jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 24, 2013 16:45:38 GMT -5
There was a lot more of them. Attachments:
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Post by helens on Jan 24, 2013 17:17:19 GMT -5
That's so neat looking:). Do wild turkeys taste the same as raised turkeys? (besides having to pick shot out of your meat).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 18:04:00 GMT -5
Most people that shoot turkeys shoot them in the head with a rifle. That is how it is done here anyway. Well, that or the front of a car.
Jim
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Post by orrum on Jan 24, 2013 18:05:36 GMT -5
Breast n thighs are just like grocery store. The legs are very long and very tough!!!! Same for wings. We skin them n keep the breast n thighs only. Cook very moist style. I like crock pot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 18:08:00 GMT -5
shotgun to the head is California style, we are allowed to use high powered airguns too.
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Post by Pat on Jan 24, 2013 19:17:18 GMT -5
Pretty! Also found a cat bottom middle.
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Post by bobby1 on Jan 24, 2013 20:03:19 GMT -5
Yesterday when we came back to Valley Springs from Lodi we saw 3 groups of about 50 birds in each group in a pasture. Its the most we have seen together since we moved here. Usually there are only about 20 birds in a group and the groups are in different areas. Some of the males were a' struttin'
Bob
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 24, 2013 21:19:31 GMT -5
it is a great sight to see the come back of the turkey.They almost disappeared here in Georgia.We have heavy populations now.Plenty for the hunters too.Just needed some rules.
Those turkeys are tiny-the osceola variety found in Florida.There is two other varieties at least in the SE US.
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Post by bhiatt on Jan 24, 2013 21:39:00 GMT -5
That area looks pretty cool. Nice photo.
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Post by jamesp on Jan 24, 2013 21:51:08 GMT -5
I have several photos of that little journey.That shoreline is actually my camp on L.George.It is very desolate there.It is cool Brad.Nature at it's finest.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 24, 2013 22:15:52 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Jan 27, 2013 20:25:03 GMT -5
Added photos are cool
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 12:37:20 GMT -5
manatee in Lake George??
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Post by jamesp on Jan 28, 2013 15:09:08 GMT -5
Unless you are in an air boat,you have to maintain less than 5 miles per hour within 1500 feet of the whole 35 miles of shoreline Scott.A couple miles north and 5 miles south is Salt Springs and Silver Glen Springs.And a bunch in the lake.Like 30 million gallons a day springs.Keeping manatee level temps year round.Salt Springs feeds enough salt water to keep the tarpon,sting rays,mullet and a bunch of other salt water species happy.They come 125 miles up stream from the ocean.Giant breeder shrimp and blue crab are common,especially during dry seasons when the salt content elevates.Heavy rains this summer washed heavy doses of natural tannic acid into the lake basically cooking the skin off the catfish and killing them.Here they come- out of every feeder river,creek,swamp and spring.Gators partying on the dead fish.That acid would send the crabs and shrimp north(toward the ocean)to get away from the tannic attack.If you had visted,we could have gone night wading Scott.I counted 6 pairs of red eyes within 100 yards-very dense w/the fish kill.If you see any pairs of eyes with more than 8 inches spacing it is time to go back(1 inch per foot of length).They killed 2 on my little frontage,one was skinny like 650 pounds 12' 9',the other was only 12' 2' i think.But 800 something pounds.Nite wading is on their level,hunters in boats are safe.Not smart
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Post by helens on Jan 29, 2013 17:36:38 GMT -5
Those are great pix James!!
For 'endangered' species, there seem to be manatees everywhere.... back when we had a boat, we'd go to the little islands in Mosquito lagoon, and the manatees would come right up and nuzzle you in the water. You aren't legally allowed to 'molest' them (can't touch, ride, pay attention to them), but they follow you around trying to play with you in the water sometimes!!
Never been out to Lake George, but that's lovely:).
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Post by jamesp on Jan 29, 2013 18:38:27 GMT -5
Thanks Helen.The manatees are common.You are right.I usually run them off so they won't come to people or boats.Many have prop marks on their back.The warden prefers you to slap them w/a paddle.
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