Best Turkey huntin weather???

[heathcoerracin]

So this is my 1st year t.h. by myself. I was wondering, i live in lower alabama and i was wondering what is th ebest weather for huntin turkeys?

[hunterDWL]

I've killed turkeys from snow to 100 deg. days . It has a lot to do with the mood of the bird if you ask me. My favorite time to hunt is just after a good old thunder storm in the spring just seems to do something to the birds i think . Give me a good spring storm and i'll give you a big gobbler.

[WHISKEYSWAMP]

have to agree with hunterDWL... just depends on how the birds are acting, and hunting pressure as well. I've killed most of mine on cooler mornings it seems. I've also had luck in the rain as well.

[Guest Supermag]

I've had the most luck on cool clear mornings the day after a good storm.

[fly]

My luck in Illinois:

Time: Daybreak - 8am

Weather: any as long as it isn't raining (I've never had luck in the rain).

[toddyboman]

Have to agree with others......All depends on the bird...If they want to work then they will regardless of the weather.....IF they don't want to play well then it's going to be tough.....but one thing is for sure stay at cause somewhere there is a bird that will work

[dlriggins]

Around here I do the best on clear mornings up until about 11:30 and they seem to shut up but I am a long way from AL

[Leo]

The crisp clear mornings 5-10mph winds are the most fun to hunt.

But if the sun is up. So are the turkeys and you can't kill them from the couch.

Hunt rain, windy, cold, hot... you can get birds on the "impossible" days.

If you can take what mother nature is dishing out. The birds will be there.

[HUNTINGMAN]

Unless it is lightening who cares what the weather is,if season is in I am going to be out there.

[camoman1]

The only thing i really hate hunting turkeys in is wind.

[Rhino]

Well neighbor those AL turkeys ought to prefer the same conditions that are best for these MS birds.

To answer your question...cool, calm, and clear days are the best conditions around here. All that is associated with a rising barometer. As a rule of thumb, that's when I hear the most gobbling activity while they are on the roost early in the morning. What they do coming off the roost depends on if and how quickly they get with hens. Once they get with hens they usually won't gobble much since they are interested in strutting for those ladies then.

With that said though I've killed birds in all kinds of different weather conditions. Generally speaking gobbling activity is better when it's cool, calm, and clear in this part of the country if the birds aren't henned up.

[The Kid]

i really have good luck on average days,, if its to hot its just uncomfortable for me,, don't get me wrong heat isn't going to stop me from hunting,, i have hunted in the rain too kind of scary sitting under a tree watching lightning bolt hit the ground off in the distance

[CamoGuy]

I agree with everyone else, the birds decide.

I have been out on "perfect" crystal clear mornings and not heard a single gobble. I have also killed birds in 30 mph winds, in the rain and in the snow.

The best time seems to be a crisp, clear morning with temperatures hovering just above freezing. The cold seems to make them more vocal, but not always.

The only weather I have ever had absolutely no luck in was bitter cold. While I am sure it is possible, I have never seen a bird strut or heard a gobble in temps below 20 degrees. Sub-freezing temps seem to make "the mood" go away.

[rebelyelp]

clear, 45 degrees with a high of 70 that day.....

[heathcoerracin]

thanks for all yalls help. Im leaving 2mora, gonna go find out where theyre at. Good luck to everyone!!

[buckbuster11]

Turkeys are weird. You could have a beautiful warm sunny morning and not hear a gobble, the next day could be windy, cold and raining, and you could hear gobbling from every ridge.

I feel there are only 2 weather patterns that have a distinct effect on the turkey hunting here in the northeast. The first is, really warm days usually shut the turkeys down pretty good after first light. It's much like a warm day in the middle of the rut, it just shuts the deer movement down.

The second is, a good spring rain alot of times brings them out of hiding. This is actually my favorite time to hunt. After a good solid rain turkeys will be hitting the fields, especially the plowed fields looking for worms and bugs. A thunderstorm can get the birds fired up too because they like to gobble at the thunder.

Plus, the rain sends 9 out of 10 turkey hunters back to the house. If you have access to farmland, and you know turkeys are in the area, get yourself on the field edge after a good rain.