Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!
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Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!
Guys I heard the turkeys gobbling this morning! They only gobbled for about 10 minutes, but man it was enough to get me all fired up. Spring season doesn't open until April 18th here. I cant wait for the sounds of thunderous gobbling, soft hen yelps, the drumming of an approaching tom, the roar of my mossberg uti-mag. Ohhh its gunna be a great season this year I can tell already. Sharpen up your calling skillz, the season is around the corner! Have we any other turkey hunters on the forum??
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Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!
I hear ya man!!!!
I'm sittin here on the PC with 3-5 inches of snow tonight, watching deer walk through the yard. Saw some local birds with beards last week (not in my zone). Here in Wisco, my season is the same, mid April; but I pulled a second tag this year for mid May. WooHoo double the fun.
I need to start the walking regimen...the hills are alive (and man they're going to be tough to hike up)
I'm sittin here on the PC with 3-5 inches of snow tonight, watching deer walk through the yard. Saw some local birds with beards last week (not in my zone). Here in Wisco, my season is the same, mid April; but I pulled a second tag this year for mid May. WooHoo double the fun.
I need to start the walking regimen...the hills are alive (and man they're going to be tough to hike up)
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Originally posted by: outdoornut
It will not be long until it starts. I do it with a bow
It will not be long until it starts. I do it with a bow
Pakrfans- I hear ya about the walking part. Every year it seems I'am not in good enough shape to chase these birds all over the county. I love to walk around during the mid day and look for Morell mushrooms and listen for that lone gobbler.
outdoornut-I've killed one gobbler with my bow. We get tags during our archery season for both turkeys and deer. Three large toms came up within 10 yards of me, as I was 20 feet in a tree. I stuck him to the ground. Another time I shot one and the dam thing flew off with my arrow. I never did find that bird[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img] I've found that the best way to hunt turkeys with a bow is either way up in a tree or in a blind. I've hunted out of blinds many times and have never been spotted by a turkey. They work great!
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Originally posted by: oneshot7525
I just got a spring turkey tag for the first time this spring up in northern wisconsin. What kind off calls and shot do you recomend to use. Any other tips for getting the birds in close would be appreciated
I just got a spring turkey tag for the first time this spring up in northern wisconsin. What kind off calls and shot do you recomend to use. Any other tips for getting the birds in close would be appreciated
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Originally posted by: MrDumass<br
Another time I shot one and the dam thing flew off with my arrow. I never did find that bird[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img] I've found that the best way to hunt turkeys with a bow is either way up in a tree or in a blind. I've hunted out of blinds many times and have never been spotted by a turkey. They work great!
Another time I shot one and the dam thing flew off with my arrow. I never did find that bird[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img] I've found that the best way to hunt turkeys with a bow is either way up in a tree or in a blind. I've hunted out of blinds many times and have never been spotted by a turkey. They work great!
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#8
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thanks for the advice (Mrdumass). yep i'll be using my 12 gauge with 3"mags. where i hunt, my place is surounded by about 200 acres of clover and corn fields that are plowed under from the previous fall. then i have access to about 800 acres of paper mill land in back of the fields that varies from dead open hardwoods to thick swamps. i've always assumed that turkey hunters hunt in fields, but last fall i would take my atv for rides back in the woods and i would always see some turkeys, but never seen them come out to the field. where do u reccomend starting out, in the woods or in the fields. also how aggressive do u use your calls, can u call too much.
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Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!
Originally posted by: oneshot7525
thanks for the advice (Mrdumass). yep i'll be using my 12 gauge with 3"mags. where i hunt, my place is surounded by about 200 acres of clover and corn fields that are plowed under from the previous fall. then i have access to about 800 acres of paper mill land in back of the fields that varies from dead open hardwoods to thick swamps. i've always assumed that turkey hunters hunt in fields, but last fall i would take my atv for rides back in the woods and i would always see some turkeys, but never seen them come out to the field. where do u reccomend starting out, in the woods or in the fields. also how aggressive do u use your calls, can u call too much.
thanks for the advice (Mrdumass). yep i'll be using my 12 gauge with 3"mags. where i hunt, my place is surounded by about 200 acres of clover and corn fields that are plowed under from the previous fall. then i have access to about 800 acres of paper mill land in back of the fields that varies from dead open hardwoods to thick swamps. i've always assumed that turkey hunters hunt in fields, but last fall i would take my atv for rides back in the woods and i would always see some turkeys, but never seen them come out to the field. where do u reccomend starting out, in the woods or in the fields. also how aggressive do u use your calls, can u call too much.
A good game plan is to go out to the property a few days before hand, even a weekend before. Get to the highest points and listen for birds to gobble early in the morning. You need to be at these points before daylight. Pin-point a few different birds and listen/watch to see where they go. This way you have an idea of what the birds are doing daily, giving you the advantage of an ambush. If they happen to be roostin over a field, just find a good set up on the edge, or get one of those blinds. Set up some decoys in the direction you think the birds will be coming from.
Calling the bird in can be the best feeling you have ever felt while hunting. I have honed my skills by being in the field and mimmicing the calls of a hen. When early in the morining use soft, quite yelps, and putts. If the bird gobbles to your call wait until he flies down before you get to aggressive. When in the tree sometimes they go ballistic and gobble 50-100 times before they fly down. Once on the ground they sometimes shut up and come in silent, sometimes they interupt your calling with a gobble. My expierences have shown that when the bird interupts you, or double gobbles to your call, hes coming! If the tom has hens with him already it may be tough to get him to come in, but if you can get the hens to come in, he's coming to. Once the bird is on the ground get as aggressive as you want if he's gobbling, and shut up for a little bit, he may come in and see if your still there. Usually anywhere from 5-15 minute intervals. If he's hung up out of range, try turning your head around behind you and cup your mouth to through the sound the opposite way, tricking him into thinking your walking the other way.
The most important thing while turkey hunting is of course saftey, always make sure of your target. The second most important thing is not MOVING at all. I sit with one knee up as a rest for my gun while waiting to see that bird. That way the gun is already at an elevation instead of sitting in your lap or on the ground. If you have to move, do it slowly. Slower than you have ever moved. A pretty good training aid are some of those turkey hunting videos. Usually you can buy one at wal-mart or sometimes a video store will rent them.