true mountain man winter season

**Fletcher** · 09-04-2008, 12:14 AM

I bet he low crawled right up on that old gobbler [ whist he was a lokin the other way] whuped out his swiss army..................and clipped his wings with his trusty sizzooorrrrzzz

**sregor** · 09-04-2008, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by klkak

sregor, check out the following link before you answer my previous question.

http://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/...008_turkey.pdf

looks like someone knows how to use the internet machine!!!!!!!!!

well i dont know what the "handbook" tells you what your supposed to think and do, but i can tell you what my experiences are..

at first a turkey looked very delicious to have for dinner, after trying to track down some i soon came to the conclusion... F this.

the first turkey was caught by my dog malibu (akida wolf colley mix), i was hiking back to my "base of operations" one day, comming around the bend of the creek into some brush malibu took off way ahead of me, by the time i got there she had it pinned half under a fell tree plucking the feathers off occasionally grazing skin. i stepped in and tried to snap the neck being my first experience with a turkey like this. unsuccesfully i pulled out my trusty hatchet and lopped the head off, carried the blood dripping carcas closer to camp, deskinned it (on account of all the bugs) and pulled out all the guts. I then pulled out my trusty pocket knife, took off as much meat as i could ( very little meat on wild turkeys... makes you wonder why the ones you get in the store are so plump????????. i cooked the meat in water along with some fresh water crests ( mid february is the prime time) and salt i keep in my pack. i kept all the bones big and small, tendons, feet.

turkey number 2 was caught on a more tactical approach.. after a while being on this land i gradualy learned how to track a little better (yes i know what you google busters are thinking... Oh how could it be so hard to track in the snow????? the tracks can last a lot longer and more visible in snow than in dirt.. TRUE!!!! congratulations on another succesful search. however......
when dealing with multiple tracks it becomes difficult to stay on the right ones, depth, pressure points in specific points, stride length.
that being said, i observed for a few days and decided on a spot where turkeys would come through regularly. equipped with moccosins, i took off the leather lacing and made some rope along with some trusty hemp twine (never leave home without it). made a little snare, woke up before sunrise.. using the age old native american hunters routine of drinking alot of water before you go to bed so your bladder wakes you up!) crawled in the allready prepped snow cave, set my trap, waited and at the precise moment of turkey arival, probably by luck, and got my self a leg caught... so thats how i trapped it. for about 20 seconds i held on as my freshly aqquired turkey kite tried to escape. then rang that suckers neck like nobodys buisiness.

ha and are you really going to throw the ol permit card on me??? wow.
because thats the first thing that pops into my head when im in a survival type situation.. well im really hungry, but guess im sol because i didnt aquire the specified permits from my local government building.

**Fletcher** · 09-04-2008, 12:45 AM

I can live with that!

**nell67** · 09-04-2008, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by sregor

looks like someone knows how to use the internet machine!!!!!!!!!

well i dont know what the "handbook" tells you what your supposed to think and do, but i can tell you what my experiences are..

at first a turkey looked very delicious to have for dinner, after trying to track down some i soon came to the conclusion... F this.

the first turkey was caught by my dog malibu (akida wolf colley mix), i was hiking back to my "base of operations" one day, comming around the bend of the creek into some brush malibu took off way ahead of me, by the time i got there she had it pinned half under a fell tree plucking the feathers off occasionally grazing skin. i stepped in and tried to snap the neck being my first experience with a turkey like this. unsuccesfully i pulled out my trusty hatchet and lopped the head off, carried the blood dripping carcas closer to camp, deskinned it (on account of all the bugs) and pulled out all the guts. I then pulled out my trusty pocket knife, took off as much meat as i could ( very little meat on wild turkeys... makes you wonder why the ones you get in the store are so plump????????. i cooked the meat in water along with some fresh water crests ( mid february is the prime time) and salt i keep in my pack. i kept all the bones big and small, tendons, feet.

turkey number 2 was caught on a more tactical approach.. after a while being on this land i gradualy learned how to track a little better (yes i know what you google busters are thinking... Oh how could it be so hard to track in the snow????? the tracks can last a lot longer and more visible in snow than in dirt.. TRUE!!!! congratulations on another succesful search. however......
when dealing with multiple tracks it becomes difficult to stay on the right ones, depth, pressure points in specific points, stride length.
that being said, i observed for a few days and decided on a spot where turkeys would come through regularly. equipped with moccosins, i took off the leather lacing and made some rope along with some trusty hemp twine (never leave home without it). made a little snare, woke up before sunrise.. using the age old native american hunters routine of drinking alot of water before you go to bed so your bladder wakes you up!) crawled in the allready prepped snow cave, set my trap, waited and at the precise moment of turkey arival, probably by luck, and got my self a leg caught... so thats how i trapped it. for about 20 seconds i held on as my freshly aqquired turkey kite tried to escape. then rang that suckers neck like nobodys buisiness.

ha and are you really going to throw the ol permit card on me??? wow.
because thats the first thing that pops into my head when im in a survival type situation.. well im really hungry, but guess im sol because i didnt aquire the specified permits from my local government building.

two things #1 watching you wring that big ol
birds neck had to be a site for sore eyes (not to mention a few sore muscles...)

2nd you weren't in a survival situation if you were only 3 miles in snowshoeing.

**Rick** · 09-04-2008, 07:01 AM

Oh, stop. You're killing me. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Just laid in that snow cave waiting, huh? Turkey on one end of the snare and you on the other. Why didn't you just use salt? That would have been a lot easier. Sprinkle some on its tail and you could have picked it right up.

