El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-29

turkey by means Of which he had killed
many fine gobbler. He woulc carry
the big fellow to the woods in a sack,
tie him out to a bush, and then make
him gObble. Time and again wild COB
blers would slip up to trim the IN
truder. only to get a place in the sack
for their reward.
But one day the hunter did not get
there soon enough. odd Pete the i've
decOy, was tied out as usual he gOD-
bled valnglOriOusly and in a Jiffy there
was a Hopping and rustling OF wings
The hunter sped to the scene OF the
fight as swiftly as possible, but with
all his speed was too ate Inc WIG
turkey had put out both Of Pete's eyes
and then made off like lightning at the
first glimpse Of the hunter. Old Pete
was wrecked and ruined and he soon
died.
Requires Skill and Caution.
Extreme caution and rare skill must
be employed in calling up turkeS,
The caller must be an expert The WHO
turkey is not only wary, but is very IN
teuigent- He can detect q single false
and unnatural note, and on nearing II
he will race off as fast as he can The
caller must remain absolutely notion
less after a turkey comes in sight The
slightest movement can be detected by
the sharp eyes Of the bird Again II IS
important to keep still because there Is
no telling on which side Of the caller
the bird may appear. The sly old fell
low may answer on one side OF nun
ter and then circle him and slip around
behind.
The three senses Of sight, hearing
and smelling are acutely developed In
a turkey. Not only this, but the bird
flies swiftly and can Outrun the aver
age dog. A wounded turkey-and the
hardy bird can stand a lot OF shooting
will run for miles and miles II the
shot IS a close one best results are OBJ
tanned by shooting the bird in Its long
neck. No. As in the body, with plenty
OF powder behind them, will do the
work well Some turkey hunters use
small buck shot altogether An old
hunter in West Tennessee employed q
peculiar method OF shooting buckshot
at turkey and deer from fun
chOked gun. 1t was a No. 10 gage, with
a 90 fnch barrel. The old man would
split his buckshOt as though he would
use them for fishing, and then string
them on a piece OF flax or silk, each
one half an inch apart After putting
them in the shell. he would pour melted
talloW until II filled the shell. With 3
drachms Of black powder behind this
charge Of chain buckshOt" all Of them
would find Judgment in a spot ones hat
might cover, and deep Judgment too
Every turkey hunter will declare that
the most beautiful picture in nature is
furnished by g great brOnze--go bier
strutting in a clearing in the woods
the sun revealing the green and pur-
plish tints OF the handsome plumage,
and rejecting their copper and bronze
In calling a gObbler favorite plan f.
to beat in the leaves with a hat or a
cap, while yelptng- The COUPLER
thinks a rival is there struttings or
that a fight IS on In the first event
he comes TO make fight; in the lat
ter. to take a hand IN the battle Of the
forest
Many a turkey caller has had the ex-
perience OF 8 bird slipping right up
to him ere aware of his presence. One
turkey hunter sat and watched a spot
where some turkeys had been eating
corn AS he kept vigil a turkey slipped
by and was swallowing the corn with
out the hunter ever having seen the
and stealthy is a Wild turkey The
knows Just where he will run up on
them. so he must be ready In the
summer and fall they 60 in drOves. In
late winter the gObblers sometimes go
together. An expert can scatter a drove
and frequently call up eight or 10 AM
kill them
Wild Turkeys Can Swim.
A fact not generally known about
turkeys Is that the wild ones can swim.
The birds never take TO the water un-
less crippled, but a wounded one win
4 swim a small river, a creek or a bayou
to escape capture. One hunter relates
an instance Of gObbler's swimming
down q stream for a quarter OF a mile.
He ran along the bank thinking the
Turkey would land each moment, bu.
to no avail.
Wild turkeys are trimmer and more
racy in build than their domestic cOus-
ms, but some Of them grow TO a great