My point exactly! This entire turkey hunting thing has become a fashion show with who has the biggest, fastest, and easiest way to hunt a bird.
Like I said earlier, to each his own, and I hope you enjoy the hunt, but I will quit hunting before I go to those extremes to shoot a bird that doesn't have enough common sense to not stop looking up at the rain.
Jay, I shot my two bird limit for approx 18-20 years, till I switched to bow hunting them only. I enjoyed gun hunting them, or I wouldn't have done it. Now, it is just the bow. Honestly, to many, this looks like a lot of work, prep, $, and a pain in he butt of a way to hunt. Well, to those of us that do it, many of us REALLY get into it. I like the prepping and packing my gear on my back and hunting this way. To those that say this is just too much weight and work, well, I would advise that you don't go elk hunting. Carrying all of your food, shelter, sleeping bag,stove, water purification, bow, and other gear....that is hard. Turkey hunting is really, Iowa's elk season, you chase gobbles instead of bugles, both rely on good calling, endurance to navigate some nasty country at times, and they both get my blood going when you get them in close.The birds come in real close, with good dekes, when you have the dekes close to you. I set mine at about 5-8 yds. I love looking at my deke spread(old waterfowl hunter too), watching a birds' behavior from far and as he closes in. This type of hunting is in your face,adrenaline flowing, excitement! If you are ever in the area, I'll gladly take you on bow hunt. We'll use the river systems and either my canoe or flatbottom, and put some birds to bed, camp out(I don't like navigating rivers in the dark)and ambush them with a setup in the AM!!