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| Tom Anderson, Curt Hall and Jeff Dennis |
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| The elusive wild turkey gobbler |
Each spring elements of the
natural world heed the call to mate and thus continue to live wild. The male
turkey puts on a display that is part vocalization and part puffing of
feathers. This display can have an effect on sportsman, creating a spike of
desire to be outdoors, like a Geiger counter arm swinging towards meltdown.
This madness involves chasing big game by using both mental powers and
woodsmanship to fool forlorn gobblers. With the February of 2013 being one of the wettest on
record, it’s a safe bet that rivers and swamps will be full of water on the
March 15 opening day of turkey season. This is good news for those who know
from past experience where turkeys like to roost over these flooded haunts.
Meaning that when the turkeys fly down in the morning, a hunter positioned on
high ground near the roost will be executing a full court press.
For some, turkey season is
the ultimate pursuit here in the Lowcountry where we must balance the blessings
of both woods and waters. Turkey hunting can become a life long passion and on
the final day of the 2012 season I was fortunate to be in the turkey woods with
Curt Hall. This gent is 90-years old and still on the hunt for wild turkeys,
often with his son Chip Hall at Plantation Services. May we all have such fortune when it comes to hunting and longevity!
To view more of my feature article on March Madness for turkeys click
Charleston Mercury.
To view past blog entries about turkey hunting click
here.
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