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Turkey School 2007

Mar 27, 2007 @ 11:38 pm by Moose

This past Saturday a group of Turkey hunters of varying skills level go together in Chatham County to learn a thing or two about the bird we chase. This has become an annual gathering to help those who are interested in learning the tactics necessary to fill a tag. No matter the skill level everybody seems to learn something. The gathering is rather informal with people telling stories and asking questions.

After a while the turkey calls got taken out and demonstrations on how to use them and a whole new flurry of stories. After playing the calls for a while we all wandered over to the shooting range to sight our guns in.
I was lucky that my gun was still sighted in so I only had to fire one turkey load to verify and my shoulder appreciated that. Others were not so lucky and had to fire a few rounds to get their guns set up.

Hold your own school
This is a great thing that others can use in their area to help encourage turkey hunting. Some years we have not had the option to shoot because of the limits of the location but you can still have a successful school without shooting. Showing a variety of turkey calls and letting people experiment with them is a good way to help them break into the sport. Lots of people are intimidated by the wide variety of calls available and not knowing what one is right for them.
The 2007 Turkey School was a good time and I hope some of the new turkey hunters have learned enough to really enjoy the sport.