Ethan Givan Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Tomorrow is opening day for Kentucky turkey season. The weather is supposed to be cool, the high is only 50. The wind is supposed to be blowing pretty good as well. How do you hunt turkeys in these conditions. Would down in the bottoms be best? Should you call alot or will the turkeys be kind of quiet? Never really had these conditions for opening weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 WOW, thanks for all the advice guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 ...Hi, Ethan...most everyone is probably out looking for a bird... -Me?...just sent off the trapped pelts to be tanned, and waiting for the bears to wake up in a few weeks... -I am by no means a turkey expert....and I will have to say that I envy you with your weather , right now...... -But-if I were hunt'n a gobbler in your conditions and area....my hunch would be to just spend your weekend out scouting for sign, using the sound of the wind to your advantage.....and doing a little intermittent clucking... -Watch and get a feel what's going on, and you'll have some important homework done for when the weather turns for "ideal"... ...and who knows what you might encounter! -Gee, I wish we had turkey up here....we do get a big "migration " in ...every November!!:rolleyes: -Good luck, Ethan, and may you have a great, successful season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Do a lot of scouting. Don't rely on being a champion caller, be a champion woodsman and know what the birds want. I have been under the weather for a week, but our youth learn to hunt program this past weekend killed 5 birds. I had a buddy take out the kid I was supposed to take. The weather was accumulating snow Friday night 2-3 inches on the ground. Rain snow mix the rest of the weekend till Sunday afternoon. The temps in the 20s at night and 30s daytime. 20-30mph winds all weekend with gusts hitting 40. How about that for turkey hunting weather? Total birds killed in 4 days was 11 out of 21 first time hunters. Not bad. Just get out there and figure out where they are and where they want to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I would stick to where you normally see the birds... In my area the weather doesn't really seem to affect where they roost a whole lot. However, on very windy days I've not had much luck... they seem spend most of the day in the thicker stuff out of the wind rather than fields and don't talk a whole lot. Regardless, I'd still be out chasing them... you never know when one might sneak in on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Walk the woods roads slowly if you got 'em. Otherwise, try some open areas. You'll have to call louder than usual. Boxes work best in the high winds. Good luc, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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