Thread: Interesting Way To Hunt Turkeys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShiBNVtKltI

Bloody stupid things! Can our American members explain again what they get out of hunting them again please.

Originally Posted by MB

Bloody stupid things! Can our American members explain again what they get out of hunting them again please.

We don't have any predators in NZ, whereas in the States, everything wants to eat them. As a result, they are incredibly cautious animals, hence needing to call and decoy them in.

Originally Posted by HG Man

We don't have any predators in NZ, whereas in the States, everything wants to eat them. As a result, they are incredibly cautious animals, hence needing to call and decoy them in.

That actually makes sense. First good explanation I've heard.

Some people eat them, my mates hunt them on my farm.
they told me the month ending with "...ber" is not good (too many worms).

I assume Americans eat Turkey at Thanksgiving.

Originally Posted by Snap 4T

Some people eat them, my mates hunt them on my farm.
they told me the month ending with "...ber" is not good (too many worms).

I assume Americans eat Turkey at Thanksgiving.

dont shoot them to eat in any month with an R in it oct nov dec breeding and skinny January February tainted often by a cricket diet - but get a fat young one in may they are good

I have "hunted" and eaten turkeys in NZ. I just find their stupidity as a game animal quite astonishing.

Originally Posted by MB

I have "hunted" and eaten turkeys in NZ. I just find their stupidity as a game animal quite astonishing.

Their stupidity is their best defense. To dumb to die

Originally Posted by Steve123

Their stupidity is their best defense. To dumb to die

Agreed, even losing half their head to 22LR doesn't seem to make a any difference!

Originally Posted by MB

Agreed, even losing half their head to 22LR doesn't seem to make a any difference!

Great training for snap shooting, find them in crop, find a fence post and when a head appears for a few seconds, try to wack it. Great way to waste a heap of ammo

Originally Posted by Steve123

Their stupidity is their best defense. To dumb to die

Funny you say that. I control turkeys in place I work on n soon as they see me or grey vehicle they tend to scarper PDQ…. Day and night time


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Hahaha.. yes that's true.
They are not fast, not afraid of humans and harmless I don't understand why they are being called a pest.
one thing that annoyed me thou, is their drop looks like a cat poo making it hard for me to hunt down that feral cat.

Originally Posted by Snap 4T

Hahaha.. yes that's true.
They are not fast, not afraid of humans and harmless I don't understand why they are being called a pest.
one thing that annoyed me thou, is their drop looks like a cat poo making it hard for me to hunt down that feral cat.

Turkeys eat grass/crops and can make a real mess with droppings.

Turkeys are not harmless

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....tack-nz-60364/

Originally Posted by MB

Agreed, even losing half their head to 22LR doesn't seem to make a any difference!

I followed one around a mates place and put 8 rounds of 22 in him. Always had to do a dogleg after each shot to get to where there should have been a dead turkey only to find a few feathers and see him on the other side of yet another obstacle. All shots were never more than 70 metres. List him when he went into some pines on the boundary. Was standing there thinking WTF when about a dozen peacocks de-treed and flew off. Luckily I'd knocked over his two hens before all this so had a nice turkey breast stir-fry to show for it

I don't know about them being stupid and not fast? The turkeys on the farm I hunt on have wised up to me and as soon as they see me or any other human they run and don't stop running. I have to change my tactics. This video has given me ideas. I need to learn how to make turkey calls, I tried once but they weren't fooled.