kdsberman

Just wondering, what kinds of trees are you noticing turkeys roost on in your area?

hunting junkie

Pines and oaks.

kdsberman

Any idea what kind of pines? Im planning on planting a bunch of trees this spring and would like to include good turkey habitat in the project. Im pretty young so ill eventually see the results some day. Thanks

Wingbone

Where I hunt, almost any tree with widely spaced,large branches. Large white or red oaks, White pines, even maples if the branches are right, will host turkeys.

Bugflipper

For turkey don't forget the cedar trees. It will protect them through cold winter nights and storms. Here, under normal conditions they roost in white oaks.
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Screamin Steel

In my areas just about any species of tree, the key is the tree's location, and the branch configuration. Find a big ol' oak at the head of a hollow with some horiziontal limbs about yourleg to waist in diameter and you probably have a likely roost tree. Big pines and hemlocks as well as oaks seem to be favorites, of course whereI hunt there are a ton of both, and they can change on a daily basis, but ther is a window when the hens are still being bred, but have made their nest and are returning to it each day to lay prior to incubation. At this time the gobbler and his hens seem to roost close together and because tyhe hens are not moving much, they might roost the same place each night. Finding that roost and getting close is a good way to get a henned up bird at that time. When the hens start to sit the nest there is a good chance the gobbler will move in search of more hens. Then you have to find him all over again.

mauser06

my area its usually big ole oaks....but any large tree with branches will do...

foul weather they will take pines if they can find em...