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re: Turkey hunting is frustrating
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:25 am to mtb010
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:25 am to mtb010
Sometimes... a decoy is too much. Especially a tom or jake decoy. I have had this problem multiple times. Sometimes calling too much. You just need to learn the bird. Less is more sometimes. Put the decoys down. Call to him, if he answers, put the call down. Make him curious, make him come to you, ive had birds the more you call, they will keep answering, but want you to come to them. Scratch in the leaves, get them curious. If he just keeps gobbling and not comming. Get up, move back about 50 yards and call again. So he knows you aint comming, sometimes this makes him get on his feet after you. Its a cat and mouse game, a frustrating yet rewarding one.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 3:09 pm to mtb010
I called in a nice gobbler two days ago. I got out in the woods before light. No gobbles whatsoever. I sat down in a wooded area where I know they have fed in the past. Fresh turkey scratching’s. The leaves were dry so I could hear everything. No decoys. Only heard minimal hen clucks. I’ve learned over the years that it’s best to call very little. The other thing I’ve learned is to be patient. I will yelp very softly around every 20 to 30 minutes. I’ll then put the box call down and wait. On this most recent hunt, within one minute of putting the box call down, I heard what sounded like a deer running through the woods. It turned out to be this gobbler running right at me full speed. He never gobbled once. When he got within 30 yards, he slowed down and I shot him. Boy, it was exciting. Only the second one I’ve called in successfully.
This post was edited on 4/5/23 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 4/5/23 at 3:33 pm to mtb010
There are turkeys on my land but not enough to hunt right now.
I'm working on fixing that. The property was neglected for several years and way over grown. I've cleaned up a lot with the bush hog and killed the blackberry brambles (had some that were .25 acre or more). Have food plots and lots of bugs out there now and have planted some trees as well that will help eventually.
I think I have plenty of areas for them to nest but food is one thing that I think I lacked. Hopefully some of the stuff I've done will help and I will have a flock good enough to hunt.
I'm working on fixing that. The property was neglected for several years and way over grown. I've cleaned up a lot with the bush hog and killed the blackberry brambles (had some that were .25 acre or more). Have food plots and lots of bugs out there now and have planted some trees as well that will help eventually.
I think I have plenty of areas for them to nest but food is one thing that I think I lacked. Hopefully some of the stuff I've done will help and I will have a flock good enough to hunt.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 3:49 pm to TKLSUMD
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I’ve learned over the years that it’s best to call very little.
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Only the second one I’ve called in successfully.
I am no turkey whisperer but maybe you should try something different. You can kill turkeys calling once an hour and you can kill turkeys calling constantly just depending on what that particular bird wants that day. If you are just sitting in one spot calling once every 20 to 30 minutes you are probably missing opportunities at turkeys A traveling turkey can cover a lot of ground on 20 to 30 minutes
Having one come in silent is fine but getting one fired up gobbling all the way is what I am looking for
Posted on 4/5/23 at 4:51 pm to Ron Cheramie
Public land , best to follow my advice above. It’s over once homing hamburger starts making all that racket.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 5:01 pm to bbvdd
Why’d you kill the briar patch? That’s great for all of your critters.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:12 pm to EF Hutton
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EF Hutton
We know you are upvoting your own ignorant posts.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:15 pm to tenfoe
Are you unable to stand alone. Like a police press conference, you must portray these people standing beside you, due to insecurity of what you are saying. “ We “
Son, i venture to say i was turkey hunting before you were born.
That attitude of yours is why yall can’t pay student loans and live with parents still.
Now, get me fired up cap. Be like white on rice.
Son, i venture to say i was turkey hunting before you were born.
That attitude of yours is why yall can’t pay student loans and live with parents still.
Now, get me fired up cap. Be like white on rice.
This post was edited on 4/5/23 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:49 pm to 257WBY
Not necessarily. Once those blackberry stalks get bigger around than your little finger and/or more than 4 ft tall, they’re only useful around the edges for browse. Inside you’ll find songbirds and rabbits. If you have old pasture that has a large percentage of this, it needs to be set back. Deer won’t use it and turkeys dang sure won’t.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:58 pm to EF Hutton
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Son, i venture to say i was turkey hunting before you were born.
I’m not your son, but I guess it’s possible you started turkey hunting before I was born. That’s actually a shame since you are still half the turkey hunter I and several on this board are.
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That attitude of yours is why yall can’t pay student loans and live with parents still.
I have kids who drive and my parents are closer to having to live with me than I am with them. You really are an ignorant arse, but you were in law enforcement so that makes a little sense.
Go back to complaining about people who hunt public land, while you are hunting public land. I hunt plenty public land and don’t see what you see. Maybe you are just going to the wrong places? An experienced and superior hunter and woodsman as yourself should be able to do better.
You eating them tags rare or well done this year boss?
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:59 pm to EF Hutton
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Are you unable to stand alone. Like a police press conference, you must portray these people standing beside you, due to insecurity of what you are saying. “ We “ Son, i venture to say i was turkey hunting before you were born. That attitude of yours is why yall can’t pay student loans and live with parents still. Now, get me fired up cap. Be like white on rice.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:05 pm to tenfoe
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and several on this board are.
There’s that insecurity again.
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:13 pm to tenfoe
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You eating them tags rare or well done this year boss?
Anytime you want to compare taxidermy, you let me know son.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 9:34 pm to mtb010
A turkey will make an absolute fool out of you
Posted on 4/7/23 at 4:48 pm to mtb010
Posted on 4/9/23 at 10:10 pm to mtb010
A hen made a fool out of me this afternoon. Lol
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