YAY! Shot him at 42 yards.
19 1/4 pounds
11 inch beard
1 1/8 inch spurs

5/10/2008 12:39:31 PM

pwned

5/10/2008 12:40:32 PM

awesome. great job. food always tastes so much better if you have killed it yourself.

5/10/2008 12:48:55 PM

i shot one from fourty three yards the other day j/k

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5/10/2008 12:49:07 PM

^ I STILL WIN!!1

^^ Thank you! Yes. And there are few (maybe no) game animals that taste better than a wild turkey! I haven't had any in a while, and I can't wait for next Sunday so we can eat him!

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5/10/2008 12:53:42 PM

wait

wait

WAIT

you killed an exceedingly stupid bird

with a GUN?

i'm impressed.

5/10/2008 12:53:59 PM

uh oh sounds like viynlbuilt is jealous bethaleigh can shoot a gun better

5/10/2008 12:55:10 PM

An exceedingly stupid bird?!?! hahahahhahahahahaha shows how much you know about hunting! hahahahahhahahaha

^ vinylbandit is always jealous or something when it comes to my hunting/taking threads. And he never fails to show how little he knows.

[Edited on May 10, 2008 at 12:56 PM. Reason : ]

5/10/2008 12:55:22 PM

fair enough

it's nominally intelligent for a bird

it's still stupid.

5/10/2008 12:56:01 PM

jive ass turkey

5/10/2008 12:57:51 PM

one time me and jay went hunting and killed a buffalo

5/10/2008 12:58:25 PM

i shot a person in the leg once

but it was with an SNS

5/10/2008 12:59:27 PM

Though they may not reason, they are exceptionally hard to hunt. If it could be due to one reason it would be because they are not in the least bit curious. They can feel when something is not right, too. They are far more hard to hunt then deer. Deer don't mind a little movement, you can move very slowly even if you're being stared down by a deer - but you can not move a muscle when a turkey has his eye on you. And you can even shoot at a deer, and if they're curious enough, they will just stand there while you chamber another round and fire again.

But really, you can't compare apples and oranges...

[Edited on May 10, 2008 at 1:01 PM. Reason : ]

5/10/2008 12:59:41 PM

i've never been hunting...i heard squirrel hunting is fun as shit

5/10/2008 1:00:36 PM

Squirrel is fun I guess because you can move, walk, talk, etc. It's not my favorite. All hunting can be boring and make you want to sleep, but as son as you stop paying attention - BAM! Something pops up!

haha, I just noticed my crazy hair in my pic.

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5/10/2008 1:02:54 PM

When you hunt turkey always remember to save the last bullet for yourself in case you get overrun.

5/10/2008 1:05:30 PM

lol

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5/10/2008 1:07:06 PM

i was 4-wheeling one time and came across about 4-5 wild turkeys...i went back to the spot to grab a piece but when i got back they were gone

5/10/2008 1:08:32 PM

That turkey has read more books than bethaleigh

5/10/2008 1:09:43 PM

lol, were you surprised that they weren't waiting for you to come back?

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5/10/2008 1:10:00 PM

well surprisingly when i pulled up the first time, they didnt run or fly off, even with the 4-wheelers engine, but nah i didnt really expect them to be there

5/10/2008 1:11:09 PM

it wasnt til i was in the 11th grade that i found out these things lived in alamance county...the concept of a "wild" turkey was just like woah to me

5/10/2008 1:12:52 PM

They're cool to watch. I've seen 17 this hunting season, only got to shoot this one, but I got to observe the rest and they're definitely cool critters.

And as y'all know, I worked on a turkey farm for 2 years... they're not near as awesome as wild ones! Farm turkeys have to be AI'd, they won't even breed on their own!

[Edited on May 10, 2008 at 1:15 PM. Reason : ]

5/10/2008 1:14:39 PM

this guy is nuts

http://www.patrickflanigan.com/

5/10/2008 1:15:08 PM

how did you know it was 42 yards? (preface: never hunted before)

5/10/2008 1:15:52 PM

^^ That gun he shoots is bad ass! I think he's the one that shoots the Beretta ExtremaII

^ My Daddy and I walked it off from the bird to where I was set up.

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5/10/2008 1:17:02 PM

i killed an Ice T last weekend

5/10/2008 1:18:24 PM

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5/10/2008 1:19:40 PM

This is an important day in any young woman's life

5/10/2008 1:37:41 PM

^^GOBBLES!!!

