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Noob turkey hunting questions/advice
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:21 pm
First year in this deer lease. Plenty deer, pigs, and turkeys. I’ve only hunted turkey once in Kansas and just sat on a tree and waited for them to come roost. Seemed so easy. But I was younger and have learned turkey hunting isn’t as easy as that experience.
The lease is mostly hardwood with a power line and several food plots. How would I hunt turkeys in the spring? Would I set up a ground blind? I know I can’t use bait but I’m hearing the turkeys are here year round. No one hunts them. What does a beginner need to know to hunt these birds?
These guys got within 10’ of me the other day. I was in a box stand.
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Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:25 pm to Success
Don’t start
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:28 pm to cchoque93
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Don’t start
Hahahaha. Sounds like something my wife would tell me. Seriously. Hahaha
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:29 pm to Success
Deer season turkey patterns and habits will be different from the Spring.
There will be high spots that are good to listen from in the morning as the woods come to life. With any luck, you’ll hear a Tom gobble. This is where woodsmanship comes into play. Where will that turkey fly to when he comes off the roost? Get as close to him as you can without spooking him, get set up against a tree and get ready to call.
There will be high spots that are good to listen from in the morning as the woods come to life. With any luck, you’ll hear a Tom gobble. This is where woodsmanship comes into play. Where will that turkey fly to when he comes off the roost? Get as close to him as you can without spooking him, get set up against a tree and get ready to call.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:33 pm to Success
Rule number 1 don’t post pics with the name of your location and a pipeline marker in the back ground!!
#2 them birds will be completely different in tbe spring than the fall
#3 keep feeding all the way up till “legal” time for removing bait
#4 go listen in the evenings a couple weeks before the season and try to locate the roost trees.
#5 try to set up close to the rooost in a clearing stake a decoy out and make one Yelp that sounds the best you can make it and get the gobbler to gobble
#6 throw your call away and just sit there and wait he heard you and you will suck at calling so this year just wait.
More to it than that but that’s all I have with just posting some info.
#2 them birds will be completely different in tbe spring than the fall
#3 keep feeding all the way up till “legal” time for removing bait
#4 go listen in the evenings a couple weeks before the season and try to locate the roost trees.
#5 try to set up close to the rooost in a clearing stake a decoy out and make one Yelp that sounds the best you can make it and get the gobbler to gobble
#6 throw your call away and just sit there and wait he heard you and you will suck at calling so this year just wait.
More to it than that but that’s all I have with just posting some info.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:38 pm to cchoque93
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Don’t start
Best advise one could give
I hate them so much...
This post was edited on 1/20/21 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:40 pm to bbvdd
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I hate them so much...
Bc they are elusive?
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:40 pm to Success
I carry a low profile turkey chair or a cushion to sit on. If I have time, I’ll put up a half blind that allows me to see and shoot over it, but hides my hands and legs. This blind rolls up and can be easily packed. I’ve known some old timers who build brush blinds before the season. I prefer to be mobile and set up where they are that day.
When you call, they’ll be looking for you and have great eyesight. Be very still.
When you call, they’ll be looking for you and have great eyesight. Be very still.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:45 pm to Success
Also keep them cameras going.
Do you not know anyone that Turkey hunts? Unlike deer hunting most Turkey hunters just love the thrill of the hunt and would be glad to have a bird work and let you shoot it. Unlike deer hunting where I wouldn’t sit with you to watch you smack a skillet head.
Do you not know anyone that Turkey hunts? Unlike deer hunting most Turkey hunters just love the thrill of the hunt and would be glad to have a bird work and let you shoot it. Unlike deer hunting where I wouldn’t sit with you to watch you smack a skillet head.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:48 pm to Ol boy
I'll be happy to go with you opening weekend and show you what I know.
I dont have to shoot unless there is a double. Then I have to shoot
I dont have to shoot unless there is a double. Then I have to shoot
Posted on 1/20/21 at 7:51 pm to Ol boy
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Do you not know anyone that Turkey hunts?
I don’t. Only deer and duck. I’ve never been on a lease with turkeys.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 8:26 pm to Success
Start going and listening a few weeks before the season. Get an idea of where they are roosted.
