Derned turkeys scratching around my stand/blind

[Blizzard of '93]

aggravating rascals. one of 'em got curious and got close trying (I guess) to figure out what's in the blind. lots of deer sign in thicket at edge of foto. these birds have aggravated the devil out of me. can't hear a thing for their scratching and carrying on and I'm afraid I'll spook 'em and send any other critter to fleeing.

counted 18 of 'em (I think, they mill around a lot) scratching around. and could hear some more about 300 yards away across another thicket.

 

[PitchyPine]

Bad as those dern squirrels :shake:

 

[Halftail]

Aint thet just typical.When Deer hunting,see turkeys,for me it's Grouse early fall and not kill a single one then the second morning of Deer season 9 walk up over the ridge where my stand is. :shake:

 

[jtmattison]

I think they know when the hunting seasons are. Over time it gets ingrained in their genetics. DEC should change up the seasons by a month or so to throw them off guard.

HD

 

[jethro224]

It's easy to make 'em go away... just put out a turkey decoy and do some callin'. They'll think you're after 'em and you'll never see 'em again. :haha:

 

[bucktales]

Aint thet just typical.When Deer hunting,see turkeys,for me it's Grouse early fall and not kill a single one then the second morning of Deer season 9 walk up over the ridge where my stand is. :shake:

How true. One ML season in Vermont, I was out during a bad snow storm. I moved under a big hemlock to take a break and heard some birds above me. Counted 43 partrige in that tree above me. :blah:

 

[Mountainman56]

In Texas turkey and deer season are open at the same time. :blah:

 

[Blizzard of '93]

I was beginning to wonder if that one young Tom was gonna fly up and over the top edge of my blind and land atop of me. :shocked2: they come out all the time. 6 yesterday morn.

 

[bramble]

Well, I guess they have gotten kinda uppity, what with having survived Thanksgiving. If it were pre-Thanksgiving I'd suggest setting out some cranberry sauce and stuffing as deterents.

:grin:

bramble

 

[bocalbender1]

Thats been my experience often enough! I am not that good with the sling shot either. :blah: