RE: Advice to a Beginner
FOR STARTERS I WOULD GET A MODERATELY PRICED BOX CALL. MAYBE A LYNCH' S FOOL PROOF. THIS WILL GET YOU ALL THE BASIC SOUNDS THAT A TURKEY MAKES WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF EXPERTISE. NEXT I WOULD SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE WOODS IN THE 2 - 3 WEEKS BEFORE SEASON STARTS AND DO LOTS OF LISTENING...BUT DON' T TAKE YOUR CALL IN THE WOODS WITH YOU...TOO TEMPTING TO USE IT AND YOU DON' T WANT TO EDUCATE BIRDS BEFORE THE SEASON. LASTLY RENT AS MANY TURKEY HUNTING VIDEOS AND LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN...NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LEARN YOU WILL NEVER LEARN IT ALL WHEN IT COMES TO TURKEYS AND HUNTING THEM. ALSO DON' T FORGET TO PATTERN YOUR GUN TO DETERMINE THE BEST LOAD THAT YOU CAN SHOOT TO ENSURE A CLEAN KILL. SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO BUT IT WOULD TAKE A WHOLE BOOK...MAYBE 2 OR 3 TO COVER ALL THAT. GOOD LUCK YOU' RE ABOUT TO GET HOOKED!!!!!