dsharp01 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Can I get some tips please? when roosting, should I try to get close or just hang back about 200 - 300 yrds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkV Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I like to stay out of sight and if you have a idea where the birds are coing from to roost stay out of their way. Wait until almost twillight amd give a owl hoot or a crow call to see if you can locate the tom. Dependent on where you are located as to what they like to roost in. Around my area they love the big mature oak trees with large limbs to set on overnight. Thats about all I know as it is only my second year at this game myself! Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 our rios roost in the same trees every night. If something bothers them then they will switch trees, but the have there favorites. I figure out where they are roosting and where they are coming from. Turkeys are so patternistic they almost follow the same foot prints as the day before. The birds around here make a big 3-4 mile circle everyday, do your homework and find their pattern and that will raise your success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnor Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Easterns on our land in SE OK change roost trees from night to night, but are often on one of two ridges adjacent to some big hen feeding and gobbler strutting fields. If I'm hunting in the evening (ok until sunset in Oklahoma), I'll sometimes try to get in between birds and where they're headed to roost, but never so close to the roost that I'll scare them away from using it if detected. Other times I'll just watch from a distance and plan where to be the next morning. A hybrid approach bagged me two nice birds earlier this month. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWiggely Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I hang back, and just listen for the most part. I like to be about 200 yards away, not any closer if I can help it. I will owl hoot at dark, but rather here them sound off on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 If there is a little green-up, meaning that there is some leaf out in the tree's, a bird that is close, sounds far away!! It all depends on the amount of foilage that is out in the woods. That dictates how close you can try to get to the birds. A 100 yards is quite a distance, and 200 yards is real far away!! But if the tree's are leafing out, you can get much closer without worrying about them spotting you. I'd stop at 75 yards, and set-up and do some soft calling. Don't hammer them that close with loud calls, because they'll wait for that "excited" hen to show up!! Keep it toned down and call sparingly, try to see how they respond to your calling. If he gobble's at anything your throw at him and appears to be comming closer, stop the loud calling or calling altogether and let him come looking for you!! It's really amazing on how they can pinpoint the exact tree your sitting up against from over 200+ yards away!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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