Comments for http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs Articles by "THPL" Staff and Friends Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:34:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Florida’s Public Land Opportunities by admin http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=6#comment-108 admin Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:34:09 +0000 http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=6#comment-108 Thank you Brent! I'm heading back to FL in '12, this time I hope to get one myself. :) Thank you Brent! I’m heading back to FL in ’12, this time I hope to get one myself. :)

]]> Comment on Florida’s Public Land Opportunities by Brent Jones http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=6#comment-38 Brent Jones Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:59:06 +0000 http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=6#comment-38 Shane, I really enjoyed reading the article above about taking your nephew on the FL public land hunt. I am taking my family to FL on spring break (kids out for a week) & have been thinking about taking my 8 year old son who loves to turkey hunt (killed his 1st sitting between my legs in the mountains of Winona WMA here in AR & killed another this spring at age 7 using the same tactic). He loves to hunt but with 3 kids total, one of those being a newborn I just cant afford to pay & even if I could would not want to hunt with an outfitter. It just would feel like I was "cheapening" the experience. Would you mind to tell me which WMA you guys were lucky enough to hunt. I am planning on trying to find a place to take him & video him kill his 1st Osceola. I killed one about a decade ago on a buddy/buddy hunt but no longer have access to that piece of ground as it was sold. If you don't mind to let me know what WMA you guys were lucky enough to get drawn for would sure be a big help. I have been of the NWTF's Arkansas board of directors for 12-13 years & I can't even find a connection through my contacts there that are halfway reasonable from a price standpoint. Thanks Again, Brent Jones Shane, I really enjoyed reading the article above about taking your nephew on the FL public land hunt. I am taking my family to FL on spring break (kids out for a week) & have been thinking about taking my 8 year old son who loves to turkey hunt (killed his 1st sitting between my legs in the mountains of Winona WMA here in AR & killed another this spring at age 7 using the same tactic). He loves to hunt but with 3 kids total, one of those being a newborn I just cant afford to pay & even if I could would not want to hunt with an outfitter. It just would feel like I was “cheapening” the experience. Would you mind to tell me which WMA you guys were lucky enough to hunt. I am planning on trying to find a place to take him & video him kill his 1st Osceola. I killed one about a decade ago on a buddy/buddy hunt but no longer have access to that piece of ground as it was sold. If you don’t mind to let me know what WMA you guys were lucky enough to get drawn for would sure be a big help. I have been of the NWTF’s Arkansas board of directors for 12-13 years & I can’t even find a connection through my contacts there that are halfway reasonable from a price standpoint.

Thanks Again,

Brent Jones

]]> Comment on Scouting for Fall Turkeys by admin http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=26#comment-9 admin Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:05:43 +0000 http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=26#comment-9 You know we could go back and forth on this all day. For what? To prove that each of us agree that roost shooting is unethical. The point that we should take from the article is good scouting will help you locate the birds. Let's leave it that and Ray you are welcome to continue commenting and visiting the site. You know we could go back and forth on this all day. For what? To prove that each of us agree that roost shooting is unethical. The point that we should take from the article is good scouting will help you locate the birds. Let’s leave it that and Ray you are welcome to continue commenting and visiting the site.

]]> Comment on Scouting for Fall Turkeys by Ray Eye http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=26#comment-8 Ray Eye Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:36:34 +0000 http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=26#comment-8 sorry guys,I should have never commented on your site, it was not my intention to start all of this,but I have to disagree, big difference hunting morning roost and waiting at a roost tree at dark to ambush a turkey,and I was certainty not criticizing anyone and there is much more to "Unethical" than just someones Opinion. Obviously I should have kept my "opinion" to my self as it is apparent no one understands my point.. You guys have a good site going here, best of luck and keep up the good work sorry guys,I should have never commented on your site, it was not my intention to start all of this,but I have to disagree, big difference hunting morning roost and waiting at a roost tree at dark to ambush a turkey,and I was certainty not criticizing anyone and there is much more to “Unethical” than just someones Opinion. Obviously I should have kept my “opinion” to my self as it is apparent no one understands my point.. You guys have a good site going here, best of luck and keep up the good work

]]> Comment on Scouting for Fall Turkeys by admin http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=26#comment-7 admin Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:20:22 +0000 http://turkeyhuntpublicland.com/blogs/?p=26#comment-7 Here is what I think the misunderstanding is. In some areas of the mid-west and west, turkeys don't have many options as where to roost (very few suitable roost trees) and therefore an easy ambush site. Probably why Texas has such a law as the one referenced by Ray. In the more forested areas of the country such as the southeast, finding a roost site means that the turkeys frequent the area and in fact may never roost in that location again. The goal is to be set up in an area that the birds may near in the afternoon and therefore increasing your odds at calling in a bird. In my opinion, setting up near a roost site in the afternoon is no different than setting up close to a gobbling tom in the morning. A lot of times what someone may consider unethical is simply their opinion. Take me for instance, I don't think baiting is fair Chase but that's my opinion and as long as it is legal then I won't criticize someone who baits. Here is what I think the misunderstanding is. In some areas of the mid-west and west, turkeys don’t have many options as where to roost (very few suitable roost trees) and therefore an easy ambush site. Probably why Texas has such a law as the one referenced by Ray. In the more forested areas of the country such as the southeast, finding a roost site means that the turkeys frequent the area and in fact may never roost in that location again. The goal is to be set up in an area that the birds may near in the afternoon and therefore increasing your odds at calling in a bird. In my opinion, setting up near a roost site in the afternoon is no different than setting up close to a gobbling tom in the morning. A lot of times what someone may consider unethical is simply their opinion. Take me for instance, I don’t think baiting is fair Chase but that’s my opinion and as long as it is legal then I won’t criticize someone who baits.

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