jnoonan22
Member
We have one last shot at bagging a bird or two next week. I haven't had any luck so far this year (I'm a hunting newbie) and I'd really appreciate some insight or pointers to up my chances. I've read what I could find and realize that fall/winter turkey hunting is much different than the spring season. It drives me nuts because I see them all the time when I'm inside with my wife and her family on the farm. The horses have been eating corn and the turkeys seem to enjoy recycling that corn. Ironically, a group of both hens and toms/jakes were probably as close as 50 yards from the house on Thanksgiving day, feeding in the pouring rain. I saw too decent size toms hanging out on the edge of a driveway when heading home after patterning my shotgun this past weekend. But every time I get in the field, nothing!!!
During deer season (also no luck) I heard gobblers in the early AM as well as hens cutting or making the calls that hens make... I would catch a glimpse of them in the evenings in the field behind my inlaw's farm. What are the best ideas or tactics to use to get one of these suckers? I have a box call and a mouth call (not good with the mouth call really). It feels like I have the proverbial monkey on my back since I haven't had any luck with hunting so far and my inlaws and family are all pulling for me. Help please!
During deer season (also no luck) I heard gobblers in the early AM as well as hens cutting or making the calls that hens make... I would catch a glimpse of them in the evenings in the field behind my inlaw's farm. What are the best ideas or tactics to use to get one of these suckers? I have a box call and a mouth call (not good with the mouth call really). It feels like I have the proverbial monkey on my back since I haven't had any luck with hunting so far and my inlaws and family are all pulling for me. Help please!