If you strike out on a morning hunt, your next best chance to call up a gobbler is mid afternoon. The hens break from the gobblers and he gets lonely and becomes receptive to calls.
Also, and I cannot stress this enough....you have to exercise the utmost patience with these birds.
Lastly, don’t call too much, he knows where you are at, to the tree, when he hears you.
If you strike out on a morning hunt, your next best chance to call up a gobbler is mid afternoon. The hens break from the gobblers and he gets lonely and becomes receptive to calls.
Also, and I cannot stress this enough....you have to exercise the utmost patience with these birds.
Lastly, don’t call too much, he knows where you are at, to the tree, when he hears you.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 8:57 pm to Success
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Bc they are elusive
Ever made it with a woman that was incredible in the sack but bat shite crazy and hated all your friends?
That’s turkey hunting
This post was edited on 1/20/21 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 9:02 pm to Success
I'm dead serious. I'll go with you
As a NOOB. Dont go in the woods before season and bust up all the birds fricking around or educate them by calling to get them to gobble.
As a NOOB. Dont go in the woods before season and bust up all the birds fricking around or educate them by calling to get them to gobble.
Posted on 1/20/21 at 9:50 pm to Success
The first step to successful turkey hunting is being where the birds are. You seem to have that under control.
Invest in some good camo and a turkey vest/seat combo. Take the time to get a turkey choke for your favorite shotgun. Then take it to the range and get it patterned. You don’t need a 3.5” 12 gauge to kill them. I’ve been hunting them exclusively with a 2 3/4” 20 gauge for almost a decade now. Opportunities on big Tom’s aren’t all that plentiful; so take the time to learn the gun and make your opportunity count.
Buy or watch a quick instructional video on YouTube. A simple box or slate call will get you started.
I’ve hunted the hell out of them from Mexico to the States. A few World Slams and many Grand Slams later I’d offer this advice. Less calling is sometimes more. Aggressive and loud gets it done with some; soft and subtle gets it done far more often. A few clucks and purrs are often more effective than yelps. Good woodsmanship and knowing the terrain kills a lot of birds that aren’t receptive to calling.
Feeders are a very effective way to keep birds on a property; but, hunting turkeys over feeders isn’t very sporting. Resist the urge to hunt the feeder; if you do I promise that when you do connect it will be much more rewarding.
Invest in some good camo and a turkey vest/seat combo. Take the time to get a turkey choke for your favorite shotgun. Then take it to the range and get it patterned. You don’t need a 3.5” 12 gauge to kill them. I’ve been hunting them exclusively with a 2 3/4” 20 gauge for almost a decade now. Opportunities on big Tom’s aren’t all that plentiful; so take the time to learn the gun and make your opportunity count.
Buy or watch a quick instructional video on YouTube. A simple box or slate call will get you started.
I’ve hunted the hell out of them from Mexico to the States. A few World Slams and many Grand Slams later I’d offer this advice. Less calling is sometimes more. Aggressive and loud gets it done with some; soft and subtle gets it done far more often. A few clucks and purrs are often more effective than yelps. Good woodsmanship and knowing the terrain kills a lot of birds that aren’t receptive to calling.
Feeders are a very effective way to keep birds on a property; but, hunting turkeys over feeders isn’t very sporting. Resist the urge to hunt the feeder; if you do I promise that when you do connect it will be much more rewarding.
This post was edited on 1/20/21 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 10:22 pm to cchoque93
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Don’t start
Lol this.. im 37, i just started last march... hate i didnt start earlier, but never had birds at my places so didnt have much opportunity. Once i got a place with birds, i started.. and i was in the damn woods every frickn morn of turkey season chasing those mfrs. So much damn fun
Posted on 1/20/21 at 10:34 pm to jimjackandjose
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jimjackandjose
Send me an email Pochejr at gmail
Posted on 1/21/21 at 5:19 am to Success
Everybody is spot on with their comments. One thing I've learned is know your woods inside and out!! Can't stress this enough. I kill most of my birds between 10-1. Oh, I almost forgot, buy a thermacell!!
This post was edited on 1/21/21 at 5:22 am
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