For you guys that kill your 5 birds in state. Your not starving do I know you don't need 5 in the freezer. Why do you kill every full fan that comes into range? It seams like the great hunters/ great area hunters would be very happy with finding the biggest bird in the area and hunting "him". After you put yours on the ground, why do you feel like you have to go out and shoot 4 more?
Seams to me that if most chased birds just got the hunt and not the kill there would be more birds.
Wow Les. Im not starving BECAUSE I kill 5 birds a year in Alabama.
I might be if I didnt.
I DO NOT buy meat in a grocery store..EVER.
I even went through college 30 years ago eating venision and turkey.
At my house. We ONLY eat wild game. We had venision burritos last night. Stir fried turkey with peppers and onions over a bed of rice the night before.
Because of that we are very healthly, low chlorestolol and and low fat.
I takes at least 1-2 deer, 3-5 turkeys and hopefully the occasional wild hog to feed my family.
I LIKE shooting 5 birds just for the FOOD.
And I only shoot gobblers..no jakes. But If it has a beard over 8 inches, a full fan and comes in I KILL it.
I age them when I walk up to them usually.
And one thing Im sure of..no matter what their age...mmm..mmm..they are gonna taste GOOD!