"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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".....For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more
respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He
is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would
not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should
presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

Benjamin Franklin

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I read somewhere that if old Ben had had his way, the Turkey would be the
National Bird of the USA rather than the Eagle.

Eisboch


They're smarter than people give them credit for. If that's not true, then I
need this contradiction explained:

- Most articles I've read about turkey hunting say that they're extremely
wary birds and very hard to stalk & get close to for a good shot.

- Sitting on my GF's porch, we'll watch a group of them come within 50 feet
of the house, 3-4 times a week. We don't stop talking, they look at us, we
stand up, grab the binoculars, make all sorts of normal noises & movements,
and the birds do not leave.

If statement #1 is true, then turkeys must know exactly what a shotgun looks
like, and what it means. I may buy an inexpensive one, just to hold it up in
the air and see what their reaction is.