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Post by Purebred Redneck on Mar 31, 2008 16:18:14 GMT -5
I had to throw-in a promo for the best cartoon of the 1980's, Inspecter Gadget  Any new turkey hunting calls, gismos, or just pure nonsense this year we should be buying or avoiding? There was quite a few things last year - especially in the waterproof call deptartment. But I haven't seen a whole lot this year. |
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Post by jimh on Mar 31, 2008 21:09:27 GMT -5
heck Red the only gismos i wouldn't mind haveing are some decoys. every year i say how i'm gonna buy some and every year i decide to save my money. this year i'm gonna try to talk a buddy of mine into buying some, heck his kids are all grown and out of the house. besides he's taking me hunting so in my opinion he should provide them.  |
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Post by Bill on Apr 1, 2008 8:36:19 GMT -5
Can't remember what its called but they came out with a cover for your decoys thats feathers and makes a decoy look pretty dang real. Couple guys at work tried them on some decoys just to see how the turkeys react and claim that the turkeys really fall for their reality. I didn't have any problems with my fake turkey decoys ;D but hey if they work why not.  |
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Apr 1, 2008 9:40:41 GMT -5
I saw those
That's just it Bill, if the old decoys work...and the new feathered wing work...that tells me not to buy the new ones.
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Gila
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and a Vernier sight. It's marked up to twelve-hundred yards. This one shoots a mite further.
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Post by Gila on Apr 1, 2008 10:56:02 GMT -5
I use inflatable decoys. The work great and take up little room in my vest until I need them. I carry four, three hens in different positions and a Jake. I don't always set all four up. Sometimes only one or two. I haven't used them on Easterns or Osceolas yet, but they seem to work much better on Rio Grands than on Merriams.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Apr 1, 2008 11:24:26 GMT -5
I just have a foam hen and a jake that fold up in the vest. A little bulky but better than carrying one of those full shell decoys (which are probably the most realistic)
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Post by Jack on Apr 1, 2008 11:32:38 GMT -5
I have one of the foam collapsible hen decoys, and another one that inflates. Much more portable than a shell.
Also, I think it's important for safety reasons to get the decoy out of sight when you're walking the woods, and the ones that fit into your game vest do that.
I'm not sure whether feathers are to trick turkeys, or turkey hunters....
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Apr 1, 2008 12:00:56 GMT -5
When I'm walking, I have a orange hat on.
As I set the decoys up in the woods or field, I'll put an extra stake down (or a stick) and hang the orange hat about 5 foot from the decoys. Doesn't scare the birds a bit and could save you a hospital trip.
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Post by jmarriott on Apr 1, 2008 16:17:13 GMT -5
I'll put an extra stake down (or a stick) and hang the orange hat about 5 foot from the decoys.
Great idea red.
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Post by jimh on Apr 1, 2008 17:59:52 GMT -5
Red, yes that is a good idea, maybe because it reaks of common sence. i wrote MDC a few years back asking why they insist on everyone wearing hunter orange during the rifle hunt but then let them get into one of these pop up blinds that covers everything. now on private ground it aint a big deal, but on public ground when someone may have been scouting that area just the day before then hunt th enext day and you got some hunter in one of these camo blinds that morning at the other end of the field it could get dangerous. so i pointed this out to them and they said they would pass on the concern. in the rules the next year while they don't require you to, they now mention it would be a good idea to place some orange on the top of these pop up blinds. i thinlk the same holds true for spring turkey hunting. especialy on public ground, myself i life to put a piece of orange tape on the tree i sit under. and i like to wrap it completely around the tree, and yes red i remove it when i leave. now if i'm on private land i don't worry as much about it.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Apr 2, 2008 8:53:48 GMT -5
I tell you what, I would definatly support some sort of orange requirement during turkey season. I don't think a vest and a hat are required --- but definatly one of the two. Because you just know the turkey federation will have a stroke (because...nevermind...my mommy always said that if I couldn't say anything nice I shouldn't say anything at all) , we could settle on camo orange but both pieces. Retailers would be all over that. As far as private land, you could take the orange off when you get set up. I think a sizable percentage do that for deer season anyway. I was on public land a few years ago down by St. James at Woodsen K Woods. They have a few trails that kept pretty short and I was walking and calling, walking and calling. I walked around a bend in the woods and there was a turkey with a bright red head about 1 foot in the brush 20-30 yards away. So naturally, I swing that gun up, safety off, ready to jump shoot a bird. I said a few weeks, I have no confidence in missouri hunters at all. I honestly think the vast MAGORITY are morons that have no business being out there. I think most people would of shot the bird- and I certainly wouldn't blame them. After all, anyone who puts a decoy on a trail on public land probably deserves to be peppered with shot |
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Post by dovehunter on Apr 2, 2008 9:27:57 GMT -5
A lot of good advice being offered here! Though we are not required to do so here in Virginia, I always wear an orange hat when entering or leaving the woods and when I'm moving from setup to setup. I also fold up my decoys and put them in a canvass sack when moving about too. To me doing this is just common sense. However, I personally would be opposed to requiring the wearing of blaze orange while you are calling. Turkeys can see well enough as it is. What's the point of wearing head to toe camo (including a face mask and gloves) if you have to wear a blaze orange hat or vest!
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Apr 2, 2008 9:52:03 GMT -5
What's the point of wearing head to toe camo (including a face mask and gloves) if you have to wear a blaze orange hat or vest! I think camo is way overrated I think an orange vest might be a little much. But a turkey will never see a orange hat. |
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and a Vernier sight. It's marked up to twelve-hundred yards. This one shoots a mite further.
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Post by Gila on Apr 2, 2008 13:57:42 GMT -5
Hey guys, thrkeys are not color blind. As most of you know, the turkey is one of the bew bids that has the ability to change colors of his head to attract the attention of a perspective girl friend. Turkeys look for these different colors red, orange, white, blue, etc to let them know of a rival gobbler or jake in the area. Any solid colors are easily recognized by turkeys and will be a dead give away for the hunter. Sorry, but I can't agree with the use of orange withen Spring turkey hunting. The use of orange defeats the reason for the season during that time of the year. Anyway Red, a turkey will see that orange hat.
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Post by jimh on Apr 2, 2008 15:40:34 GMT -5
gila, no doubt about how well turkeys see. if i'm hunting public land though i will wear some orange as i walk then remove the hat or vess when i set up & i'll put orange tape around the tree i sit under about 5' off the ground. that way anyone coming through would see it when walking in or looking from across the ways. i do not wear it while i am working a bird. again this more so on public land than private. i would rather miss getting a bird than get hit with shot.
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