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Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 25, 2024, 06:00 PM:
I remember one year, deer hunting in western Colorado. We had met a few hunters, I don't even remember if they were non-res, as we were? Anyway, as we were standing along a long coulee, and someone spotted a gutpile that was difficult to see from any angle....and actually, that had nothing whatever to do with the casual conversation?
One of those guys was explaining a recent shot we all heard and admitted it was him and it was just a "sound shot". Somebody in our group asked: what's that? And, he said he had heard something down in that brush choked canyon, and fired a shot down there to flush it out, if it was a buck.
We parted ways, wished good luck and continued on, in another direction. But, later we all agreed that was a pretty scary behavior, to be firing a high powered rifle at nothing?
Which brings me to a letter I just read in American Hunter. This guy said he was shot by a turkey hunter from 45 yards away because he had moved and some bushes were wiggling....or something?
These were all turkey hunters and, I assume, competent? I have heard of several accounts of all camo'ed up turkey hunters getting themselves shot by other hunters; BY MISTAKE! Some movement, or some sound is APPARENTLY, enough to draw a shot in your direction! I do not get it and never will! Shooting at nothing?
I have always felt that predator hunters are usually the most competent of men in the field. Far more competent than the average deer hunter, and even waterfowel and upland game hunters.
But, if asked, at one time, at least, I would have considered turkey hunters to be rather competent hunters, but anybody that cuts loose at movement in the brush is a fucking idiot! There was somebody, a bike racer maybe? that was shot by mistake while turkey hunting. A certain percentage must be simply clowns! It's serious and extremely dangerous!
I've hunted with a man that had a rather irritating habit of not telling me, by word or deed, where he would be, on stand. I'm sorry, but that's something kinda basic. I always want to know where my partner is, on stand. I do not think that's asking too much. One time, I was bewildered, curious and baffled, then asked; where were you? "Oh, I climbed that tree over yonder!"
It's basic. Unless you are side by side or back to back. it's rather important to know where your partner IS.
There was this guy that habitually set up at least a quarter mile from both me and the caller. And, my only clue was taking particular note of his direction as he wandered off.
Good hunting. El Bee
[ June 25, 2024, 06:02 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Semp (Member # 3074) on July 09, 2024, 06:04 AM:
A couple of comments about turkey hunters. There are two types. The hunter that slips in to the woods, locates a gobbler and then sits in front of a tree and calls him in. No blind used. Then there is the turkey hunter who sits in a pop up blind with his nice chair, thermos of coffee, snacks, a good book to read or phone to play on while occasionally looking at his high dollar decoy spread he placed before starting his "hunt". The first hunter has to have advanced woodsmanship skills or he's busted 9 out of 10 times. The second hunter is basically watching paint dry while waiting on his decoy trap to spring shut on a bird. Coyote hunting in the woods with a shotgun is a lot like the first hunter I mentioned. It's not as easy as the yootuube videos makes it look.
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