Phew! If you knew how quickly I despised this bird on my first hunt. I had the impression that it would be a cakewalk, a hunt not too difficult.
Let me tell you, I swallowed my words pretty quickly.
To fully understand game, you must first understand its senses. The turkey is a real Force of Nature (😉). With very rapid adaptation to its environment and drastic reproduction, it is almost impossible to completely eradicate this species.
The wild turkey is a forest bird that benefits from agriculture.
It spends most of its time on the ground to feed, move around or even nest in a tree. It looks for diversified environments allowing it to meet its food needs and to shelter adequately from predators according to the season.
Wild turkeys roost in trees to spend the night in groups, in what are called roosts.
Now let's get started.
His view👀:
This bird has amazing peripheral vision (it's a bird, you probably don't know). It has 300 degree vision and a magnification factor of about 4x. This bird is very nervous, the slightest movement will be detected.
Do not move!
His hearing👂🏻:
The wild turkey can hear a call over a distance of up to a kilometer away. He also has a very sharp auditory memory. If by mistake you call and unfortunately the turkey suspects something in your corner, you may as well put away your bird call for the rest of the season. The turkey will associate this call with a doubt, no need to tell you that it is not the doubt that will make it return to your callers.
His sense of smell👃🏻:
Good news.
This bird has a very limited sense of smell. If you want to bring you a coffee in a Thermos in the morning, there's nothing to worry about (god knows that a coffee early in the morning is not a refusal).
Well, in terms of taste and touch , I don't really have any information on the subject. Unfortunately I don't speak gurgling fluently.
But remember, just because you can't hear them doesn't mean they aren't there. They are sneaky and very quiet. It's not uncommon to see a wild turkey appear out of nowhere.
With that, I'm counting the dodos, this hunt is fast approaching.
See you soon!🦃