Some Questions for the Pro's?
02-06-2005, 10:16 PM
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Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Chickasha, Ok
Posts: 364
Some Questions for the Pro's?
Ok guys I am very new to Turkey hunting and I have some questions? Ok I have land that has plenty of turkeys and I know they are out there. During deer season I had put out some corn for the deer and the turkeys ate it. So should I put a feeder up out there, And do I hunt from a treestand, groundblind, or in some brush? What kinds of calls work the best for yal? Do you use decoys, if so what kind how many? Well I have never done it before but it sounds like it would be fun. I would like to hear your thoughts.
I hunt in Oklahoma if that matters......
I hunt in Oklahoma if that matters......
02-07-2005, 10:10 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Deep in the heart of Dixie USA
Posts: 2,038
RE: Some Questions for the Pro's?
Look up in the uppper right corner of this page in the links and click on "search". Put in "new to turkey hunting" (in quotes) or 'advice' (not in quotes) and you will find links to all kinds of muses and rememberances handed down by these sages over the eons.
Hope you have lots of time for reading,... there is plenty of it
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Hope you have lots of time for reading,... there is plenty of it![
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02-07-2005, 12:41 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lufkin TX USA
Posts: 249
RE: Some Questions for the Pro's?
You don't want to bait them. It's illegal in most places and it's just no fun to ambush them like deer. Get a Lynch box call or a Primos Box Cutter box call, any of them are OK, and practice. Find some turkey sounds on the internet (NWTF site has some..NWTF.org) and practice up.
They can see real well so set up with some cover near where they roost or where they are seen regularly and give it a try.
Keep reading on hunting them and you will learn a lot before the season starts. When the first gobbler answers you in the morning and comes working in to your calling, you WILL be hooked! Practice on a good box call and pattern your shotgun and you'll be off to a good start.
They can see real well so set up with some cover near where they roost or where they are seen regularly and give it a try.
Keep reading on hunting them and you will learn a lot before the season starts. When the first gobbler answers you in the morning and comes working in to your calling, you WILL be hooked! Practice on a good box call and pattern your shotgun and you'll be off to a good start.
02-08-2005, 10:40 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Russellville AR USA
Posts: 410
RE: Some Questions for the Pro's?
Hey,
I would check your local laws on baiting, because in most states, you can't bait turkeys. If you are just starting, I would say set up on the ground in a blind or in some good cover. I would also look into buying a couple of decoys, but the more you get in to turkey hunting, you will learn when and when not to use them, for example in late season when the birds have been hunted and they are usually decoy shy. But if you are the only one hunting these birds, they may not be decoy or call shy later in the season. Good luck this spring!
I would check your local laws on baiting, because in most states, you can't bait turkeys. If you are just starting, I would say set up on the ground in a blind or in some good cover. I would also look into buying a couple of decoys, but the more you get in to turkey hunting, you will learn when and when not to use them, for example in late season when the birds have been hunted and they are usually decoy shy. But if you are the only one hunting these birds, they may not be decoy or call shy later in the season. Good luck this spring!
02-09-2005, 12:00 PM
#7
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Van Buren AR
Posts: 43
RE: Some Questions for the Pro's?
Buckmasterflex, where are you located in OK, I am in Sequoyah county and would be willing to come call for you and give you some tips. I am not a pro but I have killed a few and called up a few for others. Don't put up the feeder it is against the law here in OK. Decoys are good but not completely necessary. Also your location in the state makes some difference are you hunting Rios or Easterns it does make some difference. If you don't want my help that is cool. I hunt both sides of the state so let me know if you want to get together. I also promise I won't bring a gun, I am not looking for someplace to hunt just would like to help out. It is addictive.
02-09-2005, 05:54 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lufkin TX USA
Posts: 249
RE: Some Questions for the Pro's?
I use decoys about half the time. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Pick up a FeatherFlex or two if you want but if you can call, they aren't a necessity. A hen will do, a hen and a jake sometimes drives the old tom mad enough to come right in and beat up on the jake decoy.
The best bet is to take someone like OKIERUT up on his offer. No better way to learn than from someone with experience. Besides, it's a blast to meet new hunters.
The best bet is to take someone like OKIERUT up on his offer. No better way to learn than from someone with experience. Besides, it's a blast to meet new hunters.
02-09-2005, 06:15 PM
#9
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 41
RE: Some Questions for the Pro's?
I love it when somebody post that they are new to turkey hunting and have property that has turkey and want some advise on how to hunt them and all the good sameritans come out and offer to come on his property and help him call turkeys
When was the last time that somebody offered to take a total stranger on there private property to show them how it's done??? I'm sure he'll do just fine if he's hunting unpressured birds
And if they are pressured then hell just become a better turkey hunter from it
When was the last time that somebody offered to take a total stranger on there private property to show them how it's done??? I'm sure he'll do just fine if he's hunting unpressured birds And if they are pressured then hell just become a better turkey hunter from it
02-10-2005, 06:53 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lufkin TX USA
Posts: 249
RE: Some Questions for the Pro's?
Remarkably, I didn't have that problem. I had virgin, never before hunted turkeys when I started hunting and no one offered to come help me kill them!
I have learned on my own, and from the folks on the internet here and only now, am I offered "help" to eradicate those pesky turkeys from my hunting area.
Yes, one should be careful on who one picks to learn from.
But I thought it kind of okierut to offer to come call for BMF rather than offer to come kill birds with him. That's a generous offer from a person who evidently loves to work the birds, no matter who is manning the gun.
I have learned on my own, and from the folks on the internet here and only now, am I offered "help" to eradicate those pesky turkeys from my hunting area.
Yes, one should be careful on who one picks to learn from.
But I thought it kind of okierut to offer to come call for BMF rather than offer to come kill birds with him. That's a generous offer from a person who evidently loves to work the birds, no matter who is manning the gun.