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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2014 18:39:12 GMT -5
How many of you are going to Turkey Hunt this Fall ? Depending on where you hunt it seems like hunting Turkeys in the Fall can be easier than Spring Turkey hunting.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2014 18:51:06 GMT -5
Strictly an opportunist turkey hunter in the fall.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Sept 1, 2014 19:16:42 GMT -5
Shotgun season, I usually go. Yes you can set your watch by them coming out of corn field in the fall. I set up in their travel route back to the roost in the evening. No calls or decoys. Like to shoot a young one for good eating.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 1, 2014 19:47:46 GMT -5
Strictly an opportunist turkey hunter in the fall. ^^^^ THIS |
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Post by 76chevy on Sept 2, 2014 6:00:12 GMT -5
me too. I have the tags.
I saw 3 toms while squirrel hunting yesterday morning..
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 2, 2014 6:48:01 GMT -5
I probably won't, but JDUB says he's going to do it when shotgun comes in. Which is OK as I can still bow hunt deer and he can turkey hunt the same property in Brown Co.
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Post by Genesis 27:3 on Sept 6, 2014 16:07:51 GMT -5
Only aloud to bow hunt up here. But, like metamorahunter, I will take a shot if the opportunity presents itself.
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Post by chubwub on Sept 26, 2014 10:41:36 GMT -5
My fiance refuses to shoot hens in the fall but told me it was OK if I shot one this year because I am a novice to turkeys. He has hunted turkeys for a verrrry long time, and has killed a turkey every year since he was 14. In his opinion, the fall season allowing hens to be taken was the worst mistake the DNR has ever made.
He believes if the DNR would ban hens (bearded hens not included of course) from being harvested in the fall season for at least 4-5 years, that Indiana turkey hunting would easily become a top 10 state for turkey hunting.
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Post by featherduster on Sept 27, 2014 10:11:14 GMT -5
chubwub said:He believes if the DNR would ban hens (bearded hens not included of course) from being harvested in the fall season for at least 4-5 years, that Indiana turkey hunting would easily become a top 10 state for turkey hunting.
I agree and since they opened the fall season I have heard of several birds being taken illegally.
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Post by windingwinds on Sept 27, 2014 13:06:51 GMT -5
Opened the season=birds taken illegally? These kind of people would shoot regardless. How does opening a season make people do it illegally? And if they are illegal, then turn them in.
Now if a Turkey walks in front of me this fall during archery season, then I will shoot it. But I don't go looking for turkeys in the fall. We don't have a gun season up here in the fall for Turkeys.
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Post by steve46511 on Sept 27, 2014 13:07:48 GMT -5
chubwub said:He believes if the DNR would ban hens (bearded hens not included of course) from being harvested in the fall season for at least 4-5 years, that Indiana turkey hunting would easily become a top 10 state for turkey hunting. I agree and since they opened the fall season I have heard of several birds being taken illegally. I'm missing something, I think. Illegal HOW? I'm missing how what the laws say can be "blamed" for illegal birds??? Not trying to start anything. I truly don't understand. If shot with an illegal weapon or shot out of season wouldn't they STILL do so regardless of what the law says??  God Bless |
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Post by GS1 on Sept 27, 2014 15:08:29 GMT -5
I'll target them with my son the days we have off during season, but don't chase them alone in the fall.
Indiana could do away with turkey season for 10 years and they wouldn't reach the top 10.
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Post by matahone on Sept 28, 2014 14:17:27 GMT -5
I hunt turkeys the first 2 week of October then I start thinking about deer because it has finally cooled and the deer are moving better. I wish the fall season was open for shotgun the entire time. Most people will not take the shotgun because they want deer and if you can only kill 1 in the fall what does it matter what is used to harvest your turkey?
As far as the spring/fall season I think the DNR needs to start allowing more birds to be taken. Just because you don't see the birds in your area doesn't mean they are not there. I have watched a flock of birds in my area for several years and in the winter when they gather together there are approximately 200+ birds in the flock. This is just one area!
Now some food for thought for you die-hard deer hunters. Do you think all those turkeys couldn't clean out a winter food supply for the deer of acorns and crop fields ultimately starving out the deer because they need more food to survive the winter months? Maybe the lower deer numbers is related also to the turkey populations.
As far as the illegally taken turkey because of the fall season...since the urban season opened for deer have more deer been taken illegally? It does not matter when season is or how long, your poachers are still going to poach.
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Post by antiwheeze on Sept 29, 2014 17:26:53 GMT -5
I've been know to carry a bow and shotgun, just in case a bird came by.
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Post by chubwub on Sept 30, 2014 11:30:33 GMT -5
I'm kind of hesitant to explain why the fall turkey season encourages poaching to avoid giving the stupider poachers more ideas to get away with stuff (along with urban deer and paper licenses and the online checkIN) but I'll skim over it without trying to give too much detail. One of the problems is the discrepancy in season dates/lengths between the north and south and no longer having to take an animal to a check station for inspection. Simply put, it allows people ways to poach birds/deer in locations where the hunting may not be legal and transport them in plain sight easily while making it look like they have obtained the animal elsewhere. There are too many loopholes that can be exploited by poachers to make poaching extremely easy to get away with, and much harder to successfully prosecute. And no, I don't have the magical answer to make it stop but it shouldn't be something that we just shrug our shoulders about and move on with either. Also, turkeys out-competing deer for food is nonsense. The two species have co-existed for a very long time, even before we were there. There are several more articles I can pull up, but this one explains it pretty well. www.pressherald.com/2011/01/16/turkey-vs_-deer-turns-out-to-be-a-rural-myth_2011-01-16/ |
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Post by GS1 on Sept 30, 2014 12:15:01 GMT -5
Poachers are always going to find a way to poach. It happens in every state regardless of the regulations in place.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 30, 2014 12:51:59 GMT -5
Poachers are always going to find a way to poach. It happens in every state regardless of the regulations in place. ^^^^ THIS |
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Post by cwagener on Oct 21, 2014 10:52:52 GMT -5
any advice for a first time fall turkey hunter. Strategy's, differences,etc.
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