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I was just curious to see if anyone has any tips or suggestions for hunting public land birds. The place I have in mind is relatively small for public land. Any tips for calling, set-ups, or strategies is appreciated. Thanks

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Be aggressive early in the season. THen hunt afternoons and weekdays later on. The turkeys will hear lots of calling, so after the 1st couple of days, call very little. Use a call that sound a little different, like tube calls or little, high-pitched boxes.

where are you hunting?

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If there is any hunting pressure run and gun. Avoid using calls when trying to locate a gobbler. Instead use a crow call or a hawk call to locate. Don't get me wrong I'll call a little or cutt some to get a reaction. If nothing is heard I'll run and gun Till I find one that will respond.

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How much hunting pressure does this land get???

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On the public land I hunt I have to worry more about the mushroon hunters than turkey hunters. Basically I try to get one to gobble at first light and set up from there. I try to roost them the night before so I know where they will be in the morning. Then I play it by ear from there...

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use a different sounding call like a wingbone yelper, if the area gets allot of pressure I would call sparingly using clucks and purrs. Any sign that you find like tracks, scat and feathers wipe them out someone else may look around and find no sign in the area.;);)

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exactly what i do......

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im not entirely sure about how much pressure this land gets. last year when we went, it was raining, and the other time, we saw one other vehicle there. the day is was raining, it started to storm as we were getting our gear out. while doing that, we heard three birds gobbling at the thunder. but it began to lightning so we ended up not hunting.

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I would go as much as I could the first days! Maybe take a little time off work if possible! Be a little aggresive with the calling at first and remember it doesn't take a long time for them to be a little call shy, especially on public land with everyone else running around calling! If they don't seem to be responding to the loud stuff, try scaling back to something a little softer... like soft yelps and purrs. Good Luck and Safe Hunting!!!

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Some very good advice has been given here. To me public land is better than private land especially smaller areas like you mentioned. As already mentioned the weekdays are the best. Also if you can find an area that is only accessible or best accessed by boat. This is by far my favorite way because if the turkeys have lock jaw then maybe the crappie won't;)

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there is actually an area that is best accessible by a boat. i think this is in fact where the bird(s) that we heard were near. i may go out in early april and scout some more when the ice on the lake there melts. we'll see what happens. thanks for the advice.

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Why is that? I am curious. Particularily stating smaller tracts?

Mr. Longbeard. One question? That's it? Here's your chance. I am amazed at that. I am also curious as to why you asked how much pressure? Depending on whether it does or doesn't what is your 2 responses (I assume your question means you would have different tactics)?

I really am curious on the perspective. :eek::)

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Here's my chance... My chance at what???

As far as my ? On how much pressure does it get ?

I think that is pretty much a no brainer...

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Your chance to answer that.

Not gonna do it I guess. All this time I was given you the benefit of the doubt after your smart a$$ comments about public versus private. Lol :D

If Public Land will make a turky hunter out of ya then we're all ears. It's a no brainer :eek::D

What's a no brainer? If it's gets lots of pressure go somehwere else? In other words go find unpressured birds? Is part of being a good public land turkey hunter going to hard to reach places where other hunters won't go? In other words find unpressured birds?

All those hunters (excuse me)...wannabe hunters, whoshare private land with multiple other hunters all hammering away at the same flock of birds want to know. LMAO :D:D

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I don't think he needs my help to figure out how to hunt public land gobblers... What he needs isthe desire to learn how to turkey hunt period!!!

I have about 20 books on turkey hunting. I prob have about 100 or more video's on turkey hunting and I have every turkey magazine I ever bought.From Feb to May all I do is think or talk aboutturkey hunting from the time I wake up till the time I go to bed.

Comeing on hear and quoteing how too's out ofhunting articles like I'm some kind of turkey hunting author like lot's of guys on hear do ain't going to help him either... He needs to put some miles on those boot starting NOW!!!!

Bottom line I kill Gobblers were most dont. So I say that makes me a turkey hunting MO FO;)

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I have about 20 books on turkey hunting. I prob have about 100 or more video's on turkey hunting and I have every turkey magazine I ever bought.From Feb to May all I do is think or talk aboutturkey hunting from the time I wake up till the time I go to bed.





