hambone44
Senior Member
I tell ya, this thing sure is rapidly gettin' out of hand.
Sure, to most it's nice having all these new, modern amenities for turkey huntin', (super guns, vests, robotic decoys, computer generated camo, inner tube seats, etc., etc.), but I often wonder what ever happened to the ideal of the ol' tradition of goin' into the woods with one, maybe two calls, (maybe a Lynch slate and foolproof box), and wearing camo pants and shirt with no facemask, no vest full of gadgets, no decoys, no special padded seat, and a non camo finish gun, and dealing with a wise ol' tom while minimally equipped.
Realistically, everything is becoming so extreme in turkey and deer hunting, as well. Is the point of all these modern
luxuries to help the hunter as much as it is to make the inventor/manufacturer more money?
Does the hunter really need all these accessories to kill a turkey, or is it overkill? There is no doubt that to utilize all of today's turkey hunting maximizes one's chances at closing the hunt with a dead bird in hand, but is further maximizing these chances what the hunt is ALL about, or are there folks out there who still adhere to simplicity, and in maximizing the CHALLENGE before being so concerned with the final outcome?
Granted, killing a wary old tom can be a very daunting task, even with the most technologically advanced calls and accessories, but it can be really fun to go in scantily equipped, and try to beat the ol' boy as such.
There was a time before all the new toys, and I wonder how many more turkeys are killed per hunter now, compared to then.
P.S. (The contents of this post are not intended for BOWHUNTERS of turkeys! )
Sure, to most it's nice having all these new, modern amenities for turkey huntin', (super guns, vests, robotic decoys, computer generated camo, inner tube seats, etc., etc.), but I often wonder what ever happened to the ideal of the ol' tradition of goin' into the woods with one, maybe two calls, (maybe a Lynch slate and foolproof box), and wearing camo pants and shirt with no facemask, no vest full of gadgets, no decoys, no special padded seat, and a non camo finish gun, and dealing with a wise ol' tom while minimally equipped.
Realistically, everything is becoming so extreme in turkey and deer hunting, as well. Is the point of all these modern
luxuries to help the hunter as much as it is to make the inventor/manufacturer more money?
Does the hunter really need all these accessories to kill a turkey, or is it overkill? There is no doubt that to utilize all of today's turkey hunting maximizes one's chances at closing the hunt with a dead bird in hand, but is further maximizing these chances what the hunt is ALL about, or are there folks out there who still adhere to simplicity, and in maximizing the CHALLENGE before being so concerned with the final outcome?
Granted, killing a wary old tom can be a very daunting task, even with the most technologically advanced calls and accessories, but it can be really fun to go in scantily equipped, and try to beat the ol' boy as such.
There was a time before all the new toys, and I wonder how many more turkeys are killed per hunter now, compared to then.
P.S. (The contents of this post are not intended for BOWHUNTERS of turkeys! )