MY FIRST YEAR OF LEARNING! BUT STILL AMAZED!
I HAVE BEEN HUNTING,SCOUTING,WATCHING 12 INCH BEARDS GO BY BECAUSE IT IS NOT SEASON. I HAVE 100 ACRES OF PRIME LAND AND HAVE SEEN 2 10-12 INCH LONGBEARDS AT ONE AREA WILL THEY STAY IN THE SAME FIELD? I HAVE ALSO BEEN SURROUNDED BY A FLOCK OF AT LEAST 25 TO 30 COMING UPHILL AND BUT IT HAS BEEN IN FEB AND AS SPRING COMES THEY ALL LIKE DISSAPEAR! I HAVE A ROAD THAT IS BETWEEN PINES AND WHITE OAKS THAT THEY SEEM TO SCRATCH ON THIS VERY ROAD EVERYDAY SHOULD I HUNT IT OR GO TO A WIDE OPEN FIELD WHICH IS ROUGHLY 190 YDS AWAY OR SIT IN THE MIDDLE? I AM NOT AT ALL GOOD AT THIS CALLING PART AND CANNOT SEEM TO GET ANYONE TO HELP ME AT ALL. I HAVE FEEDERS ALL OVER FOR MY DEER AND TURKEYS AND AM GOING THRU 100LBS A WEEK OF SHELLED CORN EASILY. SHOULD I HUNT THE FIELDS IN FRONT OF THE FEEDERS OR HUNT THE ROAD? I ONCE AGAIN SAY I CANNOT CALL AT ALL OR AT LEAST GET THEM TO RESPOND. ANY ANSWERS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!! I AM NEW TO THIS BUT HAVE HUNTED FOR 25 YRS DEER MAINLY BUT THE ELUSIVE TURKEY HAS ME AMAZED AND I WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL I HAVE MY 12 INCH BEARD ON MY WALL!!!!!! I USE A 3 1/2 INCH 835 MOSSBERG ULTI-MAG AND IT IS THE RIGHT GUN BUT I CANNOT GET THEM TO COME TO ME EVEN WITH BUCKWING DECOYS AND THEY ARE SO CLOSE TO REALITY I SOMETIMES GET TO A POINT I WANNA SHOOT THEM! SINCERE THANKS MIKE4