Go for it!!! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Might want to try and find a local turkey nut to show you some ropes, but a lot of people have been self taught. Heck we all learn something new every time we enter the turkey woods. Below are some links that I feel have some real good turkey knowledge on them....
One thing to remember, woodsmanship and scouting are alot more important than fancy calling. If you know what he does everyday and where he wants to go, he's gonna be alot easier to kill. Good luck.
PBB
Pick a hair.....or a caruncle!!
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" Turkey hunting is a magical outdoor exercise in tactics, requiring split-second decisions that are almost always irreversible. It does not require the production of a dead turkey to be a success."
Here is a idea if your just starting out,Pick up a couple call's
Box,push-pull and slate call's might be the easier one's to start on
Then watch the turkey hunt's on T.V. or Tape and imitate the way they do their calling sequence's
Do some scouting for turkey's,A couple decoy's will help you out Alot
Like was already said it is addicting.
I do wish you luck
BOB
BE SURE OF YOUR SHOT&WHATS BEHIND YOUR SHOT.,,MAKE A QUICK CLEAN KILL
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BOB
BE SURE OF YOUR SHOT,,AND,,WHATS BEHIND YOUR SHOT.,,MAKE A QUICK CLEAN KILL
If I were you, I wouldn't get an outfitter. I'd just call a buddy up that's never turkey hunted before and both of ya learn together! The best knowledge comes from your experience in the woods. Get out there every chance you have and learn 'em!! Don't give up, don't get disgusted, and don't call too much!! It's so addicting... you'll have a blast!!
Bucks,good to have you aboard!We all start somewhere and theres some good advice from a lot of experienced turkey hunters right here on this forum.Videos are a great tool to use nowadays and give you a little insight as to what you will encounter in the turkey woods.But with that said not everyday will be filled with lovesick gobble crazed gobblers and hauling a longbeard out of the woods everytime your there!You will encounter problems like hens,weather,terrain,huntin pressure,etc that all will have an effect on the outcome of your hunts!My advice is learn from them!Theres no substitute for experience in gobbler country!Ask questions and stay humble,great callers dont neccesarily mean great hunters and the great thing about this sport is wise old gobblers have a way of putting us all in our place!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
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RE: turkey hunter wannabee
As far as I'm concerned, "rut n strut" couldn't have said it any better. Save the money on the outfitter and just get out there and learn from experience. I promise you, you won't regret it.
I too say avoid the outfitter but I would suggest hooking up with someone who knows the ropes because what you learn from them in a day or two in the field will cut short your learning curve by months (which when translated into turkey season means years). Good Luck!
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