Your #1 turkey hunting weakness

[Gooserbat]

It used to be patience but I've slowed down and learned to enjoy the journey

[tha bugman]

Work


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[2dogs1name]

Confidence/over thinking

I loose confidence in my setups and calling too easily.  Sometimes I move to 3-4 different trees before I finally get settled in. 

My calling skills in practice are good, but I often get the jitters when I have a working bird and I sound like a hen that has been smoking cowboy killers her whole life.


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I'm with Spurs...setting up and resetting up and resetting up...sheesh.

[WNCTracker]

Calling too fast when excited

[Txag12]

For me, first it's knowing when to stay put and when to make a move. I tend to get antsy after 30-45 minutes, and get the mentality to "go make something happen". Other times I'll have the confidence to sit for 2 hours in one spot sparingly calling to no avail.

Second, I would say losing my know how and questioning myself when they aren't talking but I know they're in the relatively area (within a quarter mile) of my location. Getting a lot better at this though as I encounter it more and more.

[cwb04]

I have one (well I have many of the ones already mentioned) but the one that drives me crazy, I have not heard anyone else mention. 

I cannot hear a turkey drumming.  It's just a frequency that I cannot hear.  I've had birds at 20 yards and I know good and well they are drumming by their body language.  Can't tell you how many times I've been hunting with friends or family and when the hunt is over I get the ole "man he was drumming his a$$ off".

I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING CHEATED. 

Makes it really difficult for me to hunt birds that are not vocal.  Particularly afternoon hunts, when I just go into an area where I know there are turkeys and do some soft calling.  I often wonder how many birds I have spooked, that were standing out there drumming and I never knew it.

Tremendous weakness as far as I am concerned.