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Need a turkey hunter starter kit
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:15 pm
Gonna do some turkey hunting for the first time this year. Besides the shotgun and shells, what are some things that are essential to be successful? Best type of calls for beginners as well? TIA
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Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:19 pm to joeytiger
Bring and experienced turkey hunter with you
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:21 pm to wickowick
Got that already. A friend of mine (big turkey hunter) is gonna come with me and call for the first couple hunts. While deer hunting this year I saw a pack of turkeys quite often near my stand. Do I need to scout or anything like you do for deer prior to the season starting?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:22 pm to joeytiger
Page ChadjonesforHeisman and ask if he found the cracked corn. Then find out where Tenfoe is blurring property lines, dispense corn, profit.
On serious note, whatever call you're going to use, you need to get it and start practicing. Camo from head to toe. Vest with a cushion unless you want a sore behind.
On serious note, whatever call you're going to use, you need to get it and start practicing. Camo from head to toe. Vest with a cushion unless you want a sore behind.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:22 pm to joeytiger
Canned turkey from dollar General....
But if you listen,you can learn to use those bags for calls
But if you listen,you can learn to use those bags for calls
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:25 pm to joeytiger
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Got that already. A friend of mine (big turkey hunter) is gonna come with me and call for the first couple hunts. While deer hunting this year I saw a pack of turkeys quite often near my stand. Do I need to scout or anything like you do for deer prior to the season starting?
Trust me, hunting turkeys in the spring is nothing like seeing them in the fall
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:36 pm to Tigerpaw123
Exactly. You see them in the fall because you have a pile of corn for them to eat
They are also bunched up in the fall/winter In the spring they can be miles away from there
They are also bunched up in the fall/winter In the spring they can be miles away from there
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:47 pm to Ron Cheramie
Sounds like this is gonna be a fun challenge then. Can't wait to get out there and see what happens. Thanks guys.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:47 pm to Ron Cheramie
That's a fact.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 8:43 pm to joeytiger
Don't call too much.
Be absolutely fricking still.
If you think a buck is smart just you wait. If turkeys could smell we'd never kill any.
Be absolutely fricking still.
If you think a buck is smart just you wait. If turkeys could smell we'd never kill any.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:04 pm to ZacAttack
March 25 can't get here soon enough
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:36 pm to joeytiger
Patience..... patience kills more turkeys than anything else. Oh and a thermacell
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:54 pm to lv2bowhntAU
Turkey chair
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:59 pm to jgthunt
March 4th here
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:07 pm to DeboseKnows
April 1st here, might try to go this year
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:18 am to ZacAttack
Calls are all personal preference. You can make a lot of the same sounds on a variety of calls. Pick one and practice with it. Pot call or a box call is probably the easiest to learn.
Comfortable stool or cushion is a must and patience is key.
I've been turkey hunting on my own for the past 5 years and every hunt I learn something knew. Be patient and enjoy the hunts.
Comfortable stool or cushion is a must and patience is key.
I've been turkey hunting on my own for the past 5 years and every hunt I learn something knew. Be patient and enjoy the hunts.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:26 am to joeytiger
An owl hooter and/or crow call. I take a little home made "blind" that I can stick in the ground around me. Good walking boots. Flashlight. Compass. Tick repellant.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:28 am to joeytiger
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While deer hunting this year I saw a pack of turkeys quite often near my stand.
This is pretty typical. Turkeys are always seen in abundance during deer season. Don't plan on seeing near that number in the spring.
Yes, you really should scout. Turkeys are extremely leery animals. They have excellent hearing and sight. If they could smell worth a damn, you'd probably never seen one within 100 yds. Go out in your area for a couple of weekends before the season. Try and get there well before sunrise. Listen for them coming off their roost. Then you can listen for their gobbling to get a general idea where they are. Later in the morning, go look for tracks in that area.
Turkey hunting can be very addicting, especially if you love being in the woods.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:29 am to joeytiger
Learn to use a mouth call and a slate. Get an owl call to locate with. Get a turkey chair. Spring and fall are different worlds.
In the spring, the turkey is hunting you. You've heard "eyes like an eagle", same applies with a turkey. Any movement gives you away.
Go listen before the season and find where the turkeys are roosting.
In the spring, the turkey is hunting you. You've heard "eyes like an eagle", same applies with a turkey. Any movement gives you away.
Go listen before the season and find where the turkeys are roosting.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 9:48 am to joeytiger
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While deer hunting this year I saw a pack of turkeys quite often near my stand.
Ok...that's what happened during deer season. Now, this is what will happen during turkey season:
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While turkey hunting this year I saw a pack of deer quite often near my stand.
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