roosting turkeys
 

I have a question do turkeys roost in the same place all the time. I know from year to year they are in the same place but wondering if they roost differant places from time to time.

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They don't roost in the same place all the time. They may stick around for a few days but they move on to better things. I used to pattern the turkeys near our place. They would roost one spot for a while and then move to the next. I had them figured out pretty good. They usually hit up the white pines but Ive seen them roost in bare trees as well.

Sometimes you never know what those crazy turkeys are going to do.

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yep.....gota agree....somethings they do......sometimes for whatever reason the switch it up....but i know of some birds that are there daily unless something major happens.....spooked....and ive kinda noticed that when storms move in late in the day they arent there the next day...my theory is that maybe they roost where they are caught in the storm or whatever....i dont know for sure....just seems that way......ive hunted some birds that roost all over the woods....same general area but all around....then other birds roost in the SAME exact tree daily.....all depends......

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Usually if a turkey roosts in a certain area each spring, he will come back there each year. Even if its only for a week or two. But yes they do move from different areas as the season changes.

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They roost around here in a different trees all the time..maybe if the trees were slim pickin' but not here in our big timbers.

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In my area there is not many trees but draws have trees. They do have some choises but not to many. They might be more consistant here verses where there is a lot of timber. Would you agree with that. When they roost do they have to behigh in the tree or will they sit 15 feet off the ground. What do they like. Thanks

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Turkeys will do whatever they feel like doing. I've seen them roost high and low. They tend to get higher though. Don't let anyone tell you that turkeys fly up well before last light either. I always believed this until this past season bowhunting. It was just about dark and I heard something walking. Must be a deer I thought. It was a turkey. It was so dark that the turkey was almost invisible.

So I take alot of things people tell me with a grain of salt. You just have to get out there and see for yourself. Animals are capable of doing anything.;)

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Thanks for the knowledge you have shared. I live in eastern Mt. and we have wide open country for the most part. Turkeys can be any where in the breaks or bad lands and I think they wonder miles each day. They are hard to pattern here but I know they are in one draw for sure most of the time each morning. I hunt where there isgrain fields and large pastures. Each year I can find them there but like you said they maybe don't always roost there.

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Is season still in there or not?

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Ducsauce the season closed last weekend but still I can't get enough of it. I'm still trying to learn everything I can about them. We can get 2 birds a year both in the spring [gooblers]or hens or gooblers in the fall. I never have hunted them in the fall here because I like to call them in. I got a very old merrium this spring and I will try it this fall. I did try to get one more this spring but was not successful but had fun trying.

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I got one this spring too!

Trying to kill gobblers in the fall is alot more difficult. Thats for me anyway. My girlfriend's dad is really good getting longbeards in the fall.

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What is your tricks for fall hunting? I'm not real sure how I'm going to do it but do know where they will be in the fall.

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I've been chasing these two turkeys all season (after I dropped their buddy my second day out) and even though I FINALLY thought I had their patterns pegged, my next time out they went and changed up on me, including where they roost. Tomorrow's my last shot at them, I just called the landowner to ask her what the heck they've been doing the last couple of days. She had an Idea where they might be roosting, but its raining now (and prolly will be tomorrow too) but at least I have somewhere to start. Well, there will probably be a couple of wise old Toms on that property next year if my 'lucky' streak continues...

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Well, I was just saying that gobblers are harder to call in during the fall. Usually in the fall, I call in hens by yelping 5-7 times. Kinda like what you do in the spring. My experiences with gobblers is a tad different. The less you call the better your chances for getting one of them in. Maybe cluck a couple times and shut up for a while. Like I said, I am still trying to better myself with this.

Maybe some other guys can chime in and tell you how they pursue gobblers in the fall.

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Well, the landowner was right on. Showed up today before first light, hit the owl call, and a bird lit up, unfortunately on the wrong side of the road. I was fairly certain thats the way they want to travel, and he started out on the wrong property, but close, just about right on the road. A few yards down, another one lit up, on the right side of the road. I set up, and the one across was close... The one on my side must have pitched down on the other side of the road, I heard them gobbling deep into never never land. So ends another CT season, me 1, birds 2 (thats 2 toms that made a fool of me). There will be some big birds on that property next year hopefully. One more shot in RI on monday, then thats it for my season.