Turkey Hunting Sideshow

Robbin on the Hunt

By Glen Wunderlich

My turkey hunting season began May 2nd in Shiawassee County, Michigan.  With so many projects and routine tasks on the agenda for the 2011 season, it’s diffucult to fit in the turkey hunting.  It seems as though thoughts of seasonal priorities get in the way of concentrating on the task at hand.  Fortunately, I’m sure I’d be able to focus if things had begun to get interesting, but so far after two days, I’ve sighted only one turkey – , and it was a hen.

Decoyed Deer

In the meantime, life goes on in the wild.  Something the average person doesn’t get a chance to appreciate.  And, if I were not a hunter, I’d be rushing off to cross another chore off the list.  But, alas!  I am a hunter – and one with a deep appeciation for Mother Nature’s bounty.  And, while the turkeys have yet to cooperate, the wildlife sideshow continues uninterrupted.

Turkey hunting:  I don’t find the time to go; I make it.