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Old 04-25-2013 | 10:21 AM
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Hi everyone. I was just wondering how may of you hunt birds in the afternoon? I dropped off my 2nd blind at the property I hunt and am thinking about heading out and setting the 2 blinds up on opposite ends of the property. Just wondered how hunting in the afternoon would be. I know there are birds in the vicinty of the location. Just not sure exactly where they have been roosting. The property is only about 30 acres (woods) and adjoinging properties are pretty much off limits (except for tracking purposes). So if they are not roosting in my buddies woods, I will have to hope they are roosting close by and call them in.
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Old 04-25-2013 | 10:25 AM
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Can't hurt to try... might call in a lonely Tom that still wants a little afternoon delight.
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Old 04-25-2013 | 10:34 AM
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I've taken Easterns all the way up until near quitting time in the evening here in MI, as well as a Rio in Texas and a Merriams in SD! Toms will come in any time after they leave the roost until they fly up in the evening if you work them right.
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Old 04-25-2013 | 12:35 PM
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Hunting them right now, its 4:30 pm here in NC...Just make sure it's legal after 12-1...
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Old 04-25-2013 | 04:19 PM
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Here it ends at 12 noon every day of the hunt..
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Old 04-26-2013 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by nchawkeye
Hunting them right now, its 4:30 pm here in NC...Just make sure it's legal after 12-1...
cool... yea, we can hunt them here from sunrise to sunset. Went out yesterday for a few hours... didn't see or hear any. Looks like it could be a tough one here this spring.
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Old 04-26-2013 | 09:05 AM
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We used to have a noon cutoff. Then they went to 4PM for a few years and now for quite some time it has been until a half hour before sunset, which is well after 8PM up here this time of the year.
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Old 04-28-2013 | 03:36 AM
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I will let you know how my afternoons go. Due to my schedule I expect to be doing more of that this spring in Wisconsin.
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Old 04-28-2013 | 12:19 PM
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sit in a traffic spot were u see turkey sign or know turkeys r. just hen decoy(s) then call every half hour. its also a good time to scout if u dont see anyt5hing and by that i mean u could sit there and figure out were the birds go, i wouldnt getr up and walk around alot
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Old 04-29-2013 | 02:48 PM
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this will be my first year hunting after 12pm. the first two weeks are till noon only and the last two weeks are all day. I am not sure what to expect as far as gobblers are concerned.
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