Beat time to hunt turkey
 

Obviously the best time is early morning. Is mid afternoon to late afternoon second best or is there another time of the day that is good?

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Late morning is not bad if you know where the turkeys go to strut when the hens leave.

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anytime you can get in the woods to hunt them!
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I hunt all day until i kill one

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I'm with moonge. All day till dark if that's what it takes. We'll sometimes amble back toward camp for lunch and a little nap, then it's back out there looking.

I've never killed one in the afternoon, but they're still in the woods so I am, too.

Romans 8:28

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id say between sun up and sun down. dont always have to kill something to have a &quot;great day in the woods&quot;<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

&quot;I got turkey on the brain&quot;

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If you cant get on one early, mid day is good. Often times the hens will leave the gobblers and begin nesting, which leaves Mr. Gobbler very lonely. I also like evening hunting. I have actually had alot of success hunting in the evenings. but nothing beats seeing that sun come up and having that old longbeard sounding off.

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Any time the season is open!!

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My favorite time is gobbling on the roost till flydown. When the gobbling ceases after flydown and there's no activity nearby--that's a beat time for me!

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I seem to remember hearing that most turkeys are killed between 0930 & 1000.

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Mid-morning to noon is not a bad time, like Spit-n-Drum said, &quot;they get awful lonely&quot; once their hen heads out.

Live, breathe, sleep, & dream for the hunt.

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I recommend the Knight & Hale gobbler guide. It explains how the turkeys go through different transitions every 15 days or so and where and when in the US. It explains what they are going to do, act like, and when they are going to do it. In other words, you can pick a state, pick a date, and it will tell you exactly how to hunt those birds and what they will be doing. Its very accurate too. You'll shoot more turkeys than before and you'll understand everything alot more clearly.