[/quote] There's your problem you spend too much time readin and watchin tv and not enough time in the woods.Now I know you have a problem with what I'm gonna say but here it is anyways.Myself and a few others here have more years of turkey huntin and more kills than most of the (EXPERTS) in your books and videos. Yet in the past you have made comments to try to degrade myself and others here.As for myself NONE of the birds I've taken have been what you like to call tame birds.Other than you I've never seen anyone else here try to tell others what a great hunter they are.Your birds are the toughest only you can kill em.Man you're a legend in your own mind.You never come here to offer advice or to try and help someone.All ya do is bitch whine how rough ya got it and tell us how no one is as good as you are.Personally,I don't think you'd make a pimple on a turkey hunters ass.To everyone else here.Sorry for the rant but I've been listenin to this guy run others down and blow his own horn for a few years now.Many good members no longer come here because of his attitude.Once again to everyone else I apologize

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WTG Jal!!!!

I doadmit, hisbragging, down playing, and whiningis getting very old indeed!!!!

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Well said J man!

Been listening to him spew a whole lot of nothin' for a few years myself.

Gotta just love to hunt! Period! That makes you a turkey hunter.

Cheers all! ;)

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My dad is the man!!! He knows how to shut these guys up haha dads been showin me everything Mr. Longbeard has said and i got to say Mr. Longbeard likes to spew up alot of stuff way to go dad haha

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It seems that around here the hunters avoid the smaller areas completely. A few years back I hunted a public land area that was in small tracts (by small I mean 50 to 200 acres) and it was without a doubt the best year I've ever had. The only people I saw were friends that I had told about it.

The reason I say public land can be better is because that year I give up 600 acres of private land to hunt this wma and the reason I did that was that every time I hunted the private land and I mean every time, the gobblers were henned up all morning and I couldn't hunt afternoons. Also the wma had food plots on it.

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They do like to roost near water. I think you'll like the boat approach.

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Once again I was pravoked into a argument... Paul I've never really had a prob with you and I still don't. I know the deal... You can't respond to my post for fear that you to will be out casted... I understand dude...

As for you other two... Don't let me stop ya from visiting the hunting net... Whats wrong you tryed to get me kicked off and they wont do it... So your going to punish the board by not comeing on

I know your type. You got money and plenty of friends... Once you find out they can hook you up with hunting property they quikly become your best friend...

Hopefully big Dan's not becomeing your wifes best friend while you guys are chasing turkeys all over the place;)

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Well Mr.Legend,I offered ya a chance to come here and prove how good ya are but ya didn't have the balls.How bout I come there and we hunt you're impossible to kill birds.We could hunt for 3 days and see what happens.we could even put a lil wager on it.Maybe I'll take care of your wife for ya while I'm there.I'm sure she'd like A REAL MAN.Ya know,one with balls!You still don't get it.I hunt public land and it's not as hard as you try to make it out to be.

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To my fellow turkey hunters i wanna apologize for lettin some jerk drag me down to his level.I don't come here much anymore cause I knew it was only a matter of time till I blew a gasket.I can't stand back and watch someone try to belittle and embarrass others who love this sport.Once again I apologize.

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Pardon me for intruding on all the bickering here....however, as someone who pretty much hunts nothing but public land due to the dwindling private land I have hunted since my childhood, I think his question was a valid one.

There will be mornings where you will head to the spot you intend to hunt only to find someone already set up with a decoy. This of course will throw off your entire hunt unless you are able to change your plan on the fly. I never once failed to take a bird off of public land and have even taken some away from other hunters...albeit it is somewhat of a competition who can call that big tom in to take the kill. No more than having to compete with live hens I suppose.

Anyway, as someone new to this forum, and this having been the first thread I have read, it appears this person asked a simple question only to be jumped on by others.

I wish you all a good hunt.

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Silent Death,I think you misunderstood.The person who asked the question isn't the one bein jumped on.You have exactly the right idea about these forums.They should be used to help each other and offer congrats on successful hunts kinda like your huntin partners would do.Problem is we have a member who choses to not to be very nice.Example a few weeks back a very respected member here posted a picture of last years bird.Everyone here gave kudos except for one person,his comment was somethin like guess thats what happens when ya hunt private ground.

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Yes, I was referring to the aforementioned Mr Longbeard as well.

Another example. A fella posted a picof his birds and was belittled for having only shot 2 birds.

Another example. A young hunter excited for his FIRST EVER turkey hunt posted a question about a pic of some turkeys on his property and was belittled again by this individual. Somethng about it won't be hard, private land, blah blah blah....in essence told the kid he's not a real turkey hunter before the young lad had ever went on his first hunt.

