reflection on paragraph on sources

The sources that I used were very helpful because they gave me the information and much more. There was some sources that didn't give me exactly what i needed but most of them did. If I could do this again i would try to find more sources that could give me a little more then what I found on them.

Works cited

www.nwtf.com

www.outdoorlife.com

www.formosthunting.com

www.huntingland.com

www.realtree.com/turkeyhunting

Reflection paragraph on process

While doing my research project i found it to be quite easy in a sense because some of the stuff wasn't like it was all that easy to find but some of it was quite easy but now some and most of it was stuff had to dig to find it and others you just had to simply look it up.

Wordle#2

Reflection paragraph on finds

While doing this whole paper i have found many things out about tips and stuff about turkey hunting. The most valuable or most important one that i know of now is the one about calling. this is goin to come in handy very much in  the next coming seasons and years as a turkey hunter because calling is one of the most important things there is to do while turkey hunting. Now with that said yes there is some questions that i still have but not as many as i did have before because most of them were just common sense after i learned what i did.

Animoto video

Turkey hunting

Finding paragraph #3

Search question:  Is a ground blind needed when hunting turkeys?

Answer: All the websites that i have been on they all say that a ground blind is only good if you are wanting to stay long periods or sit in the pouring rain or something along that natural.  If it was me i would say that you dont need one because then you dont get the same joy when you got this big tom rushing into you cause when you is on the ground you get to see every move they make unlike if you are in a ground blind you only get to see his head and then only so much after that.

Finding paragraph #2

Search Question:   What is the best type of ammo to use when going turkey hunting?

Answer:   From what all the sites that i have looked at they all say that the best type of ammo is #6 or #5 shot. Now there has been some sites that say different but i would just say that this has to be the best shot you could use. the reason is because # 6 and 5 give you a very large and heavy pattern and also a longer range.

Finding paragraphs #1

Search question:  What are some more good tips to get a big bird in as close as possible?


Answer:  There are many ways to get turkeys in to were they are just about to get in your lap.
one of the many ways is for you to get the bird to answer you constantly or in a certain pattern.
After you get them "hot" you can then start doing what they call a purr which is what a hen does when they are tring to "show off" in front of a tom. Next allot of people liking doing the cluck which is a very excited

hen. Most of the time you can do this sound and you will have the toms flock into the decoys and have them just a staring and tring to find out were it is or were it came from. There is some that would rather use the more recent invention called the gobble tube and it sounds like the tom gobbling. I have used  it for almost two years now and just about all the birds i kill come running to it thinking that it is a another tom telling the other that he is the dominant bird of the flock.

Quote paraphrasing and citation #5

"From the time an egg is laid, there is a predator looking for a ready-made omelet. Snakes of all descriptions, skunks, crows, ravens, opossums, raccoons, rodents, dogs and coyotes, to name a few, are on the lookout for a nest and an easy lunch. About half of the turkey nests make it to hatching.

Life is no easier for a turkey poult either. The above listed predators, along with hawks, owls, foxes, and other large predators like cougars and eagles in some parts of the country, will grab a young unsuspecting poult. The point to remember is that all of these predators will take turkey eggs, poults or, under the right circumstances, adults; but most of their diet consists of small birds, rodents and rabbits."

This is why the turkey population goes up and down because of the predator population. Unfortunately baby turkeys can't protect themselves good enough to be kept from being eaten by predators. 

Quote paraphrase and citation #4

"Openings and fields are important to wild turkeys. In the summer, the majority of the turkey's food sources are found in open, sunny places. Newly hatched broods may be seen along the borders of fields and other openings, which provide the poults' primary meal of insects, as well as a variety of seeds and berries."

What this is saying is that turkeys prefer staying in the woods because they feel a little more safe because when they are in the open their predators have a big advantage over them. Now when it is raining they want to be in the open cause in the woods everything is moving and is louder so in the open they can watch and hear a little better.

Graph/chart/map and citation

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/turkey/pdf/BroodSurvey2012.pdf

This link will take you to a chart that shows the ratio of hens to gobblers and hen with and without poults. Poults are the baby turkeys. According to the chart since 2007 we had decreased in the ratio of hens to gobblers but starting in 2011 we started going back up and last year we had gone up a great amount.

Quote paraphrase and citation #3

"One method of locating turkeys is to hike to the highest hill and then make a call. Use a box call which has a lot of volume and make a series of loud yelps. The chances are that if a gobbler is within hearing distance he will gobble back. I have had old toms gobble back at me from a distance of up to a half-mile. If you don’t get a response go to the next hill. Repeat this calling until you hear a gobble. Mark the location and work your way to the turkey but don’t get too close. Set out your decoy, get under cover and start calling."

This quote is is saying that if he was you he would basically just go to a higher elevation and call and keep doing that until a gobblers answers you back.

Photo caption and citation #3

This picture is what a flock of turkeys look like when they are in the roost. When a Tom is in the roost you will be more likely to hear him because they want to gather their hens so that's were they are goin to answer you the most at.

http://www.antlerridgelodge.com/wallpapers/

Quote paraphrase and citation #2

“I don’t believe yelping or calling is more than 30 percent of turkey hunting,” says Kelly. “It’s really such a small part of being successful.” Too many hunters, he explains, simply start out walking and calling, and as soon as they hear a bird gobble, they drop down by the nearest tree and try to call him in. Unbeknownst to most of those hunters, their hunt is already doomed and no amount of good calling is going to work for them."

This quote is saying that if you are walking and calling and time you hear a bird then they set up on a tree and wait to call him in.  To me I think that calling is one of the many ways to get a bird in. Yes there is many ways to get toms to come in but I think that calling is one good way.

Photo caption and citation #2

In this picture one Tom is strutting because most likely he is the most dominant turkey. Now the
other Tom is trying to strut but won't go into full strut because he isn't the dominant bird.

www.nwtf.com

Quote paraphrase and citation #1

"Most of the time, the biggest and/or oldest gobbler is likely to also be the dominant one within a flock. He can often be identified by the way he acts. When watching a small group of gobblers in the spring as they approach a hen or come to your calling, look for the longbeard that does all or most of the strutting. He will be the dominant bird nearly every time."

What the author of this passage is saying is that when you are calling usually the one that answers you and comes to you strutting is most likely the dominant bird of the flock.  Now there has been cases were the dominant bird has a hen already and with her so then that gives the non dominant birds a shot to act like he is.

Photo caption and citation#1

This photo relates to my topic because at the top it says "become a professional." Basically it's saying become a professional caller.

Turkeyhuntingcalls.com

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Preliminary links and descriptions

www.nwtf.com

This is a website that is well known to turkey hunters because of all the information that it provides you with.

www.youtube.com

This website you can go and watch stupid people try stupid things and learn what not to do and watch people do smart things and learn what to do.

www.formosthunting.com

Here you can go and read on what professionals do to get big birds in fast.


www.realtree.com

This is also another site that has pro turkey hunters that help explain how to get toms close without being seen or heard.

What I want to know about my topic

What I want to know about my topic is some more tips and tricks of finding and then killing a big Tom.

What I already know about my topic

I already know that when turkey hunting you want the turkey to be earthier in front of you or to the side of you. If they are behind you then most likely they will see you when they come out or they will get way to close. I also know a little bit the calling but like everyone i have those times were i just cant call or something else happens that prevents me from being able to call.

The story behind my topic choice.

The reason why I have chose to write about turkey hunting is because I didn't know what else to do and everyone could use more advice on anything so I decided to get more on turkey hunting.