How close can you call in a turkey?
#13
RE: How close can you call in a turkey?
ive had birds LITERALLY brush my pant legs. that aint not BS either. i hada longbeard strutting at 40yds..i was just enjoying the show waiting for the shot. a jake came RUNNING directly at me. he knew exzactly where the calls came from. we stared into eachothers eyes for over a minute. i knew i couldnt even BLINK. tears rolled down my face...he walked all around the tree about tripping over my legs no joke...never got a shot at the longbeard...
turkey hunting takes some expirience IMO. you can learn all you can..itll help...but wont make you a turkey hunter. it takes expirience to learn...its a big learning process...i been at it near 10 years and am far from an expert. every day is a new bird and a new learning expirience...good luck
turkey hunting takes some expirience IMO. you can learn all you can..itll help...but wont make you a turkey hunter. it takes expirience to learn...its a big learning process...i been at it near 10 years and am far from an expert. every day is a new bird and a new learning expirience...good luck
#14
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: How close can you call in a turkey?
Turkeys are excellent audible locators, so they can usually pinpoint the origin of a sound, and if they're looking for you, chances are that they'll be able to pin you down with a small margin of error.
#15
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kodiak, AK
Posts: 2,877
RE: How close can you call in a turkey?
The closest I've shot one was with my bow and I'm not sure that the arrow was off the string when the broadhead made contact with his head (about 1 yard as he came out from behing the oak tree I was using for cover.)
#16
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 20
RE: How close can you call in a turkey?
Quicksilver, I think the video that your talking about was a segment from the old TV show "real people". and if I'm not mistaken, the "guy" was none other than Ben Lee himself. Sharps
#17
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 44
RE: How close can you call in a turkey?
IADeerHunter16, I'm assuming that your from Iowa according to your name. If so your friend is wrong about the tag. You can buy an archery only tag that is good for all 4 seasons or you can get an archery/gun tag that is only good for the specific season that you want to hunt. If you go to the Iowa dnr web page you can find all the information you need on season dates and bag limits.