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My first Turkey hunt coming up

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    Posted: 28 March 2013 at 06:23
Any advice for a first-time turkey hunter? The timeslot I
put in for and received was may second through sixth. I've
got a couple decoys, a mouth call, a slate call, and a box
call. I have been watching YouTube videos on how to use
those calls, and decoys set up. I have been wanting to
Turkey hunt for many years. They just recently expanded
the zone into where I hunt. I had lots of turkey activity
on my trail camera last summer. As soon as things thaw out
I am going to put the camera back up and see what's moving
where I will be hunting.

Bill
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Just my technique.

 

i find where there are turkeys at least a week before opening day And then try to go out before the season at day break and call, just to find the roost area.  I don't go anywhere near it just get a really good bearing to the roost tree(s).  Sometime there might be 2 or three roost close by.  the day before the season, at 1pm I go to the area of the roost and quietly put up a small ground blind with perfect camo cover and clean an area for my folding chair. And I clean any obstructions for some shooting lanes.  The decoys stakes are usually 15-25 yards away from my chair, in the direction of the roost.   I set my decoy stakes and my chair up.  My blind area is about 75 yards from the roost are; closer and you will spook birds.

Opening day I go into my area without a light and quiet.  Get set up, putting my 3 decoys (2 hens, 1 jake) onto the sticks and settle down to wait for sun up.  At first full light I give three hen calls, and wait.I repeat this every 7 minutes, or after I hear a turkey call.  i have a number of different calls and vary the calls also.

The Toms will go crazy when they hear the hen calls...But they might not fly down immediately.  I use my binoculars and usually see the turkey high in an oak, maple or pine tree about 75-100 yards off.

I usually hear them fly down, they mostly come down as a group.  I call long and hard after the fist bird or two come down.  Even if hens I want them to walk to me.  As they come i give a sparse slight cluck cluck from time to time (this is the time you can over call).  I will then usually get gobbles back.  i answer gobbles but again don't over call).

As soon as I see a white head...Bang.

then carry bird back to SUV.

Just the way I do it. most years i get on on opening day.  Some times the birds will not be there; they chose another roost.  But I usually have two or more roosts and will get a tom the first week.

I'm too old to get up early, hunt all day and then go out the next morning.  So I hunt only mornings; and have breakfast at 10:30am on the way home for an early bed.

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Thanks for the advice.

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there is also the walk and call and stalk method.  Not legal in all states.

 

where are you hunting Bill???

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Northern Minnesota. I will be still hunting.

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