Turkeys and Hogs, Big Game ?
Turkey
I`m sure this has been discussed before, but i`m just curious what other bowsiters opinions are, big game or not?
My opinion, based on nothing other than how I feel :)
Turkeys--No.
Hogs, javelinas, bobcats, lynx--Yes.
No rational basis. Just what I think
I'll go one further:
Ostrich--yes.
The tiny antelopes of Africa--yes
Caracal--yes
The other small cats of Africa, like genet, serval, wildcat, etc.--No.
I know I'm weird
Me Turkey, No but a challenge for sure. Hogs, yes, Big bad arse biggame if & when you get charged by one (I have several times)
Stalking hogs with a bow is about as much fun as as guy can have- except maybe Carp shooting.
Hogs are ideal for bowhunters.
Turkeys and grouse are great bowhunting species but I would classify as bird hunting- not big game.
Elk/yes yes Deer/yes or no
It doesn't matter what we think. Our state defines them as "big game" if you need a tag for one, and "small game" if you need a license and there's a daily limit. Yotes, coons, ect... are varmints and not classified as "game".
Birds=not big game
Pigs=yes
When you hunt turkeys as a non-resident you pay big game prices. So when I hunt turkeys in Nebraska they are big game, and my Colorado turkeys are small game ! HA HA
I’m with Beendare! That makes perfect sense!
I certainly put as much effort into both. I've an upcoming pig hunt-----then turkey a little more than a month later. The only difference is how much effort it takes to get them back to the truck.
Turkeys, I don’t care, I could lean either way.
Hogs, HELL NO. Hogs are like a plague and need to be eradicated. Why put an increased value on them.
I’d say turks……no
hogs….yes
Bentstick-they taste good. A bit of trivia I heard awhile back from the game biologists. You have to kill 80% of the pig population in an area each year just to maintain the current population level. That is a lot of pigs. I don't think eradication is even possible.
Big Game???
Big Fun,YES!!!!!!
I guess I'd call Turkey big game. Certainly hunted more like big game then upland or small game. Pigs definitely.
I don’t know that I would call a 25 pound turkey big game, but a 150 lb hog is big game, and a 250 lb one is not only bigger game, he’s pretty damn gamey too !
Turkeys - yes. They are licensed like big game, restricted harvest like big game (more so than deer in some states), hunted like big game, even have a scoring system.
Hogs - maybe. Many are trapped and released into high fence where they are fed just enough to keep them alive as long as they come into feeders. Managed like vermin. True, fair chase wild ones are different. But not many are hunted that way.
Big Fun for sure Ron! but if I had to give my opinion it would be hogs yes and turkeys yes for the same reasons Ziek stated. I love elk hunting and have packed my share, and hunting turkeys is a miniature spring elk hunt, and the pack out is a pleasure.
Virginia considers turkey big game. I really don't. Hogs are vermin. Tasty, tasty fun to hunt vermin.
No and No...birds and feral game.
