Anyone Fall Turkey hunt?
08-23-2007, 12:52 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 153
Anyone Fall Turkey hunt?
Im going to try and hunt turkeys this fall with my bow. I have heard it is much more difficult in the fall than the spring. Just wondering if that is true and would appreciate any tips and advice the best way to hunt them in the fall is. Thanks!!
08-23-2007, 01:04 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Anyone Fall Turkey hunt?
Really depends on what your after....
Fall gobblers can be very tough, perhaps tougher than spring.
Breaking a flock of hens and poults is amazing when you center youself in the flock and listen to the vocalizations.....
I find fall turkey hunting amazing.
I do do it in hot noon times and if my buck tag is filled.
Fall gobblers can be very tough, perhaps tougher than spring.
Breaking a flock of hens and poults is amazing when you center youself in the flock and listen to the vocalizations.....
I find fall turkey hunting amazing.
I do do it in hot noon times and if my buck tag is filled.
08-23-2007, 01:31 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,076
RE: Anyone Fall Turkey hunt?
Hunting turkeys in the fall isn't really that much harder than the spring hunting, it's just a little diffrent.
Like Rob said it depends on what your hunting for , hen's are easyer to locate and hunt than a flock of toms.
If your in a state that allows one of either sex then by all means hunt the hen's , you can't eat the beard anyway.
One tatic that every fall turkey hunter likes to use is locating and busting a flock then setting up where they have busted them and calling them back using the " kee kee run " call or lost plout and of course the " boss hen " yelp.
If your after a tom , longbeard or gobbler then you got some leg work to do , try to locate a flock of toms , find out what there travel routes are and try to set up an ambush.
Keep in mind one thing ... no matter if it's spring or fall , they will always roost near a water source and will respone to hen yelps.
Another thing that has helped me in the past was to hunt in a ground blind with one hen decoy out , just remember if your hunting public land to be careful , theres other hunters out there hunting deer.
Like Rob said it depends on what your hunting for , hen's are easyer to locate and hunt than a flock of toms.
If your in a state that allows one of either sex then by all means hunt the hen's , you can't eat the beard anyway.
One tatic that every fall turkey hunter likes to use is locating and busting a flock then setting up where they have busted them and calling them back using the " kee kee run " call or lost plout and of course the " boss hen " yelp.
If your after a tom , longbeard or gobbler then you got some leg work to do , try to locate a flock of toms , find out what there travel routes are and try to set up an ambush.
Keep in mind one thing ... no matter if it's spring or fall , they will always roost near a water source and will respone to hen yelps.
Another thing that has helped me in the past was to hunt in a ground blind with one hen decoy out , just remember if your hunting public land to be careful , theres other hunters out there hunting deer.
08-23-2007, 02:11 PM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,076
RE: Anyone Fall Turkey hunt?
ORIGINAL: SD_Gobbler
Thanks for the tips. I had heard that decoys didnt work that good on toms in the fall. I might have to get my hen out and see if that works
Thanks for the tips. I had heard that decoys didnt work that good on toms in the fall. I might have to get my hen out and see if that works
