Late Season Strategies

[dtk913]

I will be hunting the late season here in Iowa for the first time, and was wondering what kind of strategies people have for late season gobblers.

[dog1]

When he started gobbling today, I made two sequences of calls, each sequence had 3 calls and the two sequences was 15 minutes apart. I then laid the call down and never made another sound, he came off the roost and strait to me.

dog1

[arrows only]

No Jake decoys ! and yes less calling...

[Wingbone]

I agree, less calling. I've hunted the second week of May several times. I've had no trouble calling birds, but with just a cluck or a yelp or two. Leave the 2-hens-and-a-jake at home. It's been done. Maybe a hen decoy, but then no calling.

[Dr Andy]

That sounds like what I need to do. see my not close enough string

[jepcho]

Definately let up on the calling a bit from what you would do early season. I called one in friday morning, and had some working two days before but ran out of time. I just let out a series of yelps or 2 every 15 minutes of so. Good luck. The birds have been tough here in Iowa, what part of the state or you hunting?

[dtk913]

I am hunting in Appanoose County.

[brentallenrich]

I have been turkey huntng for three years now and have never had problems getting a bird. But for some reason this year i have already missed my third season tag and am currently hunting fourht season. I have been out and on probrobly 30 gobblers just his season but can NOT seem to get them to come in. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Mr. Longbeard]

Pick a spot on the edge of a green field and set out your lone hen decoy and tone down the calling

[old longbeards]

late season i won't even call till well into morning light...i sit a clover field with two feeding hen dekes and just call softly...purrs, soft clucks and very low yelps...i trust in that set-up