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Post by BigJLocke on Jan 25, 2023 18:09:25 GMT -5
Turkey season is up next, so I’m starting to pin my maps for scouting spots. I’ve never scouted before, so just wondering what YOU do it. I’m not even sure there ARE turkeys where I’m trying to go, so any tips would help!
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Post by parrothead on Jan 25, 2023 19:53:05 GMT -5
Probably still in winter flocks right now.
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Post by freedomhunter on Jan 25, 2023 20:12:20 GMT -5
Scout late March or early April. Where they are now won't be where they are in the spring.
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Post by genesis273 on Jan 25, 2023 21:44:44 GMT -5
As others have stated, it's too soon for scouting turkeys for the spring.
That being said, I would get my cameras out mid March. A couple weeks before season opens I like to glass in the evenings/morning from safe distances. It's ok to get in your blind or sit up against a tree. I have done that a time or too as well. I do not call to them or anything when scouting. Two or three days before the opener, I get out there at sunrise and sunset and listen for gobbling.
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Post by BigJLocke on Jan 25, 2023 22:50:41 GMT -5
I didn’t mean scouting right now, I’m just looking forward to the next season and was hoping to get a plan together now.
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Post by span870 on Jan 26, 2023 4:27:20 GMT -5
I didn’t mean scouting right now, I’m just looking forward to the next season and was hoping to get a plan together now. Big woods or woods/ag mix? Big woods, as long as not thick undergrowth it should hold birds as long as the area has a population. Woods/ag mix look on field edges for tracks. Longer middle toe tells you it's a gobbler. Equal size a hen. Like said before, where they are now isn't necessarily where they will be in April. With that said, in general, you find them now you'll find them in april. |
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Post by parrothead on Jan 26, 2023 6:47:05 GMT -5
What county are you hunting Trail cam's are great to use to scout too. Birds where I hunt disappear every October then boom Mid March they are back. Tracks, scratches, droppings(male and female are different) Makes me ready for spring break to head to Bama to the club to hunt.
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Post by BigJLocke on Jan 26, 2023 17:13:43 GMT -5
What county are you hunting Trail cam's are great to use to scout too. Birds where I hunt disappear every October then boom Mid March they are back. Tracks, scratches, droppings(male and female are different) Makes me ready for spring break to head to Bama to the club to hunt. Henry county and Morgan/Monroe. I walked in on a flock last year in heavy timber in Morgan Monroe. I hunted every day last year and never heard a single gobble, so this year I’m going to take it a little more seriously. Henry will be half ag. Last year Henry county only harvested 13 I think, so I’ll have to try that much harder |
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Post by mstr2175 on Jan 27, 2023 7:14:23 GMT -5
What county are you hunting Trail cam's are great to use to scout too. Birds where I hunt disappear every October then boom Mid March they are back. Tracks, scratches, droppings(male and female are different) Makes me ready for spring break to head to Bama to the club to hunt. Henry county and Morgan/Monroe. I walked in on a flock last year in heavy timber in Morgan Monroe. I hunted every day last year and never heard a single gobble, so this year I’m going to take it a little more seriously. Henry will be half ag. Last year Henry county only harvested 13 I think, so I’ll have to try that much harder There’s good turkey numbers in Morgan Monroe if you know where to go. As others have said, do your scouting in March, they are typically really fired up at that time, gobbling almost every morning for long periods of time. Get out there before sunup and listen |
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Post by parrothead on Jan 27, 2023 7:30:43 GMT -5
You might also put in for some Turkey hunts since Henry has such low numbers.
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Post by featherduster on Jan 27, 2023 9:25:03 GMT -5
I may go out this weekend and make some mock dust bowls and hang a few Turkey stands.
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Post by esshup on Jan 28, 2023 0:33:37 GMT -5
I may go out this weekend and make some mock dust bowls and hang a few Turkey stands. LOL, I gotta see this in the snow that you have . |
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Post by featherduster on Jan 28, 2023 14:38:23 GMT -5
I just bought a 6-pack of 3-H "HOT HEN in HEAT", I am going to start putting some around the farm by putting it on a KOTEX and hanging it from low bushes because I don't want folks to see that I am using it.
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Post by schall53 on Jan 28, 2023 22:44:50 GMT -5
I just bought a 6-pack of 3-H "HOT HEN in HEAT", I am going to start putting some around the farm by putting it on a KOTEX and hanging it from low bushes because I don't want folks to see that I am using it. You use Kotex. 😳. That explains a lot!! 😂 |
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Post by (Not Ronald) Reagan on Feb 3, 2023 10:17:06 GMT -5
Anyone have any tips/website of what to look for and how easy it is to spot? I've always just hunted land over run by gobblers, but may hunt public in Tennessee this spring.
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Post by parrothead on Feb 3, 2023 13:38:40 GMT -5
Easiest are scratches and foot prints in the roads. Go out couple mornings before season and listen. If public have several spots you can go and get there early.
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Post by stevein on Feb 3, 2023 14:00:01 GMT -5
Anyone have any tips/website of what to look for and how easy it is to spot? I've always just hunted land over run by gobblers, but may hunt public in Tennessee this spring. Hunting Public has a few good youtube videos on scouting. They hunt almost all the time on public land in several states. |
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Post by Huntnfreak on Mar 3, 2023 9:44:50 GMT -5
Lost my best turkey spot yesterday. The lady’s son-in-law wants to hunt there now out of the blue. I’ll be scouting some other spots, but my confidence in this season just hit zero….
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Post by BigJLocke on Mar 3, 2023 11:51:35 GMT -5
Lost my best turkey spot yesterday. The lady’s son-in-law wants to hunt there now out of the blue. I’ll be scouting some other spots, but my confidence in this season just hit zero…. You’rea better man than i am. Soon as they asked, “what Turkey spot?” |
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Post by treetop on Mar 7, 2023 14:23:38 GMT -5
Things are looking up got turkeys in the yard today hopefully they keep coming back and bring the flock with them
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