Help Turkey Hunting!

Icetrey · 10-24-2006, 06:53 PM

HI,I am new to turkey hunting.I have 150 acres that I have seen alot of turkey on.I would like to know how I should hunt it and what to do.I will be using a 12gauge,if that helps.

swamp rooster · 10-25-2006, 06:18 AM

Hi im swamp rooster and im not new to it, and it sounds like i need to make another trip to texas to show you a few tricks.Just kidden with ya man if you have never hunted turkeys before it can be very confusing,it would be hard to tell you how to hunt a crtain place cause there all different everywhere you go.Ive been hunting turkeys since 1988 and im still learning something on every hunt.If you know any seasoned hunters maybe you could get with them im sure they will answer your questions for ya the best they can ,most of us are pretty good ol boys.good luck..

superstrutter · 10-25-2006, 10:09 AM

Pretty broad question. The closer we get to turkey season the more info you will see on this site. You will learn just by reading many of the posts. There will be plenty of advice in a few months. Glad you are getting into turkey hunting. You will become addicted to it fast. I love to deer and duck hunt, but turkey hunting is now my favorite. Just remember, be very patient and still. The turkeys will change their pattern for the spring. You may not see as many this spring as you are seeing now. Don't get discouraged though, because if you keep hens on your property, the gobblers will eventually be there. Every hunter has his or her favorite camo pattern, shotgun, choke tube, shell, and call. You will have to make these decisions yourself. Personally my favorites are camo- natgear and Mossy Oak Obsession, gun- Rem. 870 super mag., choke tube- Primos jellyhead and HS undertaker, shell- Rem. Hevi shot no. 5 shot 3 1/2 inches, call- mouth and slate calls.Good luck and welcome to the world of turkey hunting. You are going to love it.

crew · 10-27-2006, 05:27 PM

i've been hunting turkeys for about 5 years now. i found that the first couple of hunts are a great learning experience you may shoot one then you may not. turkeys are alot tricker than deer are i have found. i didn' shoot one untill my second year hunting. i have found that if you don't have that much land then you need to do alot of scouting to find the perfect spot look for turkey scratchings and look for turkey dropings the hen leaves a dropping in the shape of a A Spiral and the male turkey leaves a droping in the shape of a J or L. I mostly hunt around bottoms for near ridges thats where i have seen and called all the turkeys on my land which is about 250 acres. if you plan to hutn near a creek or stream that is wide then you might want to set out some decoys because i have found out from ecperience that a turkey won't cross the creek unless he is really convienced that there is a hen one the other side. You might also want to put a jake decoy with the hens because that will really get that old gobbler fired up. with hunting with a 12 gauge if your gun will holds 3or 3 1/2 inch shell gets those if not then just get a box of winchester 2 3/4 inche shells. hope this will help you out some in the turkey woods and there an't not better sound then when you hear your first gobbler gobbling back at your calls even in you don't get him

RDHunter · 10-28-2006, 12:21 PM

Turkey hunting in the fall requires some persistance and determation : you can hunt them in diffrent ways .
1 By locating a flock when there roosting : in the evening hours before the sun goes down ,use a owl or a crow call and listen for the shock gobbles then try to set - up within 50 , 80 or 100 yards and try callthem in your way.
2Do a little leg work and scout around to see where there going then set - up somewhere in between to ambush them .
3 While walkingslowly and quietly as possiableand when youcome up to a flock of turkeys , get as close as possiable then run towards them to bust them up .
Then set - up quickly and try to call them back with hen yelps and kee kee calls .
Am sure that theres other turkeys here that might agree or disagree with me but you cantake this information for what it's worth , if it helpsyou good I'm gald I could help.

johnl · 10-28-2006, 01:26 PM

rd I agree but why not bust up the flock by killing one ? then your hunting buddies can set up and work them

RDHunter · 10-28-2006, 08:21 PM

Good question , offten wondered about myself .
I never had to bust a flock up but thats what I've been told by other turkey hunters and have read in magazines about fall hunting.
I guess it's a method they use , once they fly off they try to get back together.
That way the hunter can use his calls to get them within range.