I know how to hunt these Eastern Birds wondering who has hunted Merriams and what you may have done differently from other birds you have hunted?



Thanks In Advance for any input you may give. Pat

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Poult is right , Volume calls work well as airpresure is lower and the higher volume calls tend to reach out. Tube Calls,Boat Paddles, and Aluminum surface calls work great. 1 thing to keep in mined , if you want a White Tipped Gobbler you may have to pass up a few, its not unusal to see Buffed tips in merriams...BT

I' m also going on my first merriam' s hunt in the spring.I' ll be hunting the black hills of Wyoming.Thanks for the tips guys.

Where are you hunting at Pat?

Because of their sheer numbers here in Washington state, right now they' re all I hunt...I think they' re one of the prettiest species anyway with their white tips on the tail feathers.

I' ve been told they' re one of the easier species to hunt because they talk a little more. They' re a fairly vocal bunch of birds especially if you are hunting during the hen gathering phase or when the hens are sitting on eggs. If they are henned up then they tend to shut up big time. Then, I would suggest working the hens instead of the toms and get em pissed off so they' ll come your way and bring the toms with them.

It must be a real treat for you guys to hunt Merriams if all you have where you live is Easterns.....That' s what I love about Washington state...we boast that we are the ONLY state in the ENTIRE 50 United States that has three of the four subspecies of turkeys...the merriam, eastern, and rio. I love it here!

Ok so what you all are saying is since I can successfully hunt these wiley easterns I shouldn' t have any trouble with those Merriams. I appreciate all the tips you guys have given me.

Whacker I am hunting them in Idaho.

I' m jealous. Someday I' ll get a chance to hunt them.