duck duck pheasant

I love learning new things.  Today I learned about hunting from a guy at work.  First  of all , it seems as though the avid hunter really has a deep respect and knowledge about the animal they are hunting. They are also very anti poacher and take the laws of the DNR  quite seriously.  And apparently the DNR have very strict guidelines and penalties.  So ducks are very smart and have really good eyesight.  They can see you on the ground when they are flying.  Decoys work with them since they see a duck decoy and figure it is must be safe to land since one of their buddies is there.  Maybe that is where "what is good for the goose is good for the gander" comes from.   Actually don't know but just thought of that while writing this.
And pheasant have really good hearing so you have to be super quiet, in fact if you shut your car door too loud when even starting your day out hunting, it can spoil it.  Now wild turkeys are really hard to hunt. For one they are fast and this guy said they don't feel pain (not sure about that) but they will run around after you shoot them so you have to aim for their head.  I have to say this made me a little sad.    I learned about buck shot and how the dogs are so invaluable to the hunter.  Anyway I found it interesting and hope to learn more and had to blog about it before I forgot.

poor yummy turkey