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Post by ukwil on Apr 18, 2012 16:13:21 GMT -5
Let me start out by saying I don't really get bit by the turkey bug lime some Guy's. I might only hunt 3-4 times all season and if Ieven see any I'm happy. I've killed 1 bird in like 10 years. With that said I was going through my supplies and noticed my decoys have bit the dust. They are the older collapsible foam decoys. Now my ? is which decoys do you prefer and how many of each? What scenario do you set them up in? I mainly hunt 3 big wooded ridges with a few scattered openings. I know for the most part where they roost and how they travel. Any thoughts....? Thanks, Brandon
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 17:54:50 GMT -5
Don't use them this year, they are counterproductive right now. Especially the strut decoys.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 18, 2012 18:54:07 GMT -5
Dunno Tom.. Woodmaster and his buddy Dean killed two longbeards off a stuffer jake decoy this last week. To use or not use might vary by location and the flock.
I saw a great looking jake decoy by Avian in Gander Mountain the other day.
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Post by oneshot on Apr 19, 2012 7:53:53 GMT -5
I use the DSD feeding hen.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2012 11:30:56 GMT -5
I would probably set up in a natural funneling spot, and just stay put all day, kind of like you are Deer hunting or Fall Turkey Hunting.
A few years ago I killed a Tom at around 1 PM, prior to that I had not heard a single gobble since around 8 AM. So I sat there for nearly 5 hours with no gobbles,
I was hunting on top of a small ridge over a creek. Deer and Turkey often fed down this ridge.
At around 1 PM the Tom just appeard from about 100 yards away and slowly walked and fed down the ridge to withing shooting range, He never made a gobble, he never strutted, he was just feeding and passing through the area.
So just get in a feeding area or a traveling area like a ridge top along a creek or water source. Just be patient and sit all day.
Sometimes you may have to hunt Turkeys like you hunt Deer
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2012 15:28:51 GMT -5
The day I have to ambush turkeys to kill one, is the day I'll start fishing for specks again. Yes woody, if you have a stiffer and your bowhunting, might as well try it. This year about half the turkeys that see a decoy, will exit the area very quickly. But nothing is ever certain with turkeys.
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Post by bigrutdog on Apr 19, 2012 16:34:11 GMT -5
I'm anxious to try my new Killer B decoy. The tail drops up and down with the pull of a string. Hope it works!
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Post by featherduster on Apr 20, 2012 6:33:10 GMT -5
Decoys, no decoys, Jake and a hen, no Jake, no hen, full strut, no full strut I am sooooo confused.
Based on what I have seen the past few days the birds fly down, the Toms mess with the hens for about 2 hours and then the hens are off probably headed for their nest.
The rest of the day I have seen Jakes and adult toms cruising together probably looking for a satellite hen.
In my opinion you can't go wrong with at least placing a hen out in the open.
Now do I call or don't call, THIS TURKEY HUNTING IS SO CONFUSING.
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Post by majyang on Apr 20, 2012 6:50:09 GMT -5
I spooked a turkey out of its roost last fall while getting into my deer spot... I've nver turkey hunted before but am gonna try giving it a go next weekend. I've got a couple of older decoys and i'm gonna pick up a box caller to see if i can't at least gain some experiance. Bonus though is it gets me out in to the woods.
Anyone know if turkeys tend to retun to their roosting place (in or about the same place anyways) or do they pretty much travel/move around all over?
I agree, "THIS TURKEY HUNTING IS SO CONFUSING"... but man i can't wait to get out in the woods.
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Post by featherduster on Apr 20, 2012 7:32:00 GMT -5
Turkey will return to their favorite roost as long as they are not disturbed there, Don,t hunt them anywhere near the roost in evenings if you want them to keep returning there.
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