hammer06,

When it comes to turkey hunting , different setups and different bags of tricks can be used at any time.

At first light while a gobbler is in the roost , one must sneek in quietly to the roost area staying back if at all possible around 100yds from the roost. Noise is essental in being sucessfull in a kill. A turkey can hear 5 times better then you and I, so making noise even in the dark can make a gobbler nevous of the direction he heard it from. Waving flashlights around the roost area can also put a big X in your hunt aswell.

Once setup staying stone still is another essental point, too much moving can make a gobbler nervous of the direction you are, and when there in the tree they can see you about 30 times better then on the ground. When everything is right , You do not want to over call your bird while he is roosted. Only giving him a couple of calls (Tree Yelps) after he has started to gobble to let him know (you) the hen is in the area. If he responds fast to your call then hold out calling untill he is almost ready to fly down. When you feel or see that he is moving alot in the tree, with his head always pointing to the ground , its time to give him another few (Tree Yelps) to refreash his memery that your not far off. The wait till he flys down.

When he hits the ground , Now its time to start getting aggressive with him. Start some cutting and get him fired up. If he starts Gobbling and Double and triple gobbles , begin to slow your calling and Yelp only back to his gobbles. At this time you should have your gun up and ready as soon as he hits the ground.

Now if he goes the other way , you may want to stay put for a while to see if he returns , but this is the time you make the choice weather to move on to try and cut him off or hang in.

Hope this helps ya in your first Wild Turkey.

Adrian J Hare
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