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Post by daworz on May 5, 2006 21:31:53 GMT -5
I decided that i would give turkey hunting a try this year, and got out today for the first time ever. I have some property in Morgan Co That i hunt and have seen turkey during deer season, But new nothing about turkey hunting and none of my friends turkey hunt. I hit the woods at 6:00am and walked a logging road and blew an owl call, and would listen and keep walking, well as daylight came i thought i would find a place and see if they would come too my calls, I put out a hen decoy and a jake and started calling about every 15 min, at around 8:30 i have this hen appear from know where and watch her carry on for over 45 min, The hen was about 60 yards and in a clear cut i sat up about 30 yards inside the woods, i quit calling when the hen appeared and watched, The hen would look at the decoys and just freeze and the start to drop down and walk around going out of sight and then would come right back like she was waiting on something, she was making noise, but real low kucking i guess? i just thought i'ed ask for some info and what should i have done? Remember this was my very first time ever hunting turkey, and thought it was pretty cool, just wish i could have a hands on teacher?
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Post by turkeyscout on May 11, 2006 8:50:56 GMT -5
hey daworz, sounds like a successful hunt to just see a turkey the first time out! just being on this great hunting forum is also a great start and there is some things you can do to get ready for next year, one is pre season scouting there is spots in the woooods that are better than others and so on. you can give me a p.m. and i can head you in the right direction.i live on the west side of anderson so we do live close by......take a youngster turkey hunting....turkey scout
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Post by Woody Williams on May 11, 2006 10:38:52 GMT -5
Your hunt was successful.
You got to watch a turkey and get fairly close.
Keep at it and you will do fine..
Take turkeyscout up on his generous offer.
He willl show you the turkey hunting ropes for sure..
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Post by firelt72 on May 11, 2006 16:39:32 GMT -5
sounds to me like the old hen gave you the best hands on teaching, if you took notes she told you a lot.
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Post by hunt2407 on May 12, 2006 11:20:03 GMT -5
In my opinion turkey hunting just takes experience. The only way you get it…is to do it. I read all kinds of articles and stuff but when it comes right down to it there is never a single strategy that works. Some bird like a lot of talk some don’t. You have to judge that on how the bird is reacting to your calls. As far as the hen goes that could also work to your advantage or not. I would say as long as you don’t have an active gobbler around let her talk for you. If you have a tom fire up you don’t want that hen to go to him. The hens are supposed to go to the tom not the other way around. We are asking the tom’s to do something that is against their nature. That is what makes turkey hunting so challenging. I could probably write a book on all the mistakes I’ve made and hunting with experienced hunters will defiantly help but you best teacher will be your mistakes.
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Post by Woody Williams on May 12, 2006 11:26:02 GMT -5
In my opinion turkey hunting just takes experience. The only way you get it…is to do it. I read all kinds of articles and stuff but when it comes right down to it there is never a single strategy that works. Some bird like a lot of talk some don’t. You have to judge that on how the bird is reacting to your calls. As far as the hen goes that could also work to your advantage or not. I would say as long as you don’t have an active gobbler around let her talk for you. If you have a tom fire up you don’t want that hen to go to him. The hens are supposed to go to the tom not the other way around. We are asking the tom’s to do something that is against their nature. That is what makes turkey hunting so challenging. I could probably write a book on all the mistakes I’ve made and hunting with experienced hunters will defiantly help but you best teacher will be your mistakes. Good post. If I've only got a hen around me I like to challenge her with some cutting and get her fired up. When a woods has two hens smarting off to each other a big 'ol tom is likely to come over to claim the winner.. But as you said -"....when it comes right down to it there is never a single strategy that works" all the time is spot on.... |
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