If Shooting Turkeys Was Easy, Everyone Would Be Doing It. Right?

A Turkey Hunting Grammar Primer

In case you didn’t know it, the turkey hunting season is upon us. In Oklahoma, turkeys are fair game on April 6. Bixbybulletin.com wants its readers to know that everything’s Jake. To that end, they interviewed Ron Smith, southwest region senior wildlife biologist for the Wildlife Department. “If you haven’t hunted turkey, you haven’t lived! Small heads. Big guns. Wonderful!” That’s me talking. Smith was slightly more diplomatic, if equally enthusiastic in his quote generation. And extremely informative for those of you unfamiliar with the sport who wish to be sound as if you are. Let’s talk turkey! “Two years ago we were seeing tremendous numbers of jakes in many places. It seems this year we are seeing lots of nice, mature gobblers. This could be the year a hunter could afford to be extra patient and wait for old big boy. I know I’ve seen at least a dozen long beards that have really got my attention where I hunt.” There’s more. Lots more!

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