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Post by turkeyscout on Mar 18, 2006 9:42:18 GMT -5
hey guys, its getting close to the time of the year we all enjoy,so lets make it a safe year by adding a turkey hunting safety tip. i"ll add one, then you give it a try....thanks......never wear bright colors, while hunting or scouting, especially not red, white, blue or black because these are the colors of a wild turkey globbler.(you could be mistaken for game) this includes handkerchiefs,socks, underwear, etc.also when you bring a youngster with ya, check them out for colors , and educate them too....... add your safety tip.........be safe and good luck ....  .... turkey scout |
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Post by 10point on Mar 18, 2006 9:54:13 GMT -5
How do you feel about wearing orange? I am paranoid and although I don't really hunt anywhere where there are many people I wear orange when moving and many times put up a band of orange in a tree near me. PA requires hunters to wear orange when moving.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 18, 2006 10:12:17 GMT -5
Don't try to stalk a gobbler... call him to you.
A good number of turkey hunters that are shot was trying to slip in on a gobbler that someone else is already working. That hunter that is working a bird is looking for any movement - sometimes any movement is mistaken for that gobbling gobbler.
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Post by turkeyscout on Mar 18, 2006 16:58:26 GMT -5
hey 10 point, i think its a great idea to wear orange while moving! but while sitting still,i prefer no orange, these indiana birds can see real good....but it"s your call on the orange ribbon around the tree. ... be safe and good luck..... turkey scout
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Post by jrbhunter on Mar 18, 2006 17:39:21 GMT -5
I talked with a CO that worked a few accidental shootings last year... he said each one was moving in on "Someone else's" bird when they were shot.
I like to use orange paint on the necks of my decoys and I try to put myself against a tree such that anyone I can't see can't shoot me (Hopefully). That is how I protect myself on a stand BUT moving quietly on a loud bird is a dangerous game. Orange isn't a bad idea, worst thing that can happen is spooking a bird!
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Post by turkeyscout on Mar 19, 2006 11:27:37 GMT -5
hey guys, here"s a safety tip....on decoy safety....while decoys can increase your chances, they can also increase the risk of an incident occurring, today"s decoys are very real looking and can draw fire from unknowing hunters. also while traveling thru the wooooods make sure your decoys are not sticking out of your vest,just the head out could be a problem......good luck, be safe and take a youngster turkey hunting ......... ...turkey scout
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 19, 2006 12:51:51 GMT -5
You guys have put up some VERY helpful safety tips.
Hopefully all that read them will abide by them and we can have a safe and successful turkey season.
Any more turkey hunting safety tips, guys?
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Post by turkeyscout on Mar 21, 2006 9:54:51 GMT -5
hey guys,here a safety tip, be sure of your target and whats"be-hind your target, positively identifly your target as a legal bird (look for the white head and beard) and insist on a good shot,also if you see another hunter,(while your set-up or traveling) call out in a loud, clear voice to alert him of your position. be safe....... good luck.... bring a youngster turkey hunting.....turkey scout
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Post by chicobrownbear on Mar 21, 2006 10:06:22 GMT -5
A gentleman from my town was shot in the face a few years back while sitting still, by a trespassing hunter. His facemask was moving while he called with his diaphram, and this was mistaken for a turkey by the other hunter. Both hunters had no idea the other was there.
I ALWAYS move with some orange on. A hat is my preferred safety orange garment, cause I can pull it off and stuff it in the vest, or sit on it if need be.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 21, 2006 10:30:13 GMT -5
John Trout Jr. (old hunting buddy of mine) was shot in Missouri when he was working a bird.
He had set up off an old fire lane and had worked th bird for about a half hour.
As he was working the bird he heard steps in behind him. He thought it was a silent mouthed gobbler coming into his calls from the back side. He couldn't turn and se as he had the front gobbler in close.
John finally got the bird into position and when the bird went behind a rise John moved his gun to get a shot at him when the bird re-appeared.
BOOM!!
John was shot by another turkey hunter that was slipping up on the gobbling bird from the firelane.. The hunter said he saw the gun barrel and mistakenly thought it was turkey's neck and head. ONLY bearded turkeys are legal in Missouri. (DUH!)
John got in excess of 30 pellets in him. He still carries them today.
The mistake - the hunter was primed with andrenalin by all the gobbling and in his mind's eye anything that moved justHAD to be THAT gobbler.
BTW - John did some studies and wrote an article on hunter orange and turkeys.
He said it basically had no effect on them.
In one of his widlife photography sessions he had bait out to take pictures of turkeys. He put out a hen decoy with a hunter orange sash around it's neck.
The turkeys that came in paid very little attention to the decoy and it's bright orange tie.
I doubt that turkeys would pay a whole lot of attention to a hunter orange sash around a tree.
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Post by turkeyscout on Mar 23, 2006 11:10:01 GMT -5
hey guys , here another safety tip, do not practice going to the sounds of yelps, clucks, and purrs,etc. etc.,of a wild turkey, this could be a hunter making these sounds at his set-up or he"s traveling thru the woods trying to get a gobbler fire up. either way do not be tempted to head that way ,this could be the makings of a dangerous situation. also do not use a gobbler call, this also will attract a hunter to your set-up......good luck and be safe.......take a youngster turkey hunting...............turkey scout
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Mar 24, 2006 9:25:49 GMT -5
Don't let another hunter get in too close to your position before you move or gesture to make sure he see's you as another hunter. Make sure eye contact has been made & confirmed. Never ass/u/me you have been properly identified.  |
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Post by turkeyscout on Mar 27, 2006 10:53:11 GMT -5
hey guys, here a safety tip, treat all firearms as if they are loaded,also do not knowly interfere with another hunters" set-up and respect the rights of others to share the outdoors, and i might add hunt the wild turkey fairly...... be safe and good luck...take a youngster turkey hunting...........turkey scout
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Post by turkeyscout on Mar 29, 2006 19:16:46 GMT -5
hey guys , of all the tips that i"ve have placed on this great hunting site, i can"t express on one that so important that i feel it needs too be brought up agin and agin..i watched a dvd on turkey hunting(success and safety) by the national wild turkey federation... the best part of this dvd was that it had 27 shoot/don"t shoot scenarios that pause for class discussion to test your turkey hunting knowledge and to help them realize the IMPORTANCE OF IDENTIFYING THE TARGET BEFORE FIRING. there"s some situtions you can get yourself into that can really fool you, as a experience hunter i say "be real patience and make sure its a gobbler that you got your sights on. you can not take a shot back, so sit back and wait for a clear shot.............or don"t shoot!!! ..... be safe and good luck....turkey scout
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Post by turkeyscout on Apr 1, 2006 11:23:35 GMT -5
hey guys, when walking in the wooooods in the dark, always use a flashlight. this not only identifies you as a person to other hunters, but helps you avoid injuries from a fall or other accidents. might be a good idea to wait till you get to your set-up before you load that 12 gauge. be safe and good luck......take a youngster turkey hunting.......turkey scout
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