early or late
#7
RE: early or late
In PA we don't have a choice, it's pretty much late season. We don't start hunting til the end of April and through the month of May which is late. The youth day a week prior is always a hot day so I'll vote for the early part of late season...LOL.
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location:
Posts: 696
RE: early or late
Easy, hard, it doesn't matter to me. As long as I'm hunting them. I hunt all season. Don't usually hunt weekends and this keeps me away from the crowds. Have been able to kill birds early season but have found success calling in birdslate season for other hunters. It has been more "textbook" (if that is possible with any turkey hunt) durting these late season hunts but I sure as h#ll couldn't see myself sitting aaround waiting for late season for any reason however.
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brainerd Mn. USA
Posts: 419
RE: early or late
I like the middle of the season up here in Mn. Our season opens up the middle of April and runs to the end of May,but you must apply forone 5 day period. I apply for 1 of the middle 5 day periods.
The first few periods the birds are generally henned up big time and the later periods the birds have heard about all the bad calling they can stand,unless you can get on good private land that hasn't been hunted.
In the middle periods,early May,the hens up here are starting to go to nest and the birds haven't been hunted to terribally hard yet.The toms seem to come to the call better,especially in the late morning.
The first few periods the birds are generally henned up big time and the later periods the birds have heard about all the bad calling they can stand,unless you can get on good private land that hasn't been hunted.
In the middle periods,early May,the hens up here are starting to go to nest and the birds haven't been hunted to terribally hard yet.The toms seem to come to the call better,especially in the late morning.