hello i have never been turkey hunting in my life but have seen loads of turkeys while deer hunting so i would like to hunt them.....
Could you give me some advice on how to hunt turkeys?
I already have a box call by quaker boy which i guess works pretty well because last spring every morning i heard them out there before school and i used the call and they answered back ( it was very entertaining)
do i need a special choke? where do turkeys like to go? any scents to use or food to put out?
i also have more quesrions about turkey hunting but it would fill up the whole page. but just remember I HAVE NEVER BEEN TURKEY HUNTING AND HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT ANYTHING
thanks

hey um im only 14 years old but i know alot about turkey hunting. Ok, 1st i would put some corn out, but make sure its 200 yards of where you'll be hunting (its optional to put corn out: most ppl dont but i do) buy yourself a groundblind and some decoys. i use pretty boy decoys. i have a tom and a hen. Put the decoys about 10-15 yards from your groundblind. i use a box call, a crow call and a owl call, because gobblers will gobble back at any of them. i get up around 6:30 am and i go out to where ill be hunting and ill stay until 9:00 am. you dont need any kind of choke just use your gun as it is. you dont need to put out any scent. if you call a gobbler up to where your hunting you have to be realy quiet and realy still. the only direction a turkey cant see is behind them. they cant see straight, left or right, and they can see 10 times as good as you can. just incase you dont know you use turkey load for ammuntion and you shoot the turkey in its head. (P.S: it will not die if you shoot it anywhere else but its head.) I shot 4 gobblers last season, so do what i tell you and i promise you you'll get one. Good luck....

Welcome Mossbergman11 to the wonderful world of turkey hunting. Let me just say to me this is the greatest hunting in the world. Im a turkey hunting nut. The first thing you need to do is collect as much knowledge as you can. This site is a great place to start. For one killing a turkey is a hard thing to do. They are very tough to hunt. Yes you must have a good patterning gun and one that will deliver a killing shot. Almost every turkey hunter I know has a good shooting gun with a turkey choke for there gun. You need to practice calling. Learn about turkeys and their sounds. Next is decoys. Some use decoys and some dont. I use decoys. There is so many things to learn about turkey hunting. If you have any questions feel free to ask here or just drop me a PM and I will answer what I can...

so i should get a turkey choke? i own a mossberg 500 12 gage in case that is any help to you...

I would if I were you. I experimented with a full and a turkey choke, and while they both patterned well, the turkey choke was that much better. Works good too.
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PM me if you would like to talk! I would be more than happy to help you.

Also, any turkey hunting reading is VERY helpful!!

Yes Mossbergman11 you need a turkey choke for your Mossberg500. I shoot a Mossberg 500 as well. I use their factory choke. Its an extended choke. They are pretty inexpensive. Mine is an xxfull turkey choke. I wouldnt sell my Mossberg 500 for anything. It shoots that good and has a very tight pattern. PM me if ya have any questions...

OMG you can take turkeys and deer without a $700-$1,000 gun!?!?!?!? I've been on several different boards lately and they all make it seem like you can only kill deer and turkeys with these expensive shotguns, its been getting on my nerves I'm a Mossberg fan myself.

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Unfortunately the area the birds are in now may not be where they are in the spring. Generally, birds will break up before the spring and only good scouting will ensure your take of a big gobbler. Don't expect to have to use corn or fancy deeks... Get a few calls NOW and get used to them. try and mimick hens as well as possible. The NWTF website used to have wave sound bites of turkeys you could listen to and the diferent calls they make.
If your going to hunt this spring, getting ready starts now and not opening day, if you go out with doubtful calls and a fall location area... your chances suck.
Get a hen decoy, don't bother with a jake, you don't know how the birds will react to it.... Hens are just to get the attention off you anyways, put it 15 yards directly in front of you. Post up an area that you can see well... make sure you've got some good cover. Put the sun at your back, nothings worse than having the sun in your face.
Pattern your gun... I shoot differently than you do, what I do probably won't work. Get your gun, buy a turkey tube and get about 5 boxes of shells, get a turkey target and pattern your gun at 35 yards. you want to get at least 7 pellets in the head of the target to consider a kill.

I'm sorry, I just had to. Oh yeah, make sure you put that corn out, then get ready to explain to the game warden why you are doing it. Just keep reading the forum. There will be plenty of informative tips about turkey hunting throughout the season. BTW, don't put corn out, it's illegal in most states and it takes the hunt out of hunting.