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blkbird305
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I am going to try Turkey Hunting, what all do I need?
blkbird305
Posts: 220 Member
Spring Turkey opens Saturday (Apr. 20) and I have threatened for years to try turkey hunting, no better time than now I guess. Problem is I dont know anyone who Turkey Hunts but I figure the experts on here can hook me up.
What all gear do I need and what techniques seem to work best for drawin them in. I have an 870 with a turkey choke and plenty of camo, beyond that what is needed? Calls? Decoys? I've seen the typical hunting shows on it and read a few hunting articles on it and it seems I need to be rather well camo'd up (although some say it doesnt matter.)
I know of a place where I used to always see many mature turkeys, so I should have a good spot to hunt them on.
Educate me please, oh wise ones.
What all gear do I need and what techniques seem to work best for drawin them in. I have an 870 with a turkey choke and plenty of camo, beyond that what is needed? Calls? Decoys? I've seen the typical hunting shows on it and read a few hunting articles on it and it seems I need to be rather well camo'd up (although some say it doesnt matter.)
I know of a place where I used to always see many mature turkeys, so I should have a good spot to hunt them on.
Educate me please, oh wise ones.
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So far they seem to ignore my decoys. Call whatever the Tom responds to and call about 1/2 as much as you want to. You need to go scout the hour before dusk and see where they are roosting and then set up way before first light to head them off at the pass. Me and the kids have been close, but no cigar yet.
Don't move, at all, lots of appropriate camo, and lots of bug dope.
A willing turkey to show up. Then, shoot him.
:tooth:
Make sure it isn't Sixgun!
More people around here seem to get shot during turkey season than deer season....
The easiest turkey call to use is the push pull call....
then the box call...
Slate isn't hard to learn, but take some practice. Although real slate and a hickory striker sound the best, if you are only going to have one get an acrylic with composite striker. The push pull, box, and real slate don't work well in the rain. An acrylic or aluminum slate call will..
That turkey stands like Sixgun.
Post #15... http://forums.gunsandammo.com/showthread.php?12880-This-is-why-I-did-not-get-an-elk-last-fall
Agreed!
The obvious first step in turkey hunting is finding the birds. BUT, you also have to tailor your approach to your surroundings. This week, I had access to a great private field, but it sits directly next to a public land area. I learned the hard lesson that if you have an area like this going good during archery season, treat the day before shotgun season as the last day of your hunt and shoot whatever legal bird you get in front of you! I'm about to leave Nebraska empty-handed after doing the old "I'll wait for a bigger one" routine and spilling over into an insanely overcrowded shotgun season.
The last two days of archery season on the field where I called these two in to 10 yards were great! I thought I'd get a crack at a bigger one after two long beards came into about 30 minutes later but just a bit too far given the gusting winds. Then shotgun season opened in the adjoining public land the next day and all hell broke loose with a boatload of people hammering every roost in town. I never got another clean crack at a bird.
I got some much better video of all of the aforementioned birds that I'll post later when I have access to a real WiFi connection.
Jerry
I now have:
A jake decoy
A box call
a patterned shotgun
a good hunting location in the area where a decent size flock hangs out
plenty of camo and a camo chair
Sounds like Im ready
That's the ticket!
My office manager response to this video was great, " yep, she's done that before."
I am right in thinking that turkey hunting is a mostly dawn and dusk affair, correct?