Age old Native American trick? No wonder the cowboys always won. The Native Americans were out in the woods taking a pee when the cowboys rode in. Oh, this is rich! I love it.

(two Indians taking a pee at 4:00 a.m. in the woods)
"So, Mighty Eagle you going trapping this morning, too?"
"Yeah, Gotta be a better way to get up early than drinking all that water."
"You still do that? Why don't you just set the alarm?"

You tell a good tale I'll give you that. ROTFLMAO........

**Sarge47** · 09-04-2008, 07:14 AM

Instead of Turkey why didn't you eat beef? There seems to be plenty of "Bull" involved here!

**Sarge47** · 09-04-2008, 07:33 AM

Rick: Salt on the tail! What a great Survival tip! (Pulls note pad & pen out of pocket, writes info down; muttering

"Gotta remember that one!) Seriously though Rick, I believe he had Wild Turkey in a can...just the "LIQUID" variety!

**crashdive123** · 09-04-2008, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by sregor

looks like someone knows how to use the internet machine!!!!!!!!!

well i dont know what the "handbook" tells you what your supposed to think and do, but i can tell you what my experiences are..

at first a turkey looked very delicious to have for dinner, after trying to track down some i soon came to the conclusion... F this.

the first turkey was caught by my dog malibu (akida wolf colley mix), i was hiking back to my "base of operations" one day, comming around the bend of the creek into some brush malibu took off way ahead of me, by the time i got there she had it pinned half under a fell tree plucking the feathers off occasionally grazing skin. i stepped in and tried to snap the neck being my first experience with a turkey like this. unsuccesfully i pulled out my trusty hatchet and lopped the head off, carried the blood dripping carcas closer to camp, deskinned it (on account of all the bugs) and pulled out all the guts. I then pulled out my trusty pocket knife, took off as much meat as i could ( very little meat on wild turkeys... makes you wonder why the ones you get in the store are so plump????????. i cooked the meat in water along with some fresh water crests ( mid february is the prime time) and salt i keep in my pack. i kept all the bones big and small, tendons, feet.

turkey number 2 was caught on a more tactical approach.. after a while being on this land i gradualy learned how to track a little better (yes i know what you google busters are thinking... Oh how could it be so hard to track in the snow????? the tracks can last a lot longer and more visible in snow than in dirt.. TRUE!!!! congratulations on another succesful search. however......
when dealing with multiple tracks it becomes difficult to stay on the right ones, depth, pressure points in specific points, stride length.
that being said, i observed for a few days and decided on a spot where turkeys would come through regularly. equipped with moccosins, i took off the leather lacing and made some rope along with some trusty hemp twine (never leave home without it). made a little snare, woke up before sunrise.. using the age old native american hunters routine of drinking alot of water before you go to bed so your bladder wakes you up!) crawled in the allready prepped snow cave, set my trap, waited and at the precise moment of turkey arival, probably by luck, and got my self a leg caught... so thats how i trapped it. for about 20 seconds i held on as my freshly aqquired turkey kite tried to escape. then rang that suckers neck like nobodys buisiness.

ha and are you really going to throw the ol permit card on me??? wow.
because thats the first thing that pops into my head when im in a survival type situation.. well im really hungry, but guess im sol because i didnt aquire the specified permits from my local government building.

Wow. You did all of this at 17? Cool, way to go dude. How did you pass the time and fight boredom?

**nell67** · 09-04-2008, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by crashdive123

Wow. You did all of this at 17? Cool, way to go dude. How did you pass the time and fight boredom?

Thats what the wild turkey was for.....and the err.....reading material...

**ArmySurvivalist** · 09-04-2008, 09:59 AM

Dude have you ever thought about joining the army? I mean those skills....

BAHHHHHH HAHAHAH HAHAHAHHAHHH

**BIG TONE** · 09-04-2008, 10:45 AM

This is to good!!
I shoulda used my alarm cuz I wet the bed last night!lmfao

**ArmySurvivalist** · 09-04-2008, 10:47 AM

You know TONE, I love the music of the wild ( Cough ( thread Hijack ) Cough )

**BIG TONE** · 09-04-2008, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by armysurvivalist

you Know Tone, I Love The Music Of The Wild ( Cough ( Thread Hijack ) Cough )

Keep Em Comin Hahaha Im Ready (cough As@#@$% Cough):d

**BIG TONE** · 09-04-2008, 11:16 AM

sregor I am willing to let you come and practice your turkey skills on our farm which is coicidentally called the turkey creek ranch located on turkey creek rd.Then we could videotape for proof? Cuz i really really believe you.

hehe

**ArmySurvivalist** · 09-04-2008, 12:52 PM

Dang man TONE, all I have to do is lie to get a free ticket to your ranch... Man I hate being remotely honest, I mean honestly I never tell jokes

**erunkiswldrnssurvival** · 09-04-2008, 01:35 PM

I would have joined the Army but i only have two feet

**ArmySurvivalist** · 09-04-2008, 02:02 PM

Yeah you only need 2, sorry to hear that man

How do you get by with only two feet?

**erunkiswldrnssurvival** · 09-04-2008, 02:22 PM

well thats not quite all , what i meant was two feet of rope, two stone feet. my path of education.an educate of wood lore , i spent my time doing something else.

**BIG TONE** · 09-04-2008, 02:34 PM

[QUOTE=ArmySurvivalist;70865]Dang man TONE, all I have to do is lie to get a free ticket to your ranch... Man I hate being remotely honest, I mean honestly I never tell jokes

More of a farm but that would sound as good now would it.
i'd let you come out with out even lying.