An easy way, Find' em, Bust' em and call them in....yeah....an easy way.

First, scouting is going to give you the clues on where your local flock is hanging out. And, in the fall, gobblers will flock up on thier own and the hens will be flocked up with thier offspring of the year. Most times, many hens with thier broud will be flocked up. So, not only do you need to find a flock, but now your looking for gobblers to boot....again, scouting is the key.

Now, once you find your flocked up gobblers, you need to bust them up and then hope you have what it takes to call one in. Calling fall gobblers can be more difficult than calling spring gobblers. Taking a hen in the fall isn' t something you should be against because it can be very exciting to bust a flock of hens with thier jakes and jenny' s of the year and sit back and listen to all the vocalizations. You' ll never have a better classroom than a woods full of busted birds.

Okay, now you' ve busted your gobblers, now you need to sound like a old raspy slow talkin fall gobbler and hope the rest of them feel like hookin up again. That' s not always the case. Again, a busted flock of hens can be very exciting but if your stead fast on a fall gobbler.....scout' em, find' em, bust' em and call them in.

Fall turkey hunting can be and is just as exciting as the spring season. Too many states miss out on this fact. Watch for the Oct/Nov issue of Heartland USA on an article on my outfitters business. The article is called Flock Busters by Joe Byers.