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Duster
08-01-2007, 08:58 PM
I filled my backyard feeder a couple days ago and naturally the critters have found that out. Today I had to make a trip to Owensboro and when we got back home there was one lone hen turkey standing down by the feeder. When she spotted me she made tracks in my direction to within 20 or so feet. Stopped and started clucking while looking at me. She then walked towards the feeder and every few feet she would stop and look back at me and cluck, it was like she was saying I know there is some corn in that green barrel and I want some now so get down here and make it put some out.

I carried what I needed to into the house and went back outside only to find her standing in the driveway. Again she started clucking and walking towards the feeder. This time I followed her, she led me to the feeder and walked a few feet past it and clucked several times. I shook the feeder to make some corn fall and she walked up and started eating it not 3 feet from me. I think she may remember last winter and me hand tossing corn to her and her friends.

kycowboy
08-01-2007, 09:13 PM
When you get them trained like that Duster it make's it hard to harvest one LOL :D

Great story

EKY.MTN.HUNTER
08-01-2007, 09:41 PM
really good story Duster.

AteUp
08-01-2007, 09:49 PM
That's cool Duster.

Snareman2
08-01-2007, 10:18 PM
Nice story Duster. You know how birds get imprinted, maybe she thinks you're her momma! LOL

Though, it's sad to think, some idiots out there will bait up a turkey site to poach turkeys. Look how easy and unfair that would be.

12 pointer
08-01-2007, 10:40 PM
Duster is in a very special place "way back in the woods." :) you can feel it in the air when you are there. we tried to run some deer off one morning and they kept trying to came back!:D

pentail
08-01-2007, 10:44 PM
duster,
a buddy of mine, not very far from you, used to carry a small bucket of corn to the same spot when he bow hunted a particular stand. one day he was running late and didn't take any corn. a small doe came out to check the spot and, upon not finding any corn, came over to the base of the tree he was in (he thought he was hidden pretty well:D) and stood under him bleating till he got down and went back to the truck to get his bucket.

killinmammals
08-03-2007, 01:43 PM
holy crap that is just funny. I wouldn't know what to think if that happened to me:D