I often combine fall bowhunting for deer with Turkey hunting.

Its ALOT easier to call in a fall flock - they are mostly young adults and inexperienced. Their calls are not refined and sometimes don' t even resemble a turkey very much. I' ve called them in with just my mouth - calling PEEEE ---PEEEE kyuuuk,,,,,,,. - A mouth call is better.

If you know where they roost, hang out there before they come in at night - Duplicate the sounds you hear - a fall flock is a VERY loud flock coming into roost. Another option is to get in the roost area BEFORE light - I' ve set right in the very trees the turkeys are rossted in. A quick note about hunting the roosting area with a bow ..... ITS NO CAKE WALK. 15 sets of eyes catch you drawing the bow more often than not - windy days are best to take a bird.

Sometimes the turkeys around me are VERY annoying when deer hunting -in the mornings especially when they tend to linger longer. Many times have I had deer get wise because a turkey caught me repositioning in the stand. Sometimes I' ll scare them off if I see them coming in prime time for deer.


One last note: its not uncommon to call in a coyote with kee-kee runs and other turkey calls.