Joined: Jan 03, 2005 Posts: 1159 Location: western Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Suburban Hunting, Fishing and Trapping
pedalling_faster wrote:
i have my eyes on some local wild turkeys. but i suspect it's a violation of some local laws.
i was contemplating feeding them something that will make them fall asleep, then use a machete to chop the head off. nice long neck, can't miss.
I was told that corn soaked in vodka might be worth trying. Actually, I was told it would work, but I am a bit doubtful if turkeys would eat enough vodka to get tipsy enough to catch them, but it might be worth trying.
Joined: Sep 09, 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Upstate New York, U.S.A.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Suburban Hunting, Fishing and Trapping
Interesting thread.
Turkey season is open here for the month of May. Can take Toms only (and only one), all hunting before noon. In the early winter you can take one of either sex sun-up to sun-down.
I plan to take my 12g out to the new land with me this Sunday. Tree planting is the priority, but if a turkey just happens to stumble by...
When it comes down to it, being flexible in as many ways as you can will pan out best for most folks. I think absolutes are to be avoided in most situations, but I'm not absolutely sure.
Learn how to do stuff. Have as many food and water sources as practical available to meet your needs. I have all kinds of stuff I am trying to get better at. Some links in this thread are very helpful. I know so little, but at least I have a head start on most. It can't hurt to be ahead of the curve even just a little.
Olaf _________________ "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau
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