Make sure what you are shooting at is a turkey

[HoofsandWings]

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/04/25/hunters-expected-to-recover-from-injuries-after-being-mistaken-for-actual-turkeys.html

[jackelope]

Happens every year. People wonder why some say stalking turkeys is a bad idea. I know 2 people who got shot at the same time back in NY turkey hunting, and as much as I hate to say it, I know an old guy who shot another hunter one year. That guy never hunted again because he couldn't stand the fact that he made a mistake and shot someone. 
Fortunately everyone was ok after a little healing.

[Rainier10]

Wow.  There was a thread on here last year about a guy in this state getting shot during turkey season.  Be careful out there.  Know your target and what lies beyond.  One of the most important rules to follow when hunting anything.

[idaho guy]

how about not using a turkey fan as face camo? sounds like that's what they were doing? also a bad idea!

[GrampasGuns]

how about not using a turkey fan as face camo? sounds like that's what they were doing? also a bad idea!

This is not logic. Nothing supercedes our duty as hunters to be 100% sure of our target.Nothing. A man holding a fan does not look like a gobbler. Not even a little if the offender took the time to be certain.

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[bowhunterforever]

how about not using a turkey fan as face camo? sounds like that's what they were doing? also a bad idea!

This is not logic. Nothing supercedes our duty as hunters to be 100% sure of our target.Nothing. A man holding a fan does not look like a gobbler. Not even a little if the offender took the time to be certain.
 
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[Dan-o]

how about not using a turkey fan as face camo? sounds like that's what they were doing? also a bad idea!

This is not logic. Nothing supercedes our duty as hunters to be 100% sure of our target.Nothing. A man holding a fan does not look like a gobbler. Not even a little if the offender took the time to be certain.

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You'd like to think so, but it's still a risk if you're going to do it.

Personally, I don't think it's a good idea to do it on public property.

Kind of like I should be able to leave my keys in the ignition.   I should be able to do it, but it's a bad idea.

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[pianoman9701]

how about not using a turkey fan as face camo? sounds like that's what they were doing? also a bad idea!

This is not logic. Nothing supercedes our duty as hunters to be 100% sure of our target.Nothing. A man holding a fan does not look like a gobbler. Not even a little if the offender took the time to be certain.

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Using a turkey fan in front of your face while in camo is tantamount to not looking both ways before you cross the street just because you, as a pedestrian, have the right of way and shouldn't have to. If you get hit by a car, it is indeed the driver's fault. That doesn't make you any less dead or disabled. Yes, the shooter should've been sure of his target and what lay beyond it. That doesn't make this victim any less shot. We have a responsibility to keep ourselves safe, as well as not shooting others.

[cbond3318]

Sometimes, every once in a while... the dumb runs too deep. 

[ctwiggs1]

how about not using a turkey fan as face camo? sounds like that's what they were doing? also a bad idea!

This is not logic. Nothing supercedes our duty as hunters to be 100% sure of our target.Nothing. A man holding a fan does not look like a gobbler. Not even a little if the offender took the time to be certain.

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Using a turkey fan in front of your face while in camo is tantamount to not looking both ways before you cross the street just because you, as a pedestrian, have the right of way and shouldn't have to. If you get hit by a car, it is indeed the driver's fault. That doesn't make you any less dead or disabled. Yes, the shooter should've been sure of his target and what lay beyond it. That doesn't make this victim any less shot. We have a responsibility to keep ourselves safe, as well as not shooting others.

 

I agree with all of it - only shoot what you know you should be shooting, and don't set yourself up to get shot.  If you expect everyone else out there to be as smart as you, you'll be very disappointed when reality hits in the form of some magnum turkey load.

[jackelope]

It is dumb to put oneself in that position in the first place. It is also dumb to theoretically shoot a turkey in the ass...let's face it...the guy who shot the turkey fan in front of the other guy's face was, in his mind, shooting a turkey in the ass.  Who's more dumber? It's a coin toss.

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[Duckgtr]

It is dumb to put oneself in that position in the first place. It is also dumb to theoretically shoot a turkey in the ass...let's face it...the guy who shot the turkey fan in front of the other guy's face was, in his mind, shooting a turkey in the ass.  Who's more dumber? It's a coin toss.

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[h2ofowlr]

Turkey hunting is the most dangerous of the hunting sports.  I know when I used to help teach hunter ed, it always had the highest rate of mistaken for game incidences reported across the nation.  You have guys either set up for turkeys or stalking them in full camo with decoys.  Be safe and know your intended target.

[jackelope]

Turkey hunting is the most dangerous of the hunting sports.  I know when I used to help teach hunter ed, it always had the highest rate of mistaken for game incidences reported across the nation.  You have guys either set up for turkeys or stalking them in full camo with decoys.  Be safe so and know your intended target.

Exactly. One invisible/full camo'd guy making turkey noises with fake turkeys set up 20 yards in front of him with another guy stalking the turkey noises. Come over a rise and see turkey making noise, shoot other guy in the face.

[bearpaw]

Just to make sure everyone is safe out there!

Learn all you need to know about turkey hunting and how to decoy right here:
https://www.amazon.com/Outdoors-T-K-Mike-Turkey-Huntin/dp/B000U8MTJW/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_200_bs_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1EFZH56HMH294BZ8C7KG

some of what you will learn...

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