HUNTERS BEWARE!
....especially when dressing like a dark shaggy blob and making turkey noises.
82 year old Alabama man was attacked by a bobcat in while turkey hunting. Claude Strother, who has hunted turkeys since 1975 (impressive numbers), was blindsided during an outing in Wilcox County recently . To read this story, click HERE. At different times, I have called up six snakes and six coyotes and two bobcats turkey hunting.
Fair is fair.
ReplyDeleteYou hunt.
Then you have the chance of being hunted.
You are hunted wheather you know it or not.
DeleteTurkey hunting isn't as much a sport it's an addition. Ole Claude's got it bad.
ReplyDeleteJpaul
+1
DeleteHe's lucky he didn't call in another hunter that wouldn't hesitate to shoot in the brush without seeing the target.
ReplyDeleteMy Father and brother and myself were hunting fall turkey when a pair of callers called us in. Fall turkeys don't call. We were lucky enough to see them before anything went south.
DeleteTom762
That's why I don't go hunting anymore ... or even into the wilds during hunting seasons. Neon orange just gives the city folk a target
DeleteThat exact thing happened to me while calling all in camo during spring hunting season. Asshole was walking up on me pointing his shotgun at the noise he heard. Touchy situation for a minute or two. Still boils my blood thirty some years later.
DeleteClaude got clawed….
ReplyDeleteAt least he isn't Claude Bauls.
ReplyDeleteThat would be very unfortunate.
These things happen. Have been turkey hunting and called in coyotes, a wolf, and a bobcat or two. Though I think if I was attacked that bobcat would be feeling the business end of a 12 gauge 3 1/2” magnum turkey load.
ReplyDeleteObviously called the wrong kind of pussy.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who wants to hear about the six snakes?
ReplyDeleteNope. How do you call in snakes? Inquiring minds want to know!
DeleteI am not exactly sure if it is the vibration of the call being rubbed together or the snakes hearing what they perceive to be a turkey and are thinking of an egg snack or hen dinner, but it occurs. Years ago when I only had been turkey hunting a few years and old timer I ran up on wearing my turkey hunting "uniform of the day" and he inquired if I had any luck, were they gobbling good, etc. He then asked me, "how many snakes have you called up?". I laughed and told him none, but had seen a snake or two while hunting. He said, "if you keep hunting turkeys long enough, you will". He was right. I have called in six (that I saw) and none were poisonous. One year I called up two at different snakes using a Ben Lee box call making turkey noises. One of those crawled to within 2ft. of my butt. I had been working a bird and had seen it the turkey earlier. I thought the noise I was hearing was the bird slipping around behind me. When I eased my head around and cut my eyes that way and realized it was a snake (that one might have been a Copperhead, but not sure), I jumped up and it left. Later that day I was sitting in a reclining position at uprooted stump. I had been calling "loud and often" both times that day as the wind was really blowing at times, but not so that I couldn't hunt. I had been there calling off and on for about an hour when a rat snake came sliding up almost touching my fee. How I kept from soiling my britches, I don't know. I thought to myself that this is about enough of this BS today and eased my shotgun barrel into a position to shoot it, but instead reached for a camera. The snake was centered between with the tail and head about equal lengths on either side of boots and less than six inches from the soles. He was 43" long and for anyone who doesn't know, they can favor a rattlesnake at first glance. If I come across that picture, I'll be sure do a post. Hunting turkeys for me is a lot more than calling and shooting birds. I should do post on some of the things I've seen in the turkey woods (i.e. A woman riding horseback at breakneck speed through thick woods screaming as the horse sped out of sight., etc.)
DeleteI had a coyote bounce off my decoy this year. Now you got me worrying about snakes.
ReplyDelete“If you hunt turkeys long enough……”
DeleteAlso, always look good before sitting down at the base of a tree. There might be a rattlesnake waiting for a squirrel to come down for his morning meal.
Jeffery
ticks & chiggers tend to ruin a good tree spot too
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