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Old 05-24-2020, 05:05 AM
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The birds are telling you the area they like.
Be on 'their' side before them.
Dont have permission to hunt that side?
Move as close as you legally can keeping in mind not to shoot across property lines.

Use decoys. Start with a hen or 2. Carefully on using Tom's or Jake's but if you witness Tom's chasing iff a Jake or two get your Jake decoy out there slightly in front of a laying hen.
And if you use a strutter remember sub dominant move by Tom's is to put their backside at another Turkey. Tom's seeing the butt fan if another Tom may come in quicker.
lastly dont over call. It's a cat and mouse game.
If you call, he answers, wait him out till he calls and then you answer.
If you get lucky and you get into a bitch fest with another hen. A hen answers your call. Concentrate on matching what she us saying but just do it a bit louder and quicker.
Cut the hen off each time she calls to you.
If she goes quiet so do you. Usually that sucks the hen right to you.
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