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pigman

Around these parts most people shoot turkeys with a shotgun. I see you caught that one with a foot snare.
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Burlkraft

Quote from: pigman on April 16, 2009, 05:20:25 PM
Around these parts most people shoot turkeys with a shotgun. I see you caught that one with a foot snare.

:D :D :D :D :D

I shot a tom out of a group of 6 once and 2 of the others attacked him when he hit the ground  :o  :o  :o
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Burlkraft

Quote from: beenthere on April 16, 2009, 05:07:03 PM
Caught one not looking today.  8)

Nice bird at 20#

While it hung in the tree, three other Tom's came up to check it out. One wouldn't let go of the neck, I imagine trying to get it down out of the tree.







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Nice bird Kent  8)  8)  8)
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beenthere

Quote from: pigman on April 16, 2009, 05:20:25 PM
Around these parts most people shoot turkeys with a shotgun. I see you caught that one with a foot snare.

:D :D :D
Quieter that way.. :) :)
Actually was with .410 double barrel with one #4 shot
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SwampDonkey

The state of Maine is introducing them into Aroostook county, which is in NE Maine and next to where I live. There is lots of Red Oak on Mars Hill. I might have wild turkey in my freezer yard some day.  ;D
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beenthere

I managed to download a short video onto YouTube of the Tom turkey attack (hope that doesn't put my name on the HSA list).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMIRg_8FGA

Didn't realize uploading to YouTube was so easy.
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Radar67

BT, how did you get this bird in, call, decoy? Want to hear how you do it up north.
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beenthere

This one was a surprise. I was out to set up a blind. Had the .410 double, a camo cloth and some stakes, and a decoy.

Just had set the stuff on the ground, gun against the tree, and clearing some brush to put up the camo. Getting ready to go out there the first thing this morning.
As I broke some brush, I saw two Tom's coming out of the woods and they almost raced to me, and I just had time to drop two #4's in the double, aim and wait a few seconds for one to get within 20 yards. Bam! All done.

Never had a chance to make a call, or to sit still for an hour or three, or to fall asleep waiting for some action. I was back home in less than 25 minutes.

Sorry, can't come up with a good "called-em-in" or "he-tried-to-jump-my-decoy" story this time.

8)
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Radar67

Blind luck makes just as good a story as any.  ;) ;D ;D ;D Nice looking bird.
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SwampDonkey

Sure wish I had a video camera today to show ya the action. I was sitting along side a road talking to a couple folks that were on their way to Montreal in an 18 wheeler. There was a morning dove being chased by a little Kestrel hawk. She had the dove by the tail so to speak. Feathers where flying. Wasn't one bit scared of us and they both nearly got run over as the truck was rolling along slow before he stopped. The hawk unhooked and went up into a tree, then as the truck rolled off again the dove emerged and flew off. One lucky dove.  ;D :D


Oh, and seen a turkey vulture, not far from home, sitting at the mouth of a drive way. Them things were never here when I was a kid. I'll take a raven over them ugly things. ;D
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Onthesauk

The turkey vultures are moving farther north every year.  Not sure if it's because there are more of them or adjusting to climate changes.  Ugly up close, pretty when they soar.
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beenthere

Caught this wild thing on camera, and he shows up near every day now. Maybe lookin for his buddy.  ::) ::)

Near the end you can see the "shakes" that he gets, which also makes a pretty audible hum. I could try to translate that a little better, but won't here.  ;D ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmKPVrRj6yo&feature=channel_page


Another clip at the same routine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDfXWYgZfmw&feature=channel_page
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Roxie

Wow.  I've never seen a wild turkey that got that big. 
Say when

ADAMINMO

Looks like good table fare to me!!! digin_2 food2 musteat_1

Jeff

Quote from: Roxie on April 24, 2009, 01:14:09 PM
Wow.  I've never seen a wild turkey that got that big. 

Them would be babies here. ;)
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Jeff

Looks like the Wreath is going to stay up for a while longer again this year.  :)



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Lanier_Lurker

Eastern bluebirds?

Jeff

Michigan State Bird.  :)
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Texas Ranger

These are just as tasty, they just don't go as far.






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SwampDonkey

Veery, robins and wood thrush have blue eggs to.  8)
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Ironmower

Spring gobbler opens on monday 8) Just secured another 70 acres to hunt 8) 8)
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Jeff

This blue, would be Robin egg blue.  She won't stay still to get a photo in the nest asthe cabin is right straight out the back door and she scoots as soon as it opens.  She then sits in a nearby oak and scolds you for interrupting her work.
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SwampDonkey

I have not seen my brown thrashers yet. I'm am right on the edge of the range. I had a pair last year for the first time that I ever knew of.
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Chuck White

Yesterday, on my bus route, I spotted a pair of Tree Swallows.  They're a little early this year.

SwampDonkey; I haven't seen Brown Thrashers here yet either!  There are normally a couple of pairs of them that frequent our back yard!
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beenthere

Today was a first for me (maybe because I've not been paying attention  ;D ), and I had a flock of from 25-75 white throated sparrows in the yard. I noticed their high numbers at first, and then noticed the white top head stripe, alternating on the sides with black, then the white throat.  Not a sparrow fan, but these were more likable than the ordinary barn sparrows.

 

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