Best way to roost birds
03-11-2008, 05:55 PM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Best way to roost birds
Hey guys this is my third year turkey hunting and Ive never had any luck roosting birds. I ve got a 600 acre tract and the back of our property borderlines game management, which all the wma land is basically ghosttown because no one could possibly walk that far in from the road, has to be 2 miles in the woods haha, but the wma land looks good but we have a few birds on our land but not as much as the wma.
So what works best for you guys when roosting birds? I'm going down saturday morning to hopefully roost some. Thanks for the advice and God bless
So what works best for you guys when roosting birds? I'm going down saturday morning to hopefully roost some. Thanks for the advice and God bless
03-11-2008, 06:05 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: drummond mt.
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RE: Best way to roost birds
Get on a high point or ridgetop and listen for birds gobbling and or flying up. You can use locater calls such as a peacock, owl hooter, crow call to make them gobble.This is usually done in the evenings so you know where to begin the A.M. You can also listen in the mornings at these places for gobbling then move in and setup. The more you do this and discover known roosting areas the easier it becomes.
03-11-2008, 06:27 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Jefferson County, Missouri
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RE: Best way to roost birds
ORIGINAL: ultimag
Get on a high point or ridgetop and listen for birds gobbling and or flying up. You can use locater calls such as a peacock, owl hooter, crow call to make them gobble.This is usually done in the evenings so you know where to begin the A.M. You can also listen in the mornings at these places for gobbling then move in and setup. The more you do this and discover known roosting areas the easier it becomes.
Get on a high point or ridgetop and listen for birds gobbling and or flying up. You can use locater calls such as a peacock, owl hooter, crow call to make them gobble.This is usually done in the evenings so you know where to begin the A.M. You can also listen in the mornings at these places for gobbling then move in and setup. The more you do this and discover known roosting areas the easier it becomes.
03-11-2008, 06:36 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
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RE: Best way to roost birds
Just remember, not all birds are going to gobble in the evening. I had a bird on my place last year who gobbled his head off in the morning, but never, I mean never, gobbled in the evening. On the evening roost, an owl call usually works pretty good on birds that are willing to gobble.
03-11-2008, 06:45 PM
#5
RE: Best way to roost birds
ORIGINAL: superstrutter
Just remember, not all birds are going to gobble in the evening. I had a bird on my place last year who gobbled his head off in the morning, but never, I mean never, gobbled in the evening. On the evening roost, an owl call usually works pretty good on birds that are willing to gobble.
Just remember, not all birds are going to gobble in the evening. I had a bird on my place last year who gobbled his head off in the morning, but never, I mean never, gobbled in the evening. On the evening roost, an owl call usually works pretty good on birds that are willing to gobble.
03-12-2008, 04:51 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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RE: Best way to roost birds
This might not be recommened by others but I also have had problems getting birds rooosted. The one thing that they did respond that chained birds together was a gobble shaker. It made one bird gobble then a few others sounded off back at each other for about 5 mins. Might not always work though
03-12-2008, 06:26 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Iowa
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RE: Best way to roost birds
This might not be recommened by others but I also have had problems getting birds rooosted. The one thing that they did respond that chained birds together was a gobble shaker. It made one bird gobble then a few others sounded off back at each other for about 5 mins. Might not always work though
03-12-2008, 06:30 AM
#8
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 62
RE: Best way to roost birds
I like to go out in mid to late afternoon,if i know the general area they are roosting and get up on a hill with a spotting scope and spend the evening glassing until i see them flying up from a distance. Then the next A.M. get in early!!
03-12-2008, 08:19 AM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chatham, Ohio
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RE: Best way to roost birds
ORIGINAL: superstrutter
Just remember, not all birds are going to gobble in the evening. I had a bird on my place last year who gobbled his head off in the morning, but never, I mean never, gobbled in the evening. On the evening roost, an owl call usually works pretty good on birds that are willing to gobble.
Just remember, not all birds are going to gobble in the evening. I had a bird on my place last year who gobbled his head off in the morning, but never, I mean never, gobbled in the evening. On the evening roost, an owl call usually works pretty good on birds that are willing to gobble.
03-12-2008, 12:26 PM
#10
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Moses Lake, WA
Posts: 135
RE: Best way to roost birds
The best way for me (if you have time) is to find them in the am when they are still up in the roost and being vocal. After they fly down (don't disturb them or let them know you are there) I will walk under the trees in the area they just came down from.The amount ofscatwill give you an idea of how much they have been using those trees to roost.If there is a lot of scat then find a vantage point where you can glass those trees that dusk. If you can't get there in the morning then look for fresh scat under trees and do the same thing. Turkeys love patterns if they aren't disturbed.