03-06-2003, 02:46 AM
i have a few tips that might help ,
scout the area that your going to hunt , if theres a gravel or dirt road near by you should find some tracks in the dirt . they usually return to the same area to ingest some small stones to help there digestion of grains . usually about an hour or two after daybreak and at the same spot before dusk . if you have a lot of oak trees in the area , there should be turks as well they love the acorns , even the half rotted ones from the previous fall .
if you find there roosting spot , usually the highest tree on the highest hill in the area . lots of droppings underneeth , thats your spot to be near , some guys will spook the turks out of there normal roosting spot before dusk the night before the hunt . that way , when daylight shows , they will follow your calls in order to re group . they like to regroup at there same roosting tree and will return to it in the evening as well .
if it is raining , the birds will avoid the tall grass and any small vegitation , they hate walking thru anything wet , but will set on some branches of a downed tree or a fence and get soaked , there not the sharpest tool in the shed . if the ground is damp or it's foggy they will walk the road .
they have the keenest eyesyte there is ! don't underestamate them . eagles see like steevie wonder compaired to them . they love the open feilds , better visual distance for spotting preditors .
if spooked they will hunker right up next to a tree and not move , that is if they don't hit the sky or take off running . there faster than a cyote , they didn't get to be here by being slow . they can literally disappear in a pine tree , you will never be able to find one in there , i've tried !
don't get overanxious in your calling , make that bird come looking for you . you'll be able to see him coming and hear him rather than him seeing you move while calling .
after you shoot one , be careful thoes spurs can slice you faster than a rasor , and thoes wings are strong enough to break your arm . fact !
like deer they will walk parelle to a road about thirty feet in . you can recognise there feeding areas , they look almost like a deer scrape .
the bigger the tracks , the bigger the bird , look for a small line between the claw marks in the dirt , big beard on that bird .
as far as there watering holes , i never have found anything out about that yet .
one more thing , if you enjoy a good butterball turkey , don't eat a wild one . think of the wild turkey as a t-bone steak , and the butterball as a dried hot dog . wild turkey is the best tasting bird i have ever had . and thats a fact .
i hope you get one , real good luck to you my friend . your pal lonehunter
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scout the area that your going to hunt , if theres a gravel or dirt road near by you should find some tracks in the dirt . they usually return to the same area to ingest some small stones to help there digestion of grains . usually about an hour or two after daybreak and at the same spot before dusk . if you have a lot of oak trees in the area , there should be turks as well they love the acorns , even the half rotted ones from the previous fall .
if you find there roosting spot , usually the highest tree on the highest hill in the area . lots of droppings underneeth , thats your spot to be near , some guys will spook the turks out of there normal roosting spot before dusk the night before the hunt . that way , when daylight shows , they will follow your calls in order to re group . they like to regroup at there same roosting tree and will return to it in the evening as well .
if it is raining , the birds will avoid the tall grass and any small vegitation , they hate walking thru anything wet , but will set on some branches of a downed tree or a fence and get soaked , there not the sharpest tool in the shed . if the ground is damp or it's foggy they will walk the road .
they have the keenest eyesyte there is ! don't underestamate them . eagles see like steevie wonder compaired to them . they love the open feilds , better visual distance for spotting preditors .
if spooked they will hunker right up next to a tree and not move , that is if they don't hit the sky or take off running . there faster than a cyote , they didn't get to be here by being slow . they can literally disappear in a pine tree , you will never be able to find one in there , i've tried !
don't get overanxious in your calling , make that bird come looking for you . you'll be able to see him coming and hear him rather than him seeing you move while calling .
after you shoot one , be careful thoes spurs can slice you faster than a rasor , and thoes wings are strong enough to break your arm . fact !
like deer they will walk parelle to a road about thirty feet in . you can recognise there feeding areas , they look almost like a deer scrape .
the bigger the tracks , the bigger the bird , look for a small line between the claw marks in the dirt , big beard on that bird .
as far as there watering holes , i never have found anything out about that yet .
one more thing , if you enjoy a good butterball turkey , don't eat a wild one . think of the wild turkey as a t-bone steak , and the butterball as a dried hot dog . wild turkey is the best tasting bird i have ever had . and thats a fact .
i hope you get one , real good luck to you my friend . your pal lonehunter
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