AUhunter
Well-Known Member
A few questions from a novice just trying to get started turkey hunting. I went this morning in Hickman County, called two gobblers in to about 20 yards (no idea how I did it though as my calling is bad!!!!) around 11:30 but couldn't get a shot. Help a brother out on the questions I have from this morning:
1. Do the birds always leave the roost at 1st light or is it dependant on the weather, temps, etc.
2. Is it standard practice to walk and call till you hear a gobble? That's what we did this morning and it turned out OK.
3. Once a bird gets within 50 yards, do you still call or just let them come in themselves? If you call, what do you do and how often?
4. Are decoys needed and if so do you do just hens, hens and jakes or what?
5. Do the birds act differently on a sunny morning vs. a cloudy one? I'm guessing they don't hit the fields in the cloudy conditions like they would in the sun.
5. How do you hunt in the afternoons? Just more walking and calling or is there another strategy?
Thanks in advance Guys and Happy Hunting!!!!
1. Do the birds always leave the roost at 1st light or is it dependant on the weather, temps, etc.
2. Is it standard practice to walk and call till you hear a gobble? That's what we did this morning and it turned out OK.
3. Once a bird gets within 50 yards, do you still call or just let them come in themselves? If you call, what do you do and how often?
4. Are decoys needed and if so do you do just hens, hens and jakes or what?
5. Do the birds act differently on a sunny morning vs. a cloudy one? I'm guessing they don't hit the fields in the cloudy conditions like they would in the sun.
5. How do you hunt in the afternoons? Just more walking and calling or is there another strategy?
Thanks in advance Guys and Happy Hunting!!!!