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There is information compiled from every state at the end of the book that would be a great resource for anyone wanting to pick out different states to hunt. This book is a legend in the making.
Tom the Turkey Should Be Thankful
As the future volumes roll out they each will be "required reading" for future generations of turkey hunters. Turkey Tails and Tales Across the U. Some of his learning experiences and his progression to the rank of ,to me, the number one turkey hunter in the U. His dedication to devote his life to the art of turkey hunting and retaining records and file notes of his accomplishments and failures.
His ability to express his innermost feelings of the highs and lows of every hunter who attempts to take a struting gobbler. I bow to Doc.
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Well written story that relates to newcomers to the sport as well as us long time hunters. You find yourself sitting right there throughout the hunts and living the ups and downs of a beginning turkey hunter.
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Great information on hunting in other states. Overall, an excellent book. In all, it's applied to: Thus Tom became a favourite allusive name for a male cat see quot. Used as a prefix to denote a female animal, as jenny-ass, and esp. A female personal name, pet-form or familiar equivalent of Janet or, by confusion with Jinny or Jeanie, of Jane , and so serving as a feminine of Jack. Hence, like Jack, used as a feminine prefix, and as the name of machines. There are some birds that take these names. Yet another male cat variant. By clicking "Post Your Answer", you acknowledge that you have read our updated terms of service , privacy policy and cookie policy , and that your continued use of the website is subject to these policies.
Home Questions Tags Users Unanswered. Here's a webpage that has a bunch of examples. Perhaps tom was used by analogy for some other male animals. In his comprehensive etym dict, Klein records: Jenny also might have something to do with hen. How's that for folk etymology? The question seems to be why did an author choose to name a female turkey Jenny.
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That is a matter of opinion; you would have to ask the author. Use These names appear as entries in Harold Wentworth, American Dialect Dictionary but are probably not in widespread use today: False Alarms Two bird names that don't qualify because they are imitative of the bird's call, rather than being based on human given names: Sven Yargs k 18 My thanks to site participant Pete Kirkham for suggesting the relevance of magpie , robin , and mavis.
This is a good answer but it has only partially answered my questions. Could you flesh this one out? It would seem that there's a linking pattern with either a person or a quality. Leon Conrad 3, 2 10 I was wondering if this was a peculiarity of the English language phenomenon, I'd be delighted to hear if other languages give human names to domesticated animals. By the way, who was Joseph Banks? I don't think it's quite correct to regard animals as being given human names.
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I'm not disputing the examples given but they are either very generic names Jack, Tom , or they have gone the other way: Every year near Thanksgiving, Tom Turkey counts down the days in hiding. Thanksgiving is a stressful time of year for a turkey! Especially when a hunter named Carl is chasing you. Tom refers to him as Jerk McJerkface or "Jerky". These stories are especially great for sharing with friends and reading aloud at home!
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