That’s pretty cool. I do miss all the wildlife we had in our neighborhood when we lived in WI. Deer, foxes, skunks, turkeys, badgers, etc. The first house we owned up there backed onto a nature preserve, and all sorts of stuff would wander into the back yard on a regular basis.
One year the inlaws were up for Thanksgiving. I hear all sorts of commotion while I'm getting dressed in our bedroom. I run out to see what’s going on and my father in law is yelling at the mother in law to go and get my shotgun. There were two wild turkeys that had walked into the back yard from the trailhead that ended at our property line. You could have walked out on our deck and been about 20 feet from them. -D > On Apr 7, 2020, at 4:36 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My doc said one attacked his truck last year. It was upset! > > Coupla years ago I had 3 toms hanging around the house in the woods, I'd hear > them gobbling around in the mornings mostly. I'd walk up the driveway to get > the paper and one would be hanging in the driveway and really be interested > in giving way but it finally move over 10-15ft. One day I was out loading a > log onto the trailer, pulling it with a come-along. Every time I would crank > on it it would screech and in the woods I would hear "gobblegobble." It was > pretty funny. I let this boy who works for the power company hunt on the > property for deer, he had called about turkeys, I told him these were around, > come on out. Next morning he comes early and put a tom decoy out and plunked > himself down about 20ft from it then called. One of them came and attacked > the decoy and he got it. His buddy was over the other side of the property > and didn't get one, I guess they ran off, but they came back the next morning > and the friend got one. Those spurs they have are like needles/razors, > incredibly sharp. > > I have flocks (or whatever they are called) come through occasionally but I > haven't seen any lately here, but I have seen them around other places. > > --FT > > On 4/7/20 1:47 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: >> Yes ruffled grouse is state bird of PA. >> Wild turkeys can be aggressive. I saw a flock of them go after a letter >> carrier & her truck. >> >> Dwight Giles Jr. >> Wickford RI >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 1:34 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com >> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> >> wrote: >> >>> 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> >>> <mailto: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> >>> <mailto: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> >>> <mailto: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> >>> <mailto: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> >>> <mailto: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> >>> <mailto: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> >>> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> >>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/ <http://www.okiebenz.com/>> >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> < >>> 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://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/> >>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/ <http://www.okiebenz.com/>> >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> < >>> 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://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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > 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
