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Bloody stupid things! Can our American members explain again what they get out of hunting them again please.
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.
I have "hunted" and eaten turkeys in NZ. I just find their stupidity as a game animal quite astonishing.
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.
Their stupidity is their best defense. To dumb to dieQuote:
Originally Posted by MB
Turkeys eat grass/crops and can make a real mess with droppings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snap 4T
Turkeys are not harmless :D
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....tack-nz-60364/
Agreed, even losing half their head to 22LR doesn't seem to make a any difference!Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
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 itQuote:
Originally Posted by MB
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
That actually makes sense. First good explanation I've heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by HG Man
Find where they roost. Easy as then. If you try going all long range on them with a 223 they're not so edible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Three O'Three
I don't find much enjoyment shooting them with the 12g as they're easy but with cranberry sauce and care they can be quite moist and tender.
Had the chance to go turkey hunting in Ontario, I reckon the ones we have running round NZ must be some dumbed down domestic stock as these buggers were super cagey and ran or flew at the first hint of trouble. There is a reason turkey hunters over there go hard with camo and elaborate blinds. The guys I were with didn’t believe we used to catch them by hand as kids by running them into a corner of a fence or lassoing them off their perch by spotlight with a bamboo pole and loop of wire.
Our turks are descended from European farmed stock so have generations of domestication bred into them. The American turks have been food for predators for millenia so have an inbuilt survival ability to rank up there with the wariest of the wary.
But they learn fast - like peafowl.
Our NZ stock anywhere I've shot them (hardly can call it hunting) tend to be poor quality. Grew up on a dairy farm where they were just a bloody nuisance. These days I cull them for a couple of farmers who hate them, big numbers foul the pasture. And they carry coccidiosis which infects young stock. To cull them just find where they roost, take a 12g pump, a mate with a bright lantern and pockets full of rounds. I took 50 cartridges once and shot 45 on a dark night, half on the roost half in the air. Approximately. Fast and furious as quick as I could thumb shells in and work tge action. Shoulder blue 'n black for a couple of weeks. Too quick to seat butt properly lol.
They also make great practice live targets for 200m to 350m deer rifle. My 270Win turns them into feather dusters
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 goodQuote:
Originally Posted by Snap 4T
I love Turkey hunting in America. The Tom’s here don’t get to be Toms by being stupid. It is an art to be able to call them in from afar. New hunters often times call too often which tips off the Toms. They can also get “hung up” just outside of shotgun range if something seems amiss.
The turkey’s vision is arguably better than human’s. They can pick-up an off colour or a movement from a good distance.
As noted earlier, bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, wolves, bears, wolverines, and every other carnivore wants turkey on the menu. They can be very weary. In fact, one has to set up a blind at least a week in advance of opening otherwise the Toms will steer clear if it.
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LOL wow that's ridiculous
A friend's Mrs got sick of the shit on top of gates and asked him if he'd remove them. Sure when I get time was the answer. Time passes, he comes in after dark one night there are 6 headless turkeys on the back step. Armed with a headlamp and hedge clippers she had done it herself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake77
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 timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
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Maybe it's time to make one of those turkey blindsQuote:
Originally Posted by tiroahunta
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 ammoQuote:
Originally Posted by MB
I'm liking the idea of hiding behind a cardboard cutout, calling them in then popping up and blamming away with the shotty more and more. It does look like fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49