He's just a bad influence on the object of the board. He's been around so long throwing this trash talk out that most seem to just let it go. Man, the other forums like deer or bowhunting forums, if they had a cancer like this, they'd be all over him constantly.

Mr Longbeard wasn't provoked into anything. He was asked a question about his supposed area of expertise and avoided it. I don't know who Paul , Big Dan is? and it's irrelevant to my issue. Mr Longbeard is the one who needs to go away IMO. He poisons too may threads.

I have my thoughts on his issue but I think Jalva said it just about perfect ;)and needed to be said.

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All I've ever stated was that Pressured public land gobblers are harder to hunt than Unpressered private property birds... Just so happens that 99% of the hunters that frequent this forum hunt private proprerty... So naturally were not going to see eye to eye...

I cant help it the truth hurts... You get some guy on hear saying turkey are turkeys no matter were you hunt and I'm supost to keep my mouth shut and agree with him and wish him luck with his spring season...

I got a news flash for ya... He doesent need any luck...

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Mr. Longbeard,I am not very impressed with your success as a public land turkey hunter.You try to tell everyone how tough it is.If I had a five week season it would not be hard to get two birds.Try doing it in five days like we have in WI.I think most people are sick of your better than everyone esle attitude.Get over yourself!!!

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RFLMAO :D:D[8D]

Read your own signature. You have said far far more than that.

99%???? How is it that you come to that figure?

Oh wait I know! By making stating it is so, you create yourself to be in your own little elite class. Like was said, a legend in your own mind.

I'm guessing there is somethingsmall about you and you have low self-esteem. This nameless, faceless place is such a great place to come and knock others down. The primary tactic of someone with low-self esteem which supposedly makes them feel bigger.

LOL [&:]:DYou're a piece of work Mr. L and by the complete and true meaning of the word, no turkey hunter ;).

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Hey, come to think of it........if 99% of the hunters on this forum aren't like you and you don't identify with, respect etc. then what the h$ll ya doing here in the first place???????

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Don't think I'm better than everyone just you private land hunters:)

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Manmy signature really bothers you huh??? Like I siad "the truth hurts"

Get off that prime private propertyand you can have a signature like mine

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You never asked me where I hunt ;)

but.....

You conveniently never answered that question as well.

I just spoke with an acquitance of yours. He says he knows for a fact you roost shoot! Didn't suprise me[:'(]

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For your imformation,I hunt public land and private land and have been successful at both.The private land that I hunt has more hunting pressure than the public.I love hunting both.I like public land because you can hunt all day and not have to worry about property lines.You are the best ,just ask you.If you spent as much time knocking on doors and getting access to private land as you do whining about it on here you would have more land to hunt than you could cover in a season.

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Well said Wacker,Mr. L You made a comment a few yrs ago that ANYONE who has taken over 50 birds.Only shoots tame birds.This is what you said.Well I have taken over 50 birds as have others here and none were what you call tame birds.Thing is I'm no better than anyone else here but I'm willin to bet I was huntin turkey before you were born.So I've had more chances than most.You have no right to judge anyone here long as they hunt legal.It's not supposed to be a competition among hunters.If a beginner or better yet a youngster comes here to share his happiness and pride of baggin a bird,You seem to enjoy hurtin their feelins.Even if ya don't agree a simple congrats or say nothin at all is better than to be so cruel.I've really thought about this over the past couple of years and this goes alot deeper than turkey huntin.Bein mean,cruel,ignorant,jealous and what ever other emotions you show here to other human beins is just wrong.

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WI is a pretty big state aint it??? Lots of farm land out there aint it??? Lots of turkeys out there aint it???Prob not a lot of hunting pressure on the public land aint it??? This may come as a news flash to ya buddy. But there are some places in the north eastern united state that get hammered with hunting pressure...

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Man I've hear nicer things said about child malesters and murderers...

Man let it go dude... Have you takin you medication???

Spend some time with your family and forget about me. I'm not worth it

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Oh man! This guy's too much!

Now it's not just public land but only CERTAIN public land. i.e. where he hunts

Keep talkin' Mr. L. Evryones gettin the real clear picture of what your all about. [&:]

what an arsehole.

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Well one thing I can guarantee ya is. The least hunted public land in the united state still gets hunted harder than any public land inOntario

So I guess that even makes your public land birds tame too