{"id":4973,"date":"2021-03-22T13:52:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=4973"},"modified":"2021-05-20T12:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:10:36","slug":"spring-turkey-season-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/spring-turkey-season-safety-tips\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/03\/22\/2021\/4973\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Turkey Season Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
Spring turkey season starts in the Midwest in just a few weeks. After a long winter, nothing beats the excitement of heading out in the early hours to try and find your tom. However, in your excitement to head out to hunt, you may want to practice some basic safety precautions to ensure you are not one of the dozens of turkey hunters injured each year. While accidental shootings during turkey season are rarely fatal, they do occur at a higher rate than during hunting seasons for other animals. This is likely due to a variety of factors, but if every turkey hunter practiced the following steps I believe this statistic could be drastically reduced.<\/p>\n
As you can see, most of these safety guidelines center around the fact that turkey hunters in Michigan (and many other states) do not wear orange. Increasing your visibility when not actively hunting and especially when handling anything that looks like (or is) a turkey is a great habit to get in. In a perfect world, every hunter would properly identify his target, but in reality, sometimes you have to act defensively to keep yourself safe from the small percentage of idiots in the woods. Most hunters are extremely conscientious and cautious and safely hunt each spring turkey season. Taking a few small steps can keep you from becoming a statistic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spring turkey season starts in the Midwest in just a few weeks. After a long winter, nothing beats the excitement of heading out in the early hours to try and find your tom. However, in your excitement to head out to hunt, you may want to practice some basic safety precautions to ensure you are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":4984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[86],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"autoShareEndMode":"default","automationSources":{"useContentSentences":true,"useSocialTemplates":true,"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[127,1],"suggestedReferences":[],"includedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[]},"yoast_head":"\n