Fall turkey hunting?

[brudaman340]

I was just wondering how you set up for fall turkey? I never really hunted fall turkey too much mostly just spring. Do turkeys change there roosting spots or use the same exact trees or do they have diffrent roosting spots? Do you call alot or at all? Do you use decoys or not? Just wondering Any info would help. I went out twice this year and didnt hear or see anything.

[earnhardts12000]

i got 1 so far spot stalk i shot mine other day in shorts lol look in cornfields,callin no usually only in spring works,decoys no cause can shoot either hens or gobblers get shot at.

[dbHunterNY]

They'll roost near standing corn or a fresh cut corn field if there's one around. Other than that quietly stalk through some woods where you can. You'll hear them stratching up the duff in the woods, making a bunch of noise. Don't expect to get super close, but try and figure out the general direction they're working in. Setup ahead of them and wait.

... I guess Earnhardts12000 has got the idea too. That's one way that will work.

Edited October 6, 2009 by dbHunterNY

[chris149]

you can call in turks in the fall done so many of times just can't call alot once every 30-45min or so.

Decoy would help I done had 5 turks busted me I think a decoy would make them look else were.

and find food cut corn,clover,ect.

now this is in Kentucky may vary in other states but it works for me here

[wtnhunt]

Don't know about elsewhere, but here we have some birds that will roost up in the hills in the fall and move off towards the bottoms before spring. They do not roost in the same place as they do in the spring. Seems the pattern every year we see birds pretty regular this time of the year on our property. Actually been watching some flydown in the mornings out our back window about every other day and have had shot opportunities on birds standing right beside my archery targets in the backyard.

Never had a fall season for turkeys here before this year. Don't know if the toms will answer calls right now or come to calls, but I have heard them gobble in the fall plenty of times. Had some really nice longbeards last year I was seeing right around Thanksgiving while deer hunting. Shot some video of them, don't know if that is loaded or not though.

Hunting deer here but seeing turkeys, may take a hen since I get 1 either sex and then have a quota gun hunt I can take 1 bird with as landowner. Been seeing hens here from the stand just about every time out.

[woolybear]

Cool vid William. Looks like you'll have one roosting over your shoulder soon.

Lots of turkey talk happens in the fall. Assembly yelps, kee kees, and fighting purrs are what I hear most at this time.

I usually wait to hear them first and throw back at them whatever they give me. Not a fan of calling blind in the fall. Most times I'm too busy deer hunting.

Just wait for them to set the mood, then give it right back to them. In all honesty, fall birds can be more responsive to calls than them lovesick spring chickens.

[Turkeygirl]

Sometimes in the fall it works to scatter a flock/ break them up...then sit down in that area and wait for them to start talking back and then call to them with some kee kees, yelps, etc...

They love fresh corn fields...fresh cow manure...This year the nut crop isn't looking too good in my area so I think once the corn is down...they'll be hitting the corn fields.

[earnhardts12000]

got 1 bird gotta get second but now its bow time

[pointing_dogs_rule]

Sometimes in the fall it works to scatter a flock/ break them up...then sit down in that area and wait for them to start talking back and then call to them with some kee kees, yelps, etc...

Kinda how I do it, as above.

Secondly, I bow hunt alot and will watch them roost the night before while I am in the tree and then set up on them in the morning when they fly down.

Third, once I know where they roost I will set up in the afternoon and catch them coming back to the trees at night.

Here in my area of Iowa the turkeys roost in the same trees as they do in the spring.

good luck to all

the dog

[backwoods07]

My turkey hunting consists of deer hunting with a turkey permit in my pocket. If one walks by, he's mine. I couldn't tell ya the first thing about specifically hunting for turkeys in the fall.

[earnhardts12000]

way we are bow huntin in turkey season too

[RangerClay]

In fall we like to do turkey drives. To do a set-up and wait like in the spring is way to iffy. We know where they are finding food and start there.

I have been getting a few to come into my bowhunting set-up. I'm still waiting for a bearded hen to come back into my food plot.

[fly]

Saw about a dozen tonight. I missed the gobbler at 30 yards (archery). I was deer hunting. Have been seeing a lot of turkey's this year. One hen was roosted when I walked in at 3:30pm. She was jumping around in the top of a tree as if she couldn't decide on the right branch. Then she started clucking and here they all came. Had three hens right under me.

[fenderhunt4]

I like the classic scatter the flock and kee-kee them back in. I have taken dozens of birds that way. There are plenty of magazine articles and online reads about how to do this.

I have also called them in just with yelps and kee-kees while sitting in my deer stand. There are several ways to do it. Each bird (or flock of birds) seems to respond differently.

Best of luck.