Hunting??

**jackass** · 11-13-2007, 04:45 PM

Anyone here hunt? I never have before...but my sone (6) wants to try it. He wants us to go hunt our own turkey dinner. I have talked to a few people at work (ALOT of hunters here in the south...) and a couple said I could come along to see what its like. Im kind of excited about it. Anyone have any experience??

**darin** · 11-13-2007, 04:56 PM

I've heard turkey are pains in the asses to hunt. Be ready for a long day.

**Hagbard Celine** · 11-13-2007, 04:56 PM

I enjoy deer hunting. I've only been a few times and I've never gotten anything. My brother did get two turkeys on one of our hunts though. We're not very good at it, but we enjoy it.

**Mr. P** · 11-13-2007, 05:07 PM

Turkey are difficult to hunt, JA. Hours of continuous silence is a must. They also taste different than store bought.

Maybe squirrel hunting would be better for a six yr old if you know someone that will eat them.

**jackass** · 11-13-2007, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. P

Turkey are difficult to hunt, JA. Hours of continuous silence is a must. They also taste different than store bought.

Maybe squirrel hunting would be better for a six yr old if you know someone that will eat them.

Im sure they do taste different. How so though? Better or worse?
I said that to the guy about my 6 yr old going and he said we could use a blind. They are spooked more by movement than sound apparently.

**Trigg** · 11-13-2007, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. P

Turkey are difficult to hunt, JA. Hours of continuous silence is a must. They also taste different than store bought.

Maybe squirrel hunting would be better for a six yr old if you know someone that will eat them.

My dad took my sister and I squirrel hunting when we were young. He spent most of the time telling us to hush. We didn't get anything that day for some reason.

Your son will probably find it hard to sit still for that long, but it'll be fun dad/son time.

Squirrel doesn't taste bad, and you don't have to argue about the drumstick.

**Trigg** · 11-13-2007, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by jackass

Im sure they do taste different. How so though? Better or worse?
I said that to the guy about my 6 yr old going and he said we could use a blind. They are spooked more by movement than sound apparently.

They have a "gamey" taste to them. Hard to discribe unless you've tasted something wild before.

**OCA** · 11-13-2007, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by jackass

Anyone here hunt? I never have before...but my sone (6) wants to try it. He wants us to go hunt our own turkey dinner. I have talked to a few people at work (ALOT of hunters here in the south...) and a couple said I could come along to see what its like. Im kind of excited about it. Anyone have any experience??

Uhhh good luck hunting fall turkeys, they aren't gobbling and aren't strutting, hard as hell to find em since they spend most time this time of year in the roost coming out rarely to feed, they also don't respond to calls either this time of year.

The spring however.......................

**OCA** · 11-13-2007, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by jackass

Im sure they do taste different. How so though? Better or worse?
I said that to the guy about my 6 yr old going and he said we could use a blind. They are spooked more by movement than sound apparently.

The damn things have eyesight that would make an eagle jealous.

**LiberalNation** · 11-13-2007, 08:03 PM

I don't hunt much. Brother, dad, cousins all do. We have a ton of freakin deer meat since gun season came in. I like rabbit hunting myself, you don't have to be quite, can walk in the line with other people, get to moving around aka walk.

Brother got a nice turkey last year. It was only a jake but big. I can't kill animals, makes me feel bad, even birds. Dove hunting is also big.

**Mr. P** · 11-13-2007, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by jackass

Im sure they do taste different. How so though? Better or worse?
I said that to the guy about my 6 yr old going and he said we could use a blind. They are spooked more by movement than sound apparently.

I can't really can't answer that. Like any wild meat it depends on what the animal eats and how they're prepared.

Let us know what you think.

**Immanuel** · 11-13-2007, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by jackass

Im sure they do taste different. How so though? Better or worse?

Oh, come on now... you know the standard answer to that. "It tastes like chicken."

Everyone says that. They tell me gator tail tastes just like chicken. I'll just have to trust them on that.

Immie

**Mr. P** · 11-13-2007, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Immanuel

Oh, come on now... you know the standard answer to that. "It tastes like chicken."

Everyone says that. They tell me gator tail tastes just like chicken. I'll just have to trust them on that.

Immie

Rattle snake does. It's dry and sorta stringy...at least what I had was.

**82Marine89** · 11-13-2007, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by jackass

Im sure they do taste different. How so though? Better or worse?
I said that to the guy about my 6 yr old going and he said we could use a blind. They are spooked more by movement than sound apparently.

Once you've tasted game meat, it's hard to go back to the store stuff.

Pig that is so lean you have to add fat for sausage. Backstraps off an elk. Chicharones made from deer meat. Hunting is something you either love or hate.

**glockmail** · 11-14-2007, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by jackass

Anyone here hunt? I never have before...but my sone (6) wants to try it. He wants us to go hunt our own turkey dinner. I have talked to a few people at work (ALOT of hunters here in the south...) and a couple said I could come along to see what its like. Im kind of excited about it. Anyone have any experience??

Isn't turkey season only one day per year? Last time I checked that was it here in NC.

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