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•••••APRIL 20, 2022•••••
Turkeys Can Be Stupid When a person in sitting in the woods in the wee hours of the morning, waiting for the sun to rise, the turkeys gobbling from nearby trees seem very intelligent. They have extremely keen eyesight and can hear a twig snap from a couple hundred yards away. They are cautious and acutely aware of their surroundings. Too much calling can spook them. Too little calling can cause them to lose interest. Some days I feel hunting the wary old gobblers is more luck than skill. Other times, turkeys can appear to be so dumb, it makes a person wonder why they have not died from stupidity. When my wife and I go to town, we usually take Billie, the poodle along for the ride. He enjoys hunting from the back seat. We have been known to drive the back streets of the city, looking for squirrels. He is very proud of himself when he causes a squirrel to scamper up a nearby tree by barking out of the window. When we arrive home, we stop at the end of the driveway and let him run and hunt his way to the house. One day last week, as we pulled into the driveway, we stopped and let Billie out as usual. Having had a successful trip of barking at squirrels in town, he was in full hunting mode. He ran a few feet and went on point toward the corral. We looked where he was pointing and (Outdoors cont’d on pg 6)
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