weather

[kerr73]

How dose it effect the turkey's??? the other day we saw 3 turkey across a feild from us it was a on and off day of rain .When it rained it seamed that the turkey's would go under tree's when it rained then come out for the sun i know that turkey's are very mobile but do they head for cover when it rain becase i got one in that feild earlyer this seasion and to day when it was colder and windey with no rain i seen nothing but 2 coytoe was it the wather or the coytoe ?Should i try a vally with trees to look for them it that kinda weather ?Thank for the info ?

[JW]

good post Kerr73

This is what I have learned.

Oh hard rains turkeys head to openings that allow them to see as their hearing is impared. On hard rains I hunt fields and field edges.

Cold weather can shut off gobbling but does not stop birds from moving and feeding as normal. I try shock gobble approach by trolling or I may sit field edges I have patterned turkeys in. Trolling is walking every 100 yards or so and calling. But before you do make sure you have a good spot to sit down quickly. Don't heed that advice and ya will learn quickly.

On windy days your calls are less effective again cause of hearing. In areas that have ridges I work the lee side. Birds can be found in sheltered area according to my experience. But I have seen them in fields too. In high winds turkeys may go to roost and are very skittish inthe woods.

On foggy mornings or rainy mornings they may stay in the roost longer. I have seen turkeys drop to the forest floor on very dark days and then stay in trees way after first light. Some times for a good hour or more!

Hope this helps and this experience is what I have witnessed on the Eastern specie.

JW

[kerr73]

y

thank's for the info

[jepcho]

I hunted last weekend and one morning it was REALLY windy!!! It ended up being the only morning I've ever hunted there and not heard any gobbling. I have heard that in heavy rain birds will go the open fields too.