Originally Posted by
superstrutter
Seriously? So it's real turkey hunting only if you hunt pressured public birds? Sounds like someone else on this forum. Maybe you need to hook up with him. Even unpressured birds can be a test at times, especially when they are with hens. They don't always come to calls. I'll agree, pressured public birds are probably the toughest to kill, but pressured private land birds can be just as tough at times. When you have neighboring hunters hunting the same birds you are trying to kill, you might as well call it public type hunting, even though it's on private land.
SS, I believe he missed the whole point of the quote. Its too bad because this thread has just flew right over most here. As for the reply from LB about me, it don't suprise me at all. I was not ever claiming to be the best, but mearly just be respected as a turkey hunter wether its on Public or Private. I've hunted both and I have been successful with both places and I know others are too but its just hog wash if one thinks that all private land birds are just push overs. I believe my past exsperence with turkey hunting should show that I don't need someone to lead me around and why someone would such a thing when they know, is behond me.
Knowing the property is a very large part, but hunters that travel do not get to see property layout at times and judgement of what knowledge needs to be taken to become successfull in these such areas...