Matchthedeerslayer Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I've been hunting turkeys now for 3 years and every year i come up empty handed. I do everything right too i have a good decoy setup, good calling, diecent gun, good blind sedtup and the perfect season. I can get the gobblers to gobble at me but they just won't come in. Got any advice???????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 All of what you've mentioned is vital in the turkey hunting world. . . but one essential key that you missed that will definately mean the difference in a vest full of feathers and coming home empty handed is woodsmanship. By this a mean . . . think like a turkey, know what they're options are for the time of day and conditions you are hunting then it's all about out guessin' them. Learn the habits of the turkeys in your area and then you'll bump into more during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchthedeerslayer Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Well i do know when and where they will be during the mornings and evenings they just won't come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 A lot of times the turkeys won't come in for me because there are hens calling and the gobblers go to them instead. Everything I try in the mentioned situation hasn't worked for me. I do have luck when there are no hens near the gobller or if by luck I'm between the gobbler and the hens. The only time I hunt in open fields with decoys is when I hunt low prerssured private land. When I hunt public land (most of the time) I never have luck in fields. I always do better in the timber. When the situation allows I set up on an elevated position from where the gobbler is. That way I have the advantage of seeing him before he sees me. A lot of times I think gobblers do come in, but the hunter just never sees him. Once a gobbler is headed your way, make sure you are hidden well, and don't move a muscle until shot time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchthedeerslayer Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 thats just it i hunt on my land which hasent been hunted on for a while because we just built there 2 years ago. The flock that i do hunt has about 3 big boss toms and like 20-25 hens. The best thing that i've tried and worked to get in range was stalking them but i didnt have a good shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Well i do know when and where they will be during the mornings and evenings they just won't come in. If you know where they are and when they will be there, then keep getting closer to them until they don't have a choice than to be close enough! My buddy and I actually set up at the base of the tree they were roosted in last year, and we didn't scare them. Having said that, you have to be very quiet and careful! If you've had luck in the past with stalking them, just keep at it. We don't stay still too often. We like to go to them so it's easier for them to come to us...less distance for them to travel. We're very aggressive, but very successful most of the time! Good luck, and stick with it! Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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