Any advice on turkey hunting?
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Topic: Any advice on turkey hunting?
Posted By: gary murray
Subject: Any advice on turkey hunting?
Date Posted: 15 February 2009 at 08:25
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A few years ago they started transplanting turkey in this region and i'm thinking about doing a spring hunt for one. I know they are not stupid birds and you have to remain motionless and unseen in camo. If any of the members have some advice on calling or any other tips on helping me succeed i'd be thankful. I seen about 20 toms and hens in a guys yard on a hunting trip for deer last year and decided i'd like to take a crack at one. We also have an any turkey season. Gary ------------- If you can sue McDonalds for getting you fat then why can't you sue the alcohol companies for all the ugly people you ended up sleeping with? Penticton, B.C. Canada |
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Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 15 February 2009 at 14:01
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First you need to be were the turkeys want to be.I have never called in a turkey where he didn't want to go. Down hill is very hard too, they seem to respond better to coming up hill, crossing a stream or a fence is all so tuff. A road is a good place for them to travel or cow pastures are great to call across. I get settled in before they come out of there trees and head to there feed and try to call them with a hen call and a gobbler. A hen decoy helps, but I don't have camo, set your self in front of a big tree and don't move you have to cover your face too, I use a peace of netting.The folk will all come over and look at the decoy.
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Posted By: gary murray
Date Posted: 15 February 2009 at 20:07
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Thanx Dale. Those are nice birds you have there. I have face nets and stuff. Is there a call that they prefer such as hen or gobbler? The reason i ask is that some guys say they have better luck calling moose using a cow over a bull call and i wonder if the turkeys have a preference. This is totally new to me as grouse are the only birds i've shot at. I don't expect the birds to run and jump in my lap but a little bit of knowledge to take with me would be cool and if i get skunked then it wasn't from lack of trying it properly. You'd almost think that any game would find it easier going downhill but i guess the proportions on a turkey would make it awkward for them. Gary ------------- If you can sue McDonalds for getting you fat then why can't you sue the alcohol companies for all the ugly people you ended up sleeping with? Penticton, B.C. Canada |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 01:52
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We find in the spring a hen call is best, the gobbler is to locate them. If we don't know were the turkeys are we will gobble and listen. When we here them gobble back we set up some kind of ambush set up. In MT turkeys are very tied in to tall Pondarosa pines and wind swept ridges, so we walk that kind of stuff using the gobbler every 300 yards till we start seeing signs of roosting trees or here them.Spring we can only shoot toms or Jakes with shotguns or archery, fall we can shoot hens too and use rifles or pistols. Talk about them "Running" in to your lap, some times they do, they all most never fly even after you shoot. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |