Took this early this morning. A whole gaggle of turkeys grazing on grasshoppers. We have a good crop of hoppers this year which means nice fat turks this fall!
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Grazing |
Took this early this morning. A whole gaggle of turkeys grazing on grasshoppers. We have a good crop of hoppers this year which means nice fat turks this fall! SWchoot 002 (718x317).jpg [ 153.17 KiB | Viewed 5316 times ] |
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| Author: | oldernavy [ Sat Jul 23, 2016 6:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grazing |
I can not pick out all of the turkeys in the flock. How many did you see? I can't make all of them out. Are there some young ones in there? I just found this out. A group of domesticated turkeys is a gang or rafter. The internet is making the language more difficult. A group of wild turkeys is called a flock. I still don't know why there is a distinction or why they call it a "murder of crows" I guess if they can call a loose group of reporters a gaggle you can call a group of wild turkeys the same. Bob Scott also referred to loose groups of Zeros a gaggle. Nice shot by the way. |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sat Jul 23, 2016 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grazing |
There were over a hundred altogether spread out over half a mile on both sides of the road. These were closest to the road & the pic wasn't blurred when I edited it. I estimated 5 or 6 chicks per hen which is a good hatch. I like to see turks grazing like that. SW |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grazing |
kinda like skeeters here i guess ? sept not so annoying and far better eating , bout the same siZe tho |
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| Author: | oldernavy [ Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grazing |
I think the most wild turkeys I have ever seen was bout 6-7. Wow. most articles say they travel in small flocks. I think a hundred is more than a small flock. |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grazing |
In this case it was a collection of small flocks not widely separated, but I hunt a ranch where actual flocks of a hundred are not uncommon. Two years ago I got into a bunch and shot a nice fat hen. They were rather closely spaced & I got two turks with the one shot. Please pass the gravy! SW
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grazing |
ill agree with old navy on the size of common flocks here too they number in the 20-30 in big flocks and 10-20 in the small |
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