Yeah, that was my point. I’ve seen the results of wild turkey as a food source, and I wasn’t impressed. I would just as well get a fresh one from my butcher and let the wild ones run wild. They’re pretty cool to see in the woods.
Kind of like grouse. Cool to watch, never understood the motivation behind shooting/eating them. -D > On Apr 7, 2020, at 1:27 PM, Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My brother shot some wild turkeys for thanksgiving one year. We decided the > only way to really eat them was with Wild Turkey > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 1:22 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > We had turkeys all over the place in Wisconsin. Guy I worked with was really > good with those disc calls that you put in your mouth? He would bring them in > to work and demonstrate some of the calls he could do. It was pretty cool. He > had the wooden box thing you scratched or rubbed, too. > > I wouldn’t care too much about shooting one but I think it would be cool to > see if I could use a call and get some to show up. > > -D > > > On Apr 7, 2020, at 12:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Per season which includes either 2 male turkeys in the spring season or one > > male in the spring and one of either sex in the fall. > > I have never successfully shot a turkey. In the past my scouting has been > > insufficient. I've also purchased a couple decoys for this year's hunt. > > -Curt > > > > On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 12:31:20 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel > > <astrasfo...@gmail.com <mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > $5 per turkey or per season? > > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 12:26 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com > > <mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > > There are several animals you can hunt here year 'round with no > > restrictions although a hunting license is still required. The 4 that I > > count are:English SparrowStarlingChipmunkPorcupine > > I've taken 2 chipmunks in the last 2 weeks with my airgun. I saw my first > > starling yesterday. Starlings and English sparrows are both invasive and > > chipmunks are just destructive.Skunks are also on the list and I'd consider > > shooting one in the wild but not in the backyard... > > > > We do need a special permit for turkeys, I think its $5. > > -Curt > > > > On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 12:21:07 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel > > <astrasfo...@gmail.com <mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Are they a nuisance bird up there? Or do you need a permit to hunt them? > > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 11:29 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > I've been scouting turkeys, our season opens on the 27th. I've got a good > > spot behind a friend's house but its a 20 minute drive away so I'm trying > > to find something closer. I'm also trying to find a spot that won't have > > 100 other hunters. I've put out some corn in front of the game camera but > > nothing yet... > > -Curt > > > > On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 7:29:11 AM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via > > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
