dbHunterNY Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I'm relatively new to turkey hunting. When the morning is very quiet, with no or very very little gobbling heard, what should a hunter do? Should he or she stay in one spot and call every now and then, waiting it out? Should the hunter call and then move to the next hill top and try again? There were a handful of toms gobbling in the area before. Lately, it's been quiet as the season comes to an end. Anyone want to voice an opinion? Thanks, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie234 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I to am a new come this was my first serious year. I have a small area to hunt. I usually set up and call from one spot for the first few hours if i haven't heard anything I'll move around the hill side and call. I know any gobbler in the area can hear me no matter where I am. walk and call till you hear a gobble then set up fast and keep calling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbeardfever4ever Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 i would say sleep in and go out around 9 am and stay till noon, unless you have dawn-dusk huntin, then you can also slip in to where he roosts at around 6pm and see if he comes in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 What you need to do is find a couple places where you know there are birds around all the time. It might be a certain field they are in strutting all the time or a big flat in the woods that is all scratched up. Whether they are gobbling or not they are still there. Set up and call softly for an hour or so....maybe even more. You might get one to come in silent or all the sudden a gobbler in the area might lose his hens and will start responding. I'm starting to kill a lot of birds by just setting up in areas I know they frequent and after a while I've got one coming in on a string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Pre-season scouting is a big answer to many problems,lol. Get out there before the season and scout them, so at least you know where they are going and when they are quiet, you are at least in a spot they'll eventually show up at. Knowing what will work is hard to say, because you never know. Sitting and waiting it out may work one day, moving along the ridge tops and calling may work another. And sometimes nothing will work, they just won't gobble. Your birds may have been henned up still....I know down here I heard they still had hens the last day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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