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Gonna try for a fall turkey, any advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="woodsman04" data-source="post: 5732818" data-attributes="member: 19488"><p>The only real way to do it is scatter them and call them back up. Hens and young ones sometimes regroup within an hour. Hard to distinguish jakes so be careful. I wouldn't shoot a hen unless I was starving literally. </p><p>Longbeards will regroup but sometimes you might need more patience. In my experience the year and a half year old long beards regroup a lot quicker than the 2-1/2 plus birds. </p><p>Bust them up. Sit down where you busted them. Eat your snack and then get comfortable. About an hour after start yelping and/or clucking. Or if you hear one before that call back to him. </p><p></p><p>Go in the woods in black dark to where you think they roost. If you hear them yelp or cluck in the tree, flush them. It's much easier in my experience. </p><p>If you fail at daylight, walk ridges slowly and quietly listening for scratching. It is often pretty loud. </p><p>They are usually on acorns or beech nuts this time of year, but there are still lots of bugs in the fields. </p><p></p><p>It is a lot of fun. I like a good spring hunt better, but it is hard to beat a fall turkey hunt in the hardwoods.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodsman04, post: 5732818, member: 19488"] The only real way to do it is scatter them and call them back up. Hens and young ones sometimes regroup within an hour. Hard to distinguish jakes so be careful. I wouldn’t shoot a hen unless I was starving literally. Longbeards will regroup but sometimes you might need more patience. In my experience the year and a half year old long beards regroup a lot quicker than the 2-1/2 plus birds. Bust them up. Sit down where you busted them. Eat your snack and then get comfortable. About an hour after start yelping and/or clucking. Or if you hear one before that call back to him. Go in the woods in black dark to where you think they roost. If you hear them yelp or cluck in the tree, flush them. It’s much easier in my experience. If you fail at daylight, walk ridges slowly and quietly listening for scratching. It is often pretty loud. They are usually on acorns or beech nuts this time of year, but there are still lots of bugs in the fields. It is a lot of fun. I like a good spring hunt better, but it is hard to beat a fall turkey hunt in the hardwoods. [/QUOTE]
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