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Offline PA BEN

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Let's be safe out there.
« on: April 16, 2019, 05:54:45 PM »
Rumor has it a Turkey hunter got a few pellets to the face today north of Chewelah. That's all I know other than the hunter is ok. I'm not posting this to go on a rant about this incident just to remind those who hunt Turkeys to be  extra careful not to get shot or shoot someone else. I've been rained on by shot 2 times over the years and both times I was working a tom and someone snuck up on him and shot him raining me with shot. Both times the hunter grabbed the bird and got out of there.

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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2019, 07:35:02 AM »
Dang!


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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2019, 07:37:36 AM »
....a couple 00 bucks in the vest for just such occasions :hunt2:

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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2019, 07:49:11 AM »
Glad to hear he's going to be ok. Can't help but wonder if this was a result of someone stalking a turkey, either the guy who got shot or the guy doing the shooting. Too bad either way.
People get shot turkey hunting quite frequently.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2019, 08:41:04 AM »
Too bad either way.
People get shot turkey hunting quite frequently.

But I don't want to get shot.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2019, 08:45:56 AM »
Too bad either way.
People get shot turkey hunting quite frequently.

But I don't want to get shot.

You cut out the important part of my statement. Don't do dumb stuff and you'll drastically reduce your odds of getting shot.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2019, 09:22:26 AM »
Too bad either way.
People get shot turkey hunting quite frequently.
thats what causes most of the incidents i've heard about, someone tries to sneak in on a turkey totally unaware someone is set up and working it, and then problems arise

But I don't want to get shot.

You cut out the important part of my statement. Don't do dumb stuff and you'll drastically reduce your odds of getting shot.


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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2019, 09:43:56 AM »
Any more details if it was the same hunting party?

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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2019, 09:52:49 AM »
That's why I cringe when I see these getting sold at local stores.

https://www.amazon.com/MOJO-Outdoors-HW2453-Chaser-Hunting/dp/B01N7Y5IW1/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_200_bs_tr_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5MF5TEGYEEC0Q3YCHWG5

Many times I like to hang an orange vest up in the tree I might be sitting against.  It's not just making sure of your shot, but you also have to be concerned about all the other guys and what they are doing.

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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2019, 09:55:06 AM »
Many times I like to hang an orange vest up in the tree I might be sitting against. 

That seems like a good idea.

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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2019, 10:25:07 AM »
I've ruined a few shots over safety. 

I've seen other hunters trying to stalk turkeys that I was calling in.  It drove me nuts.  They *had* to have seen my blind, or at least known a call from a flock of birds moving toward a call.  When that has happened, I may or may not have stood up and yelled "BE GONE TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY!"

It's a ruined opportunity for me but it also helps to ensure a minimal amount of post-hunting trips to the ER.

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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2019, 11:15:51 AM »
Stalking turkeys is a horrible idea from a safety standpoint.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2019, 12:37:44 PM »
I've called in several hunters over the years that I saw lurking through the woods toward the sound of my hen yelps and hen decoy.  Guns in the high ready.  Quickly yell out and stand up hoping that don't confuse my movement for a bird.  Not a fan of the stalking technique.  As a precaution I've stopped using decoys unless I'm hunting private ground.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2019, 05:47:14 PM »
IDK to me it seems like a lot more work to try and stalk a turkey vs finding them sitting down and bringing the bird to me. Turkeys have good eye sight and hearing so the % of successfully stalking vs calling seems like it be a big difference.

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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2019, 08:53:25 PM »
Any more details if it was the same hunting party?
Private property, 2 different sets of hunters. A father and a kid got there after the first hunters, father told kid to shoot, other hunter gets 4 or 5 pellets in the face. That's all the details I have.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2019, 04:28:27 AM »
it would'nt hurt for Fall tactics to at least wear a Blaze orange hat or something to stick out for others to spot... hey i hunted Sea Ducks in a fiberglass BLUE BOAT in Eastsound! COLOR Didn't matter,,, they still came into our string! Lots of fun indeed, just hid and sat low in that 12' boat! I will be coming over east nearest Davenport to my property lot and try for a bird in the area as well. Will wear a light colored hat.
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Re: Let's be safe out there.
« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2019, 07:22:40 PM »
Problem is the dad saw orange and told the kid to shoot.

 


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