Turkeygirl Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 The alarm went off at 4am...I rolled over and turned it off....then fell back to sleep! It wasn't really an accident. I was so tired after this week, and I have a take home microbiology exam to do this weekend, so the little part of me said sleep in so you can work on the test. I went out last night to the state land near where that gobbler had been...didn't hear anything, no gobbles. A couple vehicles drove through and I heard distance owl calls but no gobbles to those...it was cold though...temp dropped, so maybe that is why. So I have a question. When trying to locate a turkey on state land....should I just keep driving around to different spots and stopping and seeing if one will respond to an owl call? I'm not use to hunting big tracts of land and I'm thinking tonight of a couple different spots to try on the public land. Same goes for late morning...I heard they were gobbling late morning around there, but with so much area, I have no idea where to start! My only thought is to get back in deep where less hunters are apt to go. Later today I'm going to take a quick hike up behind the house, see if I can find any sign of any gobblers still in this area. The lady in my class though who hunts, her husband goes back to work next week so we are going to try to get together and hunt. they've been having a bit of luck calling birds in and she said she knows some good spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 I was also wondering....in the evening, is there certain time to to use the owl call to locate them (if they'll gobble)? I didn't know if there is a point when it's like too late/too dark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 I drive to areas where i have seen birds and i'll try to locate them using a crow or owl call, usually in the morning though(where i hunt there's 3 / 3 day hunts, so going in the morning works best for me).....sometimes, they respond, sometimes they don't, but i know they're in the area because i see them regularly..... I've heard folks just driving, turning the engine off and beeping the horn for a locator.....it's never worked for me,lol...but i know it's worked for them. I also like to park on the road and sit there waiting and watching from both directions....usually see them crossing to go to their roosting area. All you can do is try.......Good Luck..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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