RE: Hunting in a Burn Area?
Burn areas are generally a turkeys favorite area of interest. For one, it provides new growth, plus it loosens up the undergrowth where turkeys love to scratch for easy access insects. As far as roosting goes, I couldn't tell ya. I would have to see the area your hunting to make a concise explanation. I would have to assume that some where in the track your hunting there is a dense patch of hardwoods. Depending on your geographical location turkeys like areas where it's somewhat dense. So for one there's a wind barrier and two it's a safety zone where they feel the most confortable during roosting hours. If this area happens to border the burned area, or its located in the area of burned forest, then yes they could roost here. Also, remember those turkeys gotta drink water, so study a topographic map and know all these areas and try to find an in between location and hit it first thing saturday morning. If this area holds birds, then you can almost conclude that come saturday morning these birds will be gobbling. Hopefully you'll be in walking distance from a gobble come saturday morning. I would highly suggest to outline the border of land your hunting on a topographic map and take it with you when you hunt. This really helps when you're tailing a gobbling tom and you know of any upcoming obstacles (rivers, creeks, cliffs, ect.). Hope this helps and good luck with your upcoming hunt this weekend!
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