulder. He was still gaining ground when I slowly let go of the fan letting it fall forward and grasp the forearm of the shotgun. He raised his head and I removed it for the sob. Unethical, unsportsmanlike, cheating, whatever you want to call it, that joker was dead and I'm still proud of it. He riddled my mind now he adorns my wall. And the rush. . . it was still there.
2 years ago I went to Kansas. . . . twice. I went twice because I got my arse handed to me on all levels on my first visit (mid April). I've killed birds from one corner of the US to the other, but these henned up stubborn birds whooped me good. One bird in particular kept me up at night though. He roosted in 1 of a few huge cottonwoods at the head of a river bottom. He spent all day in the wide open and never ventured close to cover, I know this bc I chased him for 4 days, sun up til sun down. He flew down to the center of the prairie with 18 hens and did his thing. Yes, I should have left him alone, but I wanted him dead so I didnt. He won. On my return visit the last week of May, after my partner and I had killed a bird each. I went back to the sob and he was still up to his old tricks, this time with only 9 hens. I'd been told of this fanning trick and figured what the hay. He pitched to the open as always and his hens joined him, for an hour they paraded around. I got into position about 250 yards away (as close as I could get) and began my belly crawl straight toward him. After about 100 yards 3 hens showed up 20 yards in front of me and I thought the gig was up for sure. I lay flat on the ground in grass about 5 inches tall and kept the fan between us until it was not possible anymore. They fed completely past me, getting with 15 yards but never paid me any attention laying motionless on the ground. Once they were past (this took over an hour) I began crawling again, the gobbler and his lady friends were still about 150 yards away. I didnt cover much ground when another lone hen appeared and I was pinned down again for another half hour until she finally moved past me. I was about to engage snake with fan again when I noticed the remaining hens where pointed in my direction and slowly feeding. They had been feeding directly away. I guess this is what flipped the ole boys switch because they had only moved 30 or so yards, when he dropped pose and ran right through them toward me! I was laying in the prone position with the gun barrel resting on the ground and fan in left hand, gun on right shoulder. He was still gaining ground when I slowly let go of the fan letting it fall forward and grasp the forearm of the shotgun. He raised his head and I removed it for the sob. Unethical, unsportsmanlike, cheating, whatever you want to call it, that joker was dead and I'm still proud of it. He riddled my mind now he adorns my wall. And the rush. . . it was still there.
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Dammit, dude! Those Kansas birds pulled that crap on me two years ago when I went out there over Memorial Day weekend. They would roost on the property I was hunting, but they'd fly down to the neighboring farm and hang out in his fields all day...and wouldn't gobble at all, not even on roost! They were the most un-Rio-like Rios I'd ever seen. I tried almost everything to lure them over, but I was as enticing as a poop-flavored lollipop. Perhaps, I should've tried fanning! Maybe I'll keep one in the truck, just in case. I'd feel a little safer doing it out there. I only saw one other vehicle traveling the dirt roads even remotely close to where I was hunting the entire weekend...ONE FREAKIN' VEHICLE! It was crazy.Cove wrote:...2 years ago I went to Kansas. . . . twice. I went twice because I got my arse handed to me on all levels on my first visit (mid April). I've killed birds from one corner of the US to the other, but these henned up stubborn birds whooped me good...
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Cove wrote:
now thats a good story!
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