Re: Turkey season is coming
Originally Posted by
Darksith
I have been practicing my calls for a few months now. Not that I really know what I am doing. Also bought a shotgun with a turkey choke. I have never hunted turkeys, but I think I have a few friends who know of people with property in the west koots.
That being said, if anyone ever wants to give me a few tips, or let me come along for a hunt, I would love to learn a few things.
Turkeys really are pretty easy. If you can call fairly effectively you can kill a bird. Quick version that has worked for me for the last 15 years.
I usually locate birds in the evening before they go to roost. If you have a known roost tree the birds really don't stand much of a chance. I have called lots of birds in both during the late afternoon and evening but I am not nearly as aggressive in the evening. It's more of a location thing to pin them down for the morning. If you are able to roost a gobbler then it is game on the next day.
Once roosted, I slip out and make sure I am back in there well before first light. Sneak in quietly to within a few hundred yards of the roost tree and set up the decoys. Once I'm settled, a few hen calls will almost always get them fired up. I find the majority of birds are out of the roost within 30-45 minutes after first light.
Turkeys are extremely habitual. They follow the same routes day after day so it's important to learn what they are. They love green areas that are recently free of snow. I see them very high in elevation each spring following the melt.
"The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely freedom."