Our Ruination

[Brinkcalls]

Wish someone would tell us it's the good times, before they are gone. World needs to pump the brakes, take a look at themselves. Realize we are the problem, and we are the solution.

By the way, the crappies aren't biting. Walleyes are though.


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[zelmo1]

I got lucky the first turkey hunt I ever went on and was hooked ever since. I learned many hard lessons by myself. Through sheer will and effort, I got to be a fair turkey hunter. Then I started hunting with a work aquaintance and he became my best turkey huning buddy. I learned a lot from him and we got a lot of birds. If someone puts in the effort, I will help them. I figure I got some help so I should do my part. I also think that if you educate the hunters, the birds don't get the lessons, lol. Adapting is the biggest thing we need to do now. Turkeys around here are graduating with honors now where there were more" dunces" when I first started. Good luck to all and God Bless. Z

[Wigsplitter]

Amen to this post- I have helped a few folks along the gobbler killing way but most are not putting in the time it takes or persistence to be regular at it - but don't worry ...if they kill one you and everyone else will know

[Number17]

I actually enjoy playing off what the other hunters are doing. I'll figure out their blind locations  and their access routes in and out. Listen to the birds gobble off the roost and how they move around to avoid hunters. Youtube imitators are so easy to figure out and they give up way too easily.
I just get the biggest kick out of killing that gobbler that came in silent on the 2nd bench above the field where everyone puts their blind and decoys spread.
Some guys hate hunting birds that don't gobble. I consider it one of the greatest challenges and take it on every season. When he finally gets in the bubble and rips out his first gobble in 3 hours because he can't find you........I'm not sure if it gets any better.

[nativeks]

I am hoping the silver lining to what we are seeing...that is, increasing hunter numbers and decreasing turkey numbers...is going to reach the point where the "fad" of wanting to be a turkey hunter caused by all the social media attention (and the associated "industries") is going to reverse itself.

I have mentioned the "law of diminishing returns" before. My hope is that once turkey hunting for the masses becomes so hard that success rates begin to plummet, a lot of the "fad hunters" will quit and move onto something else. Unfortunately (as eggshell and others have pointed out), some of us are old enough that we probably won't still be hunting when that day comes along.  We can all hope it is sooner rather than later. 

To wit, I am already seeing it happening around here to a degree.  I know a few folks who have already thrown in the towel who were pretty avid turkey hunters.  It's gonna take a whole bunch more of them doing that to make a dent, however.   

I used to live for turkey hunting. The last one I shot was 2020. My son just passed hunter's safety in November. He got his first deer Dec 7th. He has asked about turkey hunting. I may break out the calls and try to put him on one. But there is a high likelihood we don't get anything given the low population.