Will you shoot jakes?
02-14-2006 | 11:34 PM
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RE: Will you shoot jakes?
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I used to shoot just mature birds, now that I photograph wild turkeys I only shoot jakes. I figure if I shoot a long beard I can't photograph him.
I used to shoot just mature birds, now that I photograph wild turkeys I only shoot jakes. I figure if I shoot a long beard I can't photograph him.
02-15-2006 | 09:30 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Will you shoot jakes?
I waited three years before i shot my first longbeard. During that wait I passed on many jakes and to this day, 12 years later, I have not shot one on purpose. Several years ago, I called in four birds, 3 jakes 1 longbeard, I got confused when they were in the brush and shot one of the jakes, oh well, he weighed 18 lbs.
To each his own.
To each his own.
02-16-2006 | 06:25 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Will you shoot jakes?
18 pound jake! That's a 2 or 3 year old bird where I'm hunting. If an 18 pound jake ever walked in front of me he would be in trouble. I've never heard of a jake being that big.