How to kill a fall turkey?
 

I have a fall hunt this weekend. Any tips on what to do to kill a fall bird? It is an either sex hunt with a bag limit of two birds. I am very excited about it. Should I call or kiki?

RE: How to kill a fall turkey?
 

I just Figure Out there Routes and wait till they show and blast em lol work for me :D:D:D I've Herd Of calls for Fall hunting never tried it tho but opening day of fall lol i heard 16 gobbles and some yelps putts from turkeys not humans
So Iduno I like the way i set up on them and its fun sneeking up on them
I like Hide and Go Seek lol

RE: How to kill a fall turkey?
 

Fall Turkey Hunting
Hunting in the fall can be as exciting as spring hunt. Learning the difference between calls and Setups can be important to become successful. Some of the most common fall calls to learn is the , Assembly Call , Cluck , Kee-Kee , Kee-Kee-Run , Yelp , Gobbler yelps

The Assembly Call is the call a Boss Hen makes to regroup her poults after they have wondered off. This call is very common in a Scatter or a Bust of a family flock. It is alot of yelping and done with some excitement in the call.

Cluck , is an attection getter , it means Look to the turkeys.

Kee-Kee and Kee-Kee-Run , is the whistle the same call but with a yelp at the end of the whistle. This is the call that Poults will do after the Bust. The call sounds a little like Pee-Pee-Pee and then Yelp.

Yelp , is just a plain Yelp like one would do in the spring.

Gobbler Yelps , These are a very course Yelp (deeper in sound) and drawn out , slower then the plain yelp. Most times a gobbler will only make 2-3 yelps at one time.

When hunting Gobblers it can be very timely hunt , sometimes it can take hours and at other times days to regroup them.

Most hunters find Family flocks easyer to hunt. After a bust, the hunt can start only in munites. The younger birds tend to regroup as soon as possible, after the bust. An evening bust can be successfull aswell , busting the birds at the roost and being setup before morning light is a good practice. This Tastic is one that is over looked in the spring season.

The hunter wants to bust the flock up the best he can scattering birds in all directions. You want to setup at the bust up point or as close to it as possible. Most times the hunter wants to call the same way as the birds do trying to regroup. Keeping an ear for the area birds and a good eye on the closes sounding birds. The hunter should have his gun in place before the bird comes into view. A good clean head shot from your shotgun in range, will make you becaome a successfull Fall Turkey hunter.

Decoys in the fall:

After a busted flock the fall hunter can also setup one or two decoys at the bust spot and call the same way as the scattered birds trying to regroup. Keeping in mind a gobbler flock can be very timely, as gobblers can take hours and even days to regroup.

Flock Setups, can also be used with 6-12 decoys at this time. Setting up as close to a roosting area as possible without the chance of spooking birds and mimicking the calls of the local birds can be very effective.
This can give the younger birds a veiw that the flock is getting togeather, and make them feel safe to approach the setup.

Adrian J Hare , QuakerBoy Game Calls

RE: How to kill a fall turkey?
 

Thanks adrian. That is really useful info.:) I will try breaking the flockup then calling to them. i have heard really good things about the kiki run. I will keep you posted on how I do.:D Thanks.

RE: How to kill a fall turkey?
 

wel turkey blaster i think you should just cluck once or twice every 10 to 15 min.i call like this in the sping time alot too.The turkeys are so educated around where i hunt they are call shy. but when you call like i do jujust be ready at all times well good luck

RE: How to kill a fall turkey?
 

Great reply BT....TB I use the flock set-up approach before I try a bust.I dont use dekes in the fall just my personal preference but I do attempt to feel out a flock by making contact with them by calling.If they act interested I'll work them to see if I can persuade them to come my way.If they act uninterested I'll move into position for a bust.Remember this a good bust is one when the birds fly in different directions.If they stay together you've accomplished only one thing and thats that you've spooked the birds and probably ruined your hunt for the day.Try to get in close for a bust and once they go get em in the air.If you get them going in different directions than use the keekee,keekee run and lost call.When they get in tight lower your volume and if you know for sure there close and coming have that gun already up and hold off on that calling.Good luck and have fun.You'll learn the most by just going and experiencing it yourself so go kill one.....Bob;)