Bowhunting turkeys without a blind?
04-25-2008, 02:46 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kansas
Posts: 6,598
RE: Bowhunting turkeys without a blind?
Every Tom I ever killed I was hiding in the brush, or standing between a couple of trees. I don't like to throw out numbers but its a bunch. Once his attention is on the decoy you can get drawed. When I don't use decoys ( and thats about 80%) I just wait for the right moment. One thing for sure is I never, never, try and stop a big Tom with a Maaaa Maaaa
04-25-2008, 03:02 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: West Tennessee
Posts: 2,333
RE: Bowhunting turkeys without a blind?
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I keep wondering when I read these posts.... why not just use my climber??? I've had so many turkeys walk right under me never knowing I was in the woods. I realize getting to full draw is the obstacle, but wouldn't I have just as much chance as someone "hiding in the brush or standing between two trees, as MOTOWN stated?
04-25-2008, 03:10 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kansas
Posts: 6,598
RE: Bowhunting turkeys without a blind?
When deer huntng I have taken alot of birds out of my tree stands. When hunting them specifically though I prefer to be on the ground. Shots out to 40 yards are common when a Tom is held up out in the open field.
04-25-2008, 03:11 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kansas
Posts: 451
RE: Bowhunting turkeys without a blind?
littlecheif, take it from me that the last place you want to be is in a climber. where i hunt the turkeys are everywhere, they get in the way too often when deer hunting. a lot of times i while deer hunting the turkeys will walk up...see me at a distancesitting still in a tree and keep their head up waiting for me to move, often after this they alarm and run off. it is better to stay on the ground using turrain or something to block your movement.
04-25-2008, 03:18 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 3,763
RE: Bowhunting turkeys without a blind?
ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY
Once his attention is on the decoy you can get drawed.
Once his attention is on the decoy you can get drawed.
ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY
I just wait for the right moment.
I just wait for the right moment.
Troy, i dont know if you have seen our turkey DVD but thats all we do. I know a lot of people say it can't be done or its too hard, but its really not that bad. I use cedars a lot to hide behind/in.
You know how turkeys are, you can sit right next to a tree if you want, and as long as you dont move they wont see you. Just keep still till they turn away strutting or walk behind something that blocks thier line of sight....
04-25-2008, 03:47 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Damascus MD
Posts: 2,751
RE: Bowhunting turkeys without a blind?
I certainly think think this is about as hard as it gets but definately doable. I made a postabout this earlier today. Just thismorning, myhunt was messed up by a fox, but I had a good chance at at least getting a shot. The bird was at 50 yards and closing on video when the fox chased him. Here is a pic from the direction the bird was coming from, deeks are at15 yards and Im at the base of the tree, Ive already had hens in bow range a few times Ive drawn on and "could" have shot at. Hopefully tomorrow we will have a video of it from the front and behind camera view.
