RE: ATTENTION PA HUNTERS...need some help
Bucks county... near Philly correct? If you can't find 'em nearby, I'd run over to Lancaster or York counties. I can't say exactly where to hunt there, in that PA in is a VERY heavily hunted state. I spend more time way north of you, only because I live north. A close friend of mine travels through the counties near you and always gives me turkey reports in abundance. I don't think you'll have trouble locating a good ridge within 30 minutes of where you are for some turkey action. As far as hunting them "up here"... where did you hunt them prior? Not the east coast? A mature north eastern in PA can be quite a challenge. The accepted fall hunt in PA is that of breaking up the flock and calling them back to you. There have been occassions when I've called a young gobbler off the roost in the fall, and /or the younger hens, but that's not the norm. I prefer to hunt them with Spring techniques, calling to them at daybreak, challenging a lead bird, but rifles are allowed in PA's fall season. As a result, you'll encounter a number of hunters glassing fields that turkeys are known to frequent and then hear the report of a centerfire rifle sound off. Not my preferred way of doing things, but to each his own. I'd get some maps of your new range, scout often, and always ask for permission before you stroll in. Good luck!
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PA BOWHUNTER: Harvesting whitetails consistently by stick & sting. Free ranging, public ground bucks. I am a PA bowhunter.
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