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5/10/2008 1:38:17 PM

i still maintain that hunters who justify what they do as "sport" or "for the challenge" should be forced to hunt with their bare hands and a knife. then it'd be a real fucking sport. could you imagine tracking a deer for like 3 days then finally getting it? that'd be rewarding. otherwise it's just sitting still waiting on some dumbass animal to wonder in front of you.

for example, there was a guy in friday's N&O that killed a big ass buck from 25 yards. 75 feet. is that even a challenge? i've never been hunting, but that seems like it'd be comparable to tossing a stone in a lake.

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5/10/2008 2:10:02 PM

but he had to sit the for hours

HOURS

5/10/2008 2:14:46 PM

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

5/10/2008 2:15:05 PM

Quote :

"jive ass turkey"

5/10/2008 2:32:41 PM

^^^^ I'm not going to argue with you (yet again on the same point you ALWAYS bring), but there is no sitting and waiting for turkey. Why would there have been a story in the N&O on Friday when deer are loong out of season and all the bucks antlers are long gone, (some may be beginning to grow back though)? That doesn't make any sense.

5/10/2008 5:44:32 PM

yo

i can cook that turkey smothered in cream of mushroom, packed with fresh veggies, and my family recipe for the bombest squash you ever ate.

5/10/2008 5:47:29 PM

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"fair enough it's nominally intelligent for a bird it's still stupid. "

Haha, true. Just because something has instincts doesn't mean that it isn't fucking stupid.

I've got nothing against hunting, I think it's fine, we're higher up on the evolutionary ladder, it's ok for us to kill other animals for food or population control.

5/10/2008 5:50:07 PM

i think a turkey is the about lowest on the totem pole in terms of intelligence amongst the animal kingdom.

i mean if it let bethaleigh kill it, how smart could it be

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5/10/2008 5:51:06 PM

i ate some turkey spam today

5/10/2008 6:02:27 PM

why not just buy an organic turkey from the market. same difference, eh. and you don't even have to dress like an idiot to kill it.

5/10/2008 6:04:48 PM

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"and you don't even have to dress like an idiot to kill it."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

5/10/2008 6:07:08 PM

A thread about Wild Turkey, that's something I can get interested in.



That's a good kill though, what load did you use?

5/10/2008 6:16:17 PM

Just because it says organic does not mean that it is wild. You should also read up a little more on the qualifications for farm raised animals to be 'organic' and 'free range'. There is a distinctly different taste between wild turkey and any sort of farm raised, store bought turkey. Same way for rabbit.

It really depends on what your definition of 'intelligent' is, in your opinion, because its very relative. Is it because they stand in the rain, or because they shit in the woods? In my experience, they're not stupid, but they are not mammals and therefore do not have any sort of reason.

So, how about some of you list your qualifications for "intelligent" in this case. And without bringing other animals into it as examples.

^ Thanks! Winchester Supreme #5

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5/10/2008 6:22:34 PM

that's pretty cool. i'd love to do that.

5/10/2008 6:49:56 PM

i would like one of his legs smoked and mailed to me please .

5/10/2008 6:51:06 PM

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"There is a distinctly different taste between wild turkey and any sort of farm raised, store bought turkey."

who cares enough to drill down the taste of turkey? we're talking about turkey? turkey? not practice, Turkey. there's not much too it. instead of pretending to be Elmer Fud, how about just going to Whole Foods or something and dropping $15 bucks on a fresh turkey. we're civilized and progressive now. there's enough turkey in the market for all of us. there is no shortage.

5/10/2008 7:00:22 PM

^^^ Do it! I think everyone should do it at least once in their life. The ticks really suck (no pun intended) in the spring turkey season, but its well worth it!

^^ I can't wait to eat him! We're eating him next Sunday.

^ Why do you let what I do bother you so much?

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5/10/2008 7:03:32 PM

i almost hit a turkey on my four wheeler once. i screamed. this is the closest i've come to hunting.

5/10/2008 7:17:14 PM

i'm not bothered by it. hunt turkey all you want. i just don't see the logic behind it is all. unless, it was like a religious slaughter or hunting because you really needed the food i think it's a wasted kill.

there's not really anything admirable about hunting a turkey down and killing him with a "winchester rifle".

5/10/2008 7:18:32 PM

are turkeys fast? i'd think you could just run up and club them

5/10/2008 7:22:20 PM