Hey guys, I've never went out to try to kill a turkey and I want to get into it. I've shot one before fox hunting, but he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. lol

I know of 4 places I have seen sign of turkey: [ul][*]One place is in a patch of pine trees. That's where I shot one a year ago. I have flushed them out before not trying to.[/ul] [ul][*]The second is in a similar area just with a few hardwood trees mixed in. The ground is grown up thick as well[/ul] [ul][*]The third is a larger patch of pin trees.[/ul] [ul][*]The other place is a old logging road that's by the river. I see scrapings there every time I walk in to hunt. [/ul]

i would hunt near the pine trees turkeys love to roast in them.

Ummmm.. then again they could be anywhere!

J, It looks like you know your land pretty well. That'll help you. I don't know when you shot your turkey, but I've noticedI don't see them in the same places spring and fall. Now you should figure out where they are roosting and where they goafter they come down in the spring. Quite often, they'll first go for water, then go feed somewhere. But they move around alot during the day, so they could be in every one of those places you've got circled and/or places in between.

I shot it in the fall last year.

I'm thinking, the best place is the road since they have to eat and there's always scratchings there? But I know nothing about turkeys, besides what I've already said. I'm gonna go scout for deer sometime so I might as well scout for turkey as well.

At beast I could walk around where they nest and shoot 'em like I would a duck when they take off. Spook and shoot

Big toms like to roost near and over water. the pines more than likely hold your hens as they are smaller birds, the hens like to stay out of the wind as well. Toms on the other hand are or could be to big for the pine limbs,, as well toms like to strut around in thier roost trees so pines dont work that great as the limbs may break under thier wieght.. as far as not being in the same spot summer spring and fall they might be it all depends on the birds..Cameras are a great way to keep track on your turkeys. When it comes to hunting them you have to ?feel? out the birds. if they have not ever been called to they might be easy to call but they wise up quick. I found that if you go to where the hens fly down to the toms usually come in a short time later.. that being said I like to try and "cut off" the birds in route to their hens it works well in the spring and when (if) the toms dont responed to calls..as well I try to get in close to the toms roost,, as early as possible. toms don't like to fly out of thier trees as it expels to much energy. so they drop out of them landing within thirty or so yards from there tree. but that being said I have also busted or flushed them out of there roost so it is a tuchy deal on how close you can get..

good luck