I don't know the type of terrain you are hunting,
but I do a lot of hunting in our state forests. In
the fall turkeys are very vocal,in fact in
my experience even more so than the spring, so
locating a flock usually takes little time. Getting
to full draw and getting a arrow released is a
different story! I wear my 3-D leafy suit, including
the mask. I also use face paint around my eyes and
camo tape on my binoculars. I've been within shooting
distance of turkeys several times this fall, but
can't get drawn for one reason or another...usually
because there are too many sets of eyes. Last week,
back in the timber, I had 14 longbeards cross a open
lane 40 yards in front of me. I was on one knee with
my arrow nocked and bow in hand, unable to get drawn.
The gobblers crossed the lane one by one, each one
looking at this stange leafy blob in the lane(me) and
not one of them spooked. They flew up to roost 50 yards
later, so my turkey tag is still unfilled, but is that
ever fun! Unfotunately, I spend all of my time bowhunting
whitetails until my tag is filled, leaving me only a few
trips to hunt turkeys.

I have tried using my DB blind with dekes, but never
seem to have turkeys in the area. At least for me,
bowhunting turkeys in the fall without a blind is
very exciting. I have learned so much just from my
own mistakes...of which I have made many. It is much
different than spring hunting, but sometimes just
scratching the leaves on the ground will bring them
over your way. Good Luck


TB