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How do I tell if I have Turkey's on my land
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:58 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:58 am
Well, I still have more time for bow season, got 3 deer so far this year, but want to kill a turkey come spring. My land is mostly swamp, even though we do have some grass land and hardwoods mixed in, have never seen a turkey nor have none on camera. Our land is mostly swamp, St John parish, but I know I have hard folks in neighboring parishes having turkey. If I purchase turkeys, let them go for a year or more, will they stay?(And yes this is a serious inquiry)..or how can I get them to come in, even if they are near
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 10:01 am to Phattie Jet
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How do I tell if I have Turkey's on my land
looks for scratches, poop, etc
or wait another month and go out one morning and listen
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f I purchase turkeys, let them go for a year or more, will they stay?
probably not
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or how can I get them to come in, even if they are near
without baiting...you can't
Posted on 1/25/16 at 10:02 am to Phattie Jet
Plant chufas this spring, but they won't be ready until next spring. By next year, if there are turkey in the general area they should find them.
Not a turkey master, so there are probably other options as well that other folks will chime in with.
Not a turkey master, so there are probably other options as well that other folks will chime in with.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 10:02 am to Phattie Jet
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My land is mostly swamp
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have never seen a turkey nor have none on camera
There's your answer.
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If I purchase turkeys
Not sure if legal, if so depending on how much land you have doubt they would stay. Turkeys have a much larger range than deer moving miles each day. Contact your local wildlife and fisheries office and see if they can offer any help. I know back in the day they would release turkeys in areas but that was 20+ years ago.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 10:05 am to Phattie Jet
If you haven't been hunting them and they aren't already there, then the land probably isn't ideal habitat for them. Placing birds there isn't going to change that, they'll just head for greener pastures. All you can do is try to make the land more hospitable for the birds and hope they show up and stay, that would obviously take time and isn't even guaranteed to work. Walk the property though, you should be able to find some sign if they're there (feathers)
The fact that you haven't seen any while deer hunting probably means they aren't there. It was like clockwork when I hunted as a kid. Turkeys are out in deer season and deer out in turkey season
The fact that you haven't seen any while deer hunting probably means they aren't there. It was like clockwork when I hunted as a kid. Turkeys are out in deer season and deer out in turkey season
Posted on 1/25/16 at 10:07 am to Phattie Jet
I'd have to say it depends on how many yotes, hogs & other critters are on your place. 
Posted on 1/25/16 at 10:42 am to Phattie Jet
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If I purchase turkeys, let them go for a year or more, will they stay?(And yes this is a serious inquiry)
Do not do this!!!! If you release tame turkeys then they will not survive the first week likely. Predators will have a field day on them at your expense.
If mother nature hasn't put turkeys on your property then it's probably not a good idea for you to. They simply won't make it as they can be fragile bird. The only viable way to move/ introduce turkeys into an area is through a wild capture and release. These programs are usually done by the NWTF and WLF together to establish a population in a given area. Not to say that you can't do this yourself without them, but I'm fairly sure it's highly illegal. The spread of disease through moving birds around is regulated.
In short without knowing your property better and you saying that you have never seen a turkey on camera by corn I assume...... I'd say that you are out of luck.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 10:45 am to Phattie Jet
quote:Find a high spot under some trees. Broadcast some corn and come back in a week. If you have turkeys it will be obvious
How do I tell if I have Turkey's on my land
Posted on 2/5/16 at 8:16 am to ForeverLSU02
sorry to bump an old thread, but I'm interested in this as well. I see they sell male and female decoys. If I spread some corn out which decoy would work best to draw them in? I plan on just sitting in my box blind and giving it a shot.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 9:15 am to LSUlefty
Hen and Jake decoy together usually works
Posted on 2/5/16 at 9:26 am to LSUlefty
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If I spread some corn out which decoy would work best to draw them in?
FYI, can't bait turkeys...
Posted on 2/5/16 at 9:34 am to halleburton
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Plant chufas this spring
I always chuckle a little when I see that one of the most prolific weeds there is has been transformed into a hunting product that people will pay for.
They change the name from yellow nutsedge to golden chufa
This post was edited on 2/5/16 at 9:35 am
Posted on 2/5/16 at 10:01 am to wickowick
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If I spread some corn out which decoy would work best to draw them in?
Didn't know that. What if I'm hunting the same blind that I'm hunting hogs and deer out of?
Posted on 2/6/16 at 7:57 am to Phattie Jet
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Message How do I tell if I have Turkey's on my land by Phattie J
Well. We know you have at least one
Posted on 2/6/16 at 8:14 am to Phattie Jet
I commuted to Reserve for 14 years. I think I saw turkeys 3 times, maybe 4. All were during high water events and all were in the Nicks range and the radio tower just west of nicks
Posted on 2/6/16 at 8:54 am to Phattie Jet
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. If I purchase turkeys, let them go for a year or more, will they stay?(And yes this is a serious inquiry
no...domestic birds of any kind (quail, ducks, turkeys, etc.) get eaten quickly by predators in the wild...
Posted on 2/7/16 at 8:53 pm to Phattie Jet
Don't buy turkeys. Domestic birds carry diseases that could devastate the local wild turkey population. Feeding year round will keep wild birds on the property. Getting hens to imprint/relate to the property is key. The best time to feed is after the poults hatch. Once they get used to a feeding location they tend to stick around.
Baiting is illegal in LA so stopping feeding a month or so before and during the duration of the season is the best bet. Chufa is effective sometimes but I think it's a advertising gimmick. If you have hogs nearby, forget chufa as they will wreck it.
Swamp land is tough, high water isnt naturally conducive turkey habitat.
Baiting is illegal in LA so stopping feeding a month or so before and during the duration of the season is the best bet. Chufa is effective sometimes but I think it's a advertising gimmick. If you have hogs nearby, forget chufa as they will wreck it.
Swamp land is tough, high water isnt naturally conducive turkey habitat.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 4:55 am to wiltznucs
Forget corn, bait your pasture/plot with about 100 crickets
Posted on 2/8/16 at 8:04 am to Phattie Jet
Same way I was shown. Go out late in evening and do an owl hoot. If you hear turkey's then you got them.
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