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RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
It's funny, my buddy Jack and I were talking about that this weekend. Turkeys can hear better than deer, they can see better than deer and are close to just as wary as deer. Could you imagine if they could smell as good as deer? We'd never kill them![&:]
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RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
Right now I am hunting my turkeys like deer. They are not coming to calls at all. So I am setting up on the travel routes and hoping to intercept one.
But I still say turkeys are easier than Mature Bucks. Now just any deer and you might have an arguement. |
RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
I agree Jeff. Turkey hunting in general is more difficult.I also am convinced a blind is easier for bowhunting"IF" the birds are willing to ignore the blind andcome in close just because you can move a little more.If it spooks them or makes them weary its not helping you get a bird though.
I came home from NC this past Wed after having birds not cooperating withcalls.I went out Fri morning in MD and took a nice gobbler in 15 minutes after fly down but I cheated and used a gun lol. Still, it was about as easy a turkey hunt as anyone could have. Heard him on the roost, made a few calls after fly down and him and his buddy were on top of me in 15 minutes. He was ready and willing, and was makinga racket right until I shot him. I took him with a gun because I had no one to video but Im 100% certain I could have easily taken a shot at him with no blind and with my bowas he was less than 10 yards. There were actually 2 toms. My next MD bird will be with a bow. Im headed back to NC this Fri and Sat to hunt at Big Daddys http://www.bigdaddyoutfitters.com/ I have2 tags left andBrad said the birds really just turned back on and are responding to calls again. |
RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
ORIGINAL: Diesel77 I agree Jeff. Turkey hunting in general is more difficult.I also am convinced a blind is easier for bowhunting"IF" the birds are willing to ignore the blind andcome in close just because you can move a little more.If it spooks them or makes them weary its not helping you get a bird though. I came home from NC this past Wed after having birds not cooperating withcalls.I went out Fri morning in MD and took a nice gobbler in 15 minutes after fly down but I cheated and used a gun lol. Still, it was about as easy a turkey hunt as anyone could have. Heard him on the roost, made a few calls after fly down and him and his buddy were on top of me in 15 minutes. He was ready and willing, and was makinga racket right until I shot him. I took him with a gun because I had no one to video but Im 100% certain I could have easily taken a shot at him with no blind and with my bowas he was less than 10 yards. There were actually 2 toms. My next MD bird will be with a bow. Im headed back to NC this Fri and Sat to hunt at Big Daddys http://www.bigdaddyoutfitters.com/ I have2 tags left andBrad said the birds really just turned back on and are responding to calls again. Great job how about some pics.:D |
RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
With a bow, without a blind, I totally agree with you. Once you remove the danger of them spotting you (blind), getting a deer is harder without a doubt. I will qualify that statement - by deer I mean mature buck or doe.
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RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
Turkeys are tougher to me than Deer no doubt. They just don't do anything consistently, maybe it's because they are bird brains.
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RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
Well the camo certainly didnt hurt thats for sure Jim ;) We have a few really good videos of birds in real close range on the ground, onehas a tom within 10 yards, no cover at all, the cameraman moved his tripod about a foot so he could see the bird on his screen as it was walking by in full strut, bird looks right at the camera, starts moving his head all around trying to locate them, aftera few seconds he keeps walking and attacks the full strut decoy before the young lady shoots the bird.Good stuff. The pic with 3 guys is us in NC last weekend. 4 of us UltimateCamo ninjas together in those little pines and the bird came right in to our decoys. I have to admit I wascurious to seeif 4 guys would stick outas the camera was rolling when the turkey came in, but the bark pattern just works.
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RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
Turkeys with a bow, maybe.....Turkeys with a gun? Nope.... The harvest statistics in MS prove a higher ratio of turkeys killed per hunter than do deer per bowhunter... I believe the math.
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RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
Can't argue with that, DC.......
Rob and I both would have gobblers down, now, if we'd taken a gun. Not my cup of tea;) |
RE: I still say turkeys are tougher than deer
Try it with a flintlock and it may be. After losing 2 birds in one season with body shots from my bow (finally took one with a head shot) I gave up that endeavor and went to blackpowder shotgunning. It's a blast! It's still all about getting them in close though < 20 yards, just like bowhunting.
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