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TWENTY of these just walked through our front yard - got a picture as the last ones were strutting by!
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Pass Me My Shotgun, Ma!
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Yeah, but these guys are around all the time; just haven't seen this many at one time. Also a bunch of deer prance through during the night.
We're on a bluff, right in the middle of Clarksville, that overlooks a river. They come up the bluff and feed on the vegetation in the neighborhood. Fun to watch, but still a nuisance at times.
We're on a bluff, right in the middle of Clarksville, that overlooks a river. They come up the bluff and feed on the vegetation in the neighborhood. Fun to watch, but still a nuisance at times.
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Mickey...same back here in NE...one of the most successful wildlife restoration projects ever...now most the locals consider them a nuisance...loved to hunt them in years past but the challenging way camo'd and calling...most others just walk em up...still pretty goood eatin'...HapPy NeW YeArs too ya!!!
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Back at ya, Bibber!
By the way, I deep-fried four of the "Butterballs", complete with injected spices, this year. YUMMY!
By the way, I deep-fried four of the "Butterballs", complete with injected spices, this year. YUMMY!
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I don't hunt any more, but when I did, I used to marvel at how it seems that you encounter wild game at the strangest times, especially when you're not looking for them!
I recall many a cold day, waiting for turkeys to appear. Calling them, when you could hear them in the distance chattering, but they sometimes would never come within shooting range (if you've ever hunted them, you quickly find that turkeys are a lot smarter than you think!).
Then, on the way home thawing out the hands and feet, a whole FLOCK of wild turkeys wandering around in the Interstate highway median!
Go figure . . . /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif
I recall many a cold day, waiting for turkeys to appear. Calling them, when you could hear them in the distance chattering, but they sometimes would never come within shooting range (if you've ever hunted them, you quickly find that turkeys are a lot smarter than you think!).
Then, on the way home thawing out the hands and feet, a whole FLOCK of wild turkeys wandering around in the Interstate highway median!
Go figure . . . /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif
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A friend lives in Diamond Springs, CA. Turkeys and deer were common place in his yard, but not this year. Seems a mountain lion has moved into the neighborhood and chased them away. The big cat has turned on pets, a few tabbys and three dogs no longer on this earth.
aeronca65t
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Mark's correct...they ARE smart (way more so than the domesticated versions that we grow for food).
Many of you may know this: Ben Franklin was so impressed by their smarts that he wanted them for the National Bird of the US (instead of the bald eagle).
I've been in an open field when about 100 of them will flap in near you.....they can e fairly big and it's intimidating if you are without a weapon.
Many of you may know this: Ben Franklin was so impressed by their smarts that he wanted them for the National Bird of the US (instead of the bald eagle).
I've been in an open field when about 100 of them will flap in near you.....they can e fairly big and it's intimidating if you are without a weapon.
aeronca65t said:
Being smarter than a domesticated turkey is not exactly big shakes. They are one of the dumbest animals around. I "picked" them about 20 years ago. Just turn the lights off, grab them by the feet, and off to the slaughter house. Nasty job, but still better than ducks or geese, they are mean.