The killer turkeys are getting BOLD!

[STx]

After practicing the sniper maneuver with distraction some weeks back (http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/369077-killer-turkeys.html?highlight=), my killer "wild" turkeys have really become bold. They're such frequent visitors now that the dog has ceased to notify me of their presence with her bark (I think she's in league with them) and they are doing their best to lure me in to complacency by acting as if they don't notice me until I'm within 30' or so and then slowly moving away as if to draw me towards a trap of some sort. I figured that with what is likely to be my eminent demise at their hands, I should grab the SLR to document them better than the phone camera has for the authorities to identify them once I'm gone. They showed up at 10:30 this morning and have been menacingly loafing about the yard all day.

Anyway, I thought I'd share the photos in case any of you see these thugs in your area as well.

 

[milkman]

You really are out numbered, you're a goner for sure.

 

[check]

Catch the leader and eat him! That usually scares them away, especially if you hang up the carcass after.

 

[Wagtail]

SLR? A Self Loading Rifle!

7.62mm SLR Rifle Specifications

That's a bit of overkill dontcha think?

 

[teejk]

Thanksgiving is not far away. For some reason they tend to hide as the date approaches. Little known fact...the Christmas goose was the inferior meat around the time of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". Turkey was a luxury. Likewise wasn't that long ago that the rib-eye was inferior to the T-bone/porterhouse (until some jack-wagon revealed the secret about the best cut of a steer...I'd like to find that guy and smack him).

 

[STx]

SLR? A Self Loading Rifle!

7.62mm SLR Rifle Specifications

That's a bit of overkill dontcha think?

Seems like a good choice actually, 10 turkeys, 30 rounds, I stand a chance.

 

[STx]

Thanksgiving is not far away. For some reason they tend to hide as the date approaches. Little known fact...the Christmas goose was the inferior meat around the time of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". Turkey was a luxury. Likewise wasn't that long ago that the rib-eye was inferior to the T-bone/porterhouse (until some jack-wagon revealed the secret about the best cut of a steer...I'd like to find that guy and smack him).

My daughter really wants a wild turkey for Thanksgiving, I'm torn. I'd like to oblige her but, the dang things are practically pets at this point. There sure wouldn't be much sport in it.

I've always preferred the NY Strip of the Filet, personally. Rib-eyes are just a little fatty for me.

 

[Wagtail]

Seems like a good choice actually, 10 turkeys, 30 rounds, I stand a chance.

The one that 'hangs back' is the Leader, controlling/coordinating the operation. Standard turkey tactics.

They should've listened to Ben Franklin when he strongly suggested the turkey as your national bird instead of the small scavenger Bald Eagle IMHO rolleyes.

 

[sd455dan]

My daughter really wants a wild turkey for Thanksgiving, I'm torn. I'd like to oblige her but, the dang things are practically pets at this point. There sure wouldn't be much sport in it.

I've always preferred the NY Strip of the Filet, personally. Rib-eyes are just a little fatty for me.

years ago my FIL wanted to try a wild turkey for thankgiving- caught or bought a live one, fattened it up and slaughtered it'
Said it was THE worst tasting, toughest meat bird they ever ate:laughing:

We have a group of 9 that hang out here and a couple neighbors, the dogs don't even bark and they even hang out with the horses. They like to stay up in our two tallest pine trees at night. i have even turned my back on them on occasion
but just like (Chicken Run) I am sure they are plotting something...

 

[dragoneggs]

SLR? A Self Loading Rifle!

That made me chuckle.

The one that 'hangs back' is the Leader, controlling/coordinating the operation. Standard turkey tactics.

They should've listened to Ben Franklin when he strongly suggested the turkey as your national bird instead of the small scavenger Bald Eagle IMHO rolleyes.

That was cerebral... I think?