Help for the fall???

MossyOak722 · 05-31-2007, 03:10 PM

Just wondering if anyone of you guys hunted turkey in the fall in IN, IL OH, KY, TN, WV, or MS that would be willing to take me out and show me the ropes for a little bit of money? This past spring was my first season hunting and I am ADDICTED. I was unsuccessful this spring and am looking to learn anything I can to help in the future!! Anyone willing to help out? Thanks guys!

SwampCollie · 05-31-2007, 05:32 PM

To be honest Mossy....hunting birds in the fall ain't going to teach you much about hunting them in the spring...especially the further north you go.

Sure its fun, espeically if you hunt with someone who has turkey dogs...but personally...I turkey hunt for one sound and one sound only...and that a gobble....and while I have heard shock gobbles in the fall...it ain't NOTHING like the spring...so I save my time, money and espeically those oh so precious tags.

MossyOak722 · 05-31-2007, 06:33 PM

I know fall hunting is a lot different than spring hunting. But I am sure that doesn't mean birds can't be killed in the fall. If they couldn't there wouldnt be a season. You hunting whitetails differently during the rut then you do early or late archery season. Yet there are still monsters killed in these seasons. Even thought it may be a little bit slower and you may have a little less action, you couldn't pay me to stay out of my deer stand during these off seasons. I truly do appreciate the advice but being new to the sport of turkey hunting I'd like to learn as much about the sport all around so I can capitalize on every opportunity I am presented with.

Mr. Longbeard · 05-31-2007, 09:19 PM

Fall turkey usually falls during some good deer hunting days... I'm with Swamp on this one...

turk2di · 06-01-2007, 08:28 AM

Don't let them discourage you from tackling the fall season. You have several months to prepare. Read all u can, go to your local library & see if they have anything. Your local newstand very well may have the Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazine to read too.The fall birds, regardless of sex, are focused on food & survival, not on mating that the spring season brings. So during the summer, locate hardwoods that have a good number of oaks. However, if your area suffered the early April freeze that many states did, there may not be any white oaks this season. Birds also love crusing pasture fields during the fall catching grasshoppers & various other bugs. Locate these likely places during the summer, read all u can & continus to ask questions on here or over at NWTF .org message boards. There are plenty of fall hunters to help give advise.

Ridge Runner · 06-01-2007, 01:37 PM

ok the farmland turkeys in the fall are animals of habit, just like whitetails, but be prepared to do your homework, find where they roost, be there when they fly down, they're vocal for a spell after flydown till they get togather and started on they're morning feed route, get in front of them and bust them up, the young of the year will hone in on the dominate hens lost calls, shoot her or run her off, then call the young ones up, if you can mimick the calls of the dominate hen you may still call up a couple youngsters even with the hen calling.
I prefer hunting big woods turkeys in the fall, get about 1/2 up on a big ridge and give a few clucks and a lost call, mountain turkeys in wv are vocal at any time of day, just answer they're calls after they answer yours and they'll come. I like a box call in the fall.
RR