Removal of the "T"

[Deer Wrastler]

i'll start by saying this will be my first season turkey hunting but has this happened more than once? do people really think a frozen decoy is the real deal ? i hunt in 82A as well and i find the animals to be wary as it gets. i can't even get within 25 yds of a rabbit or grouse before it flushes but somehow this genius thinks he can walk right up to a wild turkey? i know i'd never try and stalk a turkey but even if i did i think something would trigger given my other experiences like "umm this is too easy" and/or "that turkey hasn't moved a da*n muscle in the last 20 min". well i'll try and be prepared now. some people scare me.

Some people hunt for the wrong reasons which make it scary...lots of people just out to shoot something or get what they think is an easy meal. Mix in inexperience with ignorance and your bound to have an accident.

[DanO]

Hey Park City. I really don't like hunting public land because I'm always on edge. No it only happened the one time and it was turkey hunting. I've seen guys while deer hunting but the hunter orange makes me feel more comfortable.

I hunted in the Ottawa Valley when I grew up and seeing another hunter wasn't common. It is now though!

[bowj]

keep your eyes and ears peeled and listen for others approaching. stalking a turkey, while extremely difficult and dangerous, is possible for some people in some areas. i would never do it on public land, and i would likely never be able to make it work anywhere for that matter lol, but people do make it work. if you stalk all they way up onto a decoy and dont notice its a decoy you are an idiot. id have some choice words with someone doing that...

public land is not dangerous even during turkey season, but its best to be aware of your surroundings and take steps (ie no gobbler calls, tree at your back etc) to prevent any idiots from stalking up on you and presenting a dangerous scenario.

[toby]

Is this why I just got my new outdoor card in the mail and it doesn't have the T on the front of the card

[awndray]

Yes, it is.

[mark270wsm]

so much for the safey aspect of the turkey course... the hunter saftey course now includes the turkeys aspect to it... AND ITS IS THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME .... HOW .. WE GOT SCREWED

[Fox]

so much for the safey aspect of the turkey course... the hunter saftey course now includes the turkeys aspect to it... AND ITS IS THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME .... HOW .. WE GOT SCREWED

The people who had the day long turkey course had a lot of marketing shoved down their throats, ha ha, from what I remember there was a video of a guy getting shot that was quite outrageous and then a lot of talk of calls and strategy, most of which was done with the guise of what call to buy and use and most was branded.

[Gun Nut]

It is not that the turkey course with it's tips on safety was a bad idea. Equally adding those safety concerns to the hunter safety course does not lessen the value of the original turkey course with its concern for safety of those involved in the activity. The real problem as I see it is the section of the hunting community, who have never taken the turkey course, nor will they be exposed to the safety concerns through the additions to the revised hunter safety course. They are the individual who will now be open to having a turkey licence, with out having an understanding of the safety concerns involved in the activity. They will be the ones open to developing their own techniques for hunting turkey which may not have been thought out with an eye for safety first. Keep this in mind as you sit there calling to coke your turkey in. He just might show up with a shotgun.

You don't stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut

[awndray]

Well said.

[greatwhite]

I disagree. Safety is Safety when hunting. Know your target 100%. A slob hunter is a slob hunter no matter what they are hunting.

It is not that the turkey course with it's tips on safety was a bad idea. Equally adding those safety concerns to the hunter safety course does not lessen the value of the original turkey course with its concern for safety of those involved in the activity. The real problem as I see it is the section of the hunting community, who have never taken the turkey course, nor will they be exposed to the safety concerns through the additions to the revised hunter safety course. They are the individual who will now be open to having a turkey licence, with out having an understanding of the safety concerns involved in the activity. They will be the ones open to developing their own techniques for hunting turkey which may not have been thought out with an eye for safety first. Keep this in mind as you sit there calling to coke your turkey in. He just might show up with a shotgun.

You don't stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut