Nate22

Thanks for the tips guys we have tried to get in between the tom and where he wants to be but as soon as we think we know where hes gonna go off the roost he goes a different way. We havent left the decoys in the truck yet but we have tried using a jake and hen decoy as well as just a hen decoy but maybe no decoy is what we need right now. I do like the wing beat and scratching tactic and think that will be the next one we try because we got where he is roosted pegged. As far as the spooking the birds off then trying to pull the gobbler back ive never tried that but as slow as its been im ready to try just about anything. Good luck guys and thanks again.

Congrats on the awesome bird

Finding some turkey sign would be a huge confidence booster for sure but last season we didnt hear but one or two birds gobble for the first 2 or 3 weeks but the last week and a half we bagged 6 birds. So not hearing them isnt as big of a concern yet as finding out whether the land your hunting is holding birds or not.

Congrats thats a good lookin bird

Me and a couple buddys have leased a 250 acre property in South Georgia thats never been turkey hunted and surrounded by private property and plantations that dont hunt turkeys so theres no pressure and plenty of birds. Our problem has been the gobblers seem to be so henned up, we get set up by their roost and get them to gobble at our calls then they pitch down and either shut up or go the opposite way. We've also tried late morning and early afternoon hunts but after about 9 a.m. the birds just dont want to be vocal. We are not turkey huntin pros but we have had sucessful seasons the past couple years just not one this tough. Its already several weeks into the season and havent had one in the decoys yet, we just cant seem to close the deal and get any of these birds to give us a shot.Anyone with any tips would be great.

Good work nice birds

Thanks alot ya'll for the responses good luck everyone

Congrats man nice bird

I hunt in N. Florida and one property we hunt has been silent so far but we are only goin into our third weekend since its opened but another property we hunt has been extremely active with gobblers and a couple have already made their last mistake. Good luck to everyone.

I've done a lot of reading and talked to some other turkey hunters and ive heard two different sides on how to call and how much to call. I know a lot of guys that love their box calls and will use them quite a lot. Ive read though that really other than locating a bird its better to just put the box down and use a more quiet calling method like a mouth call or slate even when the bird is over 100 yrds. away still. Also i think over calling is a mistake a lot of guys make that ive made before myself but how much should you cut back on calling?

Looks like your gonna have a busy opening day good luck

Me and some of my buddies turkey hunt in North Florida at several different properties. Some of the properties we have gotten permission to hunt this year are fairly new to us. We have done some scouting and seen a lot of good tracks and some droppings and think we have where they roost pin pointed. I was just wondering if there was any tips to help increase our chances of bagging a gobbler when he pitches down. We have a hen decoy and a Killer B gobbler decoy with a fan that can be pulled up and down. Also we have all the mouth calls, slates, and box calls we need and can use all quite well.