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XXSUPO · March 10, 2001, 09:21 AM

100 years ago in the south they used to trench hunt turkey.
dig a long straight trench, sprinkle corn in iy and sit on one end. when 5-6 birds would get in the hunter(?) would let loose w/ a couple of BBLS. not very sporting, but, they wernt measuring spurs and beards.
take it or leave it there was no conception of fair and their still isnt. just because you call in a bird w/ a box or slate then shoot him from 40 yards w/ a $1000 SG doesnt make it more FAIR. your still shooting a dumb bird and eating him. how is that fair.
hell 25 years ago people used to cut holes the size of a baseball in a milk jug and put feed inside it and tie a little bell on a string to the handle. the bell would be silent as long as it lay on the ground. the turkey would come up and stick its head in the hole and eat. not being able to back its head out it would raise up and get the jug stuck on its head while the little bell would be ringing to let you know you caught one. if it was a hen or a small jake you'd pull it out and let it go. if it was a big tom, he became dinner.
times change, thats all.

March 10, 2001, 09:21 AM	#5
XXSUPO Member Join Date: February 6, 2001 Location: CS Posts: 92	times change. 100 years ago in the south they used to trench hunt turkey. dig a long straight trench, sprinkle corn in iy and sit on one end. when 5-6 birds would get in the hunter(?) would let loose w/ a couple of BBLS. not very sporting, but, they wernt measuring spurs and beards. take it or leave it there was no conception of fair and their still isnt. just because you call in a bird w/ a box or slate then shoot him from 40 yards w/ a $1000 SG doesnt make it more FAIR. your still shooting a dumb bird and eating him. how is that fair. hell 25 years ago people used to cut holes the size of a baseball in a milk jug and put feed inside it and tie a little bell on a string to the handle. the bell would be silent as long as it lay on the ground. the turkey would come up and stick its head in the hole and eat. not being able to back its head out it would raise up and get the jug stuck on its head while the little bell would be ringing to let you know you caught one. if it was a hen or a small jake you'd pull it out and let it go. if it was a big tom, he became dinner. times change, thats all.