I know nothing about when the best time is to hunt spring turkey. This will be my first year andI'm putting in an application for a spring permit. I'll be going after them with my Vectrix. The season runs from April 15 to May 24 all of which are divided into 5day blocks. Iwill only be grantedone block to huntif I even make the lottery. I must also place those 7 blocks in order of preference.Please help meout if you have a decent idea on when the best dates are for Wisconsin. Thanks.
Blocks:
A) 4/15 - 4/19
B) 4/22 - 4/26
C) 4/29 - 5/3
D) 5/6 - 5/10
E) 5/13 - 5/17
F) 5/20 - 5/24
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Always pick the first week, thats what I do. No bugs and hopefully no hot weather!!!!!!! Then you can go after leftover permits for the rest of the units!!!!!!
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I know nothing about when the best time is to hunt spring turkey. This will be my first year andI'm putting in an application for a spring permit. I'll be going after them with my Vectrix. The season runs from April 15 to May 24 all of which are divided into 5day blocks. Iwill only be grantedone block to huntif I even make the lottery. I must also place those 7 blocks in order of preference.Please help meout if you have a decent idea on when the best dates are for Wisconsin. Thanks.
Blocks:
A) 4/15 - 4/19
B) 4/22 - 4/26
C) 4/29 - 5/3
D) 5/6 - 5/10
E) 5/13 - 5/17
F) 5/20 - 5/24
Granted I am alot more South than you, but you have them listed in my order of preference...the sooner the better for me. Less pressure...and like Joe said, less bugs and hot weather.
What is average weather for mid April up in WI?
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You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'
Trevor, in mid April we can still see temps in the teens and a foot of snow. The average tho is prollyaround 40deg Fwith the last of the snow starting to fade.
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Trevor, in mid April we can still see temps in the teens and a foot of snow. The average tho is prollyaround 40deg Fwith the last of the snow starting to fade.
Oh dang..lol Mid april is 70 and sunny here...I am clueless then. Stick with what Joe tells you...not me. Also check out the turkey forum for the veterans from up north...they know their stuff. Might try PMing JW, i am pretty sure he is from MI or WI or somewhere up there.
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Hoyt and Benelli.....Best of the Best.
Trevor
www.lostrivergamecalls.com
You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'
Dates: April 15-19, April 20-24, April 25-29, April 30-May 4, May 5-9, May 10-14, May 15-21, May 22-28.
Last season I had C. This year I will try and get C or D. I've found they are most vocal, and ready to "rut" closer to the 1st of may. I hate season A if the weather is like what we've had the last couple years.
Season D would have been PERFECT last year.
C I was hunting in 3" of snow the first and second day[&:]Not good for working birds. They were Vocal, just not interested.
I've only bowhunted them for two seasons (30+ hunts).
What I've learned in my short time going after them here is......Opening day and the next couple days are good. They don't yet know they're being hunted.
After that.....(at least around here) I think the later the better. When the hens get on the nests.....the male birds are more apt to be wandering around looking for hens....instead of with them, already.
I think my chances increase....(after the first couple days of the season) when the hens go to nest.
I've only bowhunted them for two seasons (30+ hunts).
What I've learned in my short time going after them here is......Opening day and the next couple days are good. They don't yet know they're being hunted.
After that.....(at least around here) I think the later the better. When the hens get on the nests.....the male birds are more apt to be wandering around looking for hens....instead of with them, already.
I think my chances increase....(after the first couple days of the season) when the hens go to nest.
Rookie advice.
Rookie or not, it's what I'm looking for and is a couple worlds better than what I know which is ummmm... nothing.
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Need help picking a week for spring turkey
...the sooner the better for me. Less pressure...and like Joe said, less bugs and hot weather.
