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Post by turkeyscout on May 1, 2008 19:35:09 GMT -5
... I BELIEVE WE NEED A CHANGE: we need tele-checking for turkeys. especially when you have unpredicable weather,sometime we reach days with 80 degree temperatures..why risk a spoiled game for the table!!!!and why should we have to drive 30 to 40 miles to check a turkey in ,when the same thing could be done over the phone?? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT TELE-CHECKING?  ?........turkey scout |
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Post by Woody Williams on May 1, 2008 19:56:05 GMT -5
I second the motion.
If and when they come up with a deer telecheck it would be quite simple to add in turkeys.
KY does it now..
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Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on May 1, 2008 20:00:55 GMT -5
I'm all for it 100%...You wouldn't think it would be that hard to get it going...
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Post by hoosier on May 1, 2008 20:11:43 GMT -5
I agree, we NEED it. I have killed mine before late in the day with next-day early appointments. Like you mentioned, temps can get high enough to spoil a bird pretty quickly. A friend of mine killed a Tom yesterday late enough that all the check stations were closed (including 6-points, which you are familiar) and he has to go to work @ 5 a.m. So, I agree, we could you a different system.
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Post by gobblerstopper on May 1, 2008 20:22:19 GMT -5
My brother and I were talking the other day and I made what I thought was a pretty good point  We were talking about how check stations only get some business out of being a check station. You know, the guys buy some more shells, some bug spray, facemask that they lost, ect. What if they all decided that it wasn't worth their time to be a check station and decided not to do it? What would the state do then? It wouldn't take all of them, but if several of them quit then there would be a lot more interest/motivation for the state to change things. |
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Post by fftce67 on May 1, 2008 20:22:43 GMT -5
100% for it It is the easiest way but in KY you have to check by midnight the same day.
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Post by dbd870 on May 1, 2008 20:55:30 GMT -5
Have my vote.
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Post by Woody Williams on May 1, 2008 20:58:03 GMT -5
My brother and I were talking the other day and I made what I thought was a pretty good point We were talking about how check stations only get some business out of being a check station. You know, the guys buy some more shells, some bug spray, facemask that they lost, ect. What if they all decided that it wasn't worth their time to be a check station and decided not to do it? What would the state do then? It wouldn't take all of them, but if several of them quit then there would be a lot more interest/motivation for the state to change things. You're right... but we would still hang out at the taxidermy shop though, right?  I could live with a midnight check in.. |
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Post by gobblerstopper on May 1, 2008 21:22:07 GMT -5
You're right... but we would still hang out at the taxidermy shop though, right? Of course.  |
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Post by fftce67 on May 1, 2008 21:23:41 GMT -5
You're right... but we would still hang out at the taxidermy shop though, right? Of course. Yes we would |
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Post by timdog on May 2, 2008 7:14:26 GMT -5
Sounds like a great idea. There are some states where you don't even have to check a bird in.
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Post by Greenedog on May 2, 2008 8:13:28 GMT -5
Yes! This is something we definitely need here in Indiana. Finding a check station that is open has been one of the most frustrating things the past few years. The small town I live in used to have 2 check stations, now we have none. I have driven as far as 25 miles one way for a check in. The state could even fase it in over a period of time; allowing those who wish to tele/internet check to do so, while keeping the check stations open for another year or two to let the hunters adjust and to work the bugs out of the system.
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?........turkey scout
