{"id":32504,"date":"2025-03-07T08:27:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=32504"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:27:54","slug":"guest-contributor-war-pig-07mar2025-turkey-trot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/guest-contributor-war-pig-07mar2025-turkey-trot\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Contributor &#8211; War Pig &#8211; 07MAR2025 &#8211; Turkey Trot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/category\/war-pig\/\">war pig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They run through the woods in a flock like a small stampede, making a lot of noise. I was squirrel hunting before turkey season. I was sitting on a fallen log in full camouflage with a ..22 rifle. I heard a flock approach and saw them coming my way. I waited until they were close, took off my hat with camouflage face net, stood up, waved my arms and shouted at them. Pandemonium. They ran in all directions, some flying, hitting trees, and falling to ground before taking off on foot. I laughed until my sides ached. If it had been turkey season, I\u2019d have taken two of the toms or jakes. In fact I returned to the area in season and took two single toms . Wild turkey is much better than farm raised, just as I prefer wild rabbit to tame rabbit. Wild turkey giblets make the very best gravy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32495\" src=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00268-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>war pig &nbsp; They run through the woods in a flock like a small stampede, making a lot of noise. 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