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Started by StickString96, May 06, 2014, 10:32:03 PM
Quote from: TnRidgeRunner on May 07, 2014, 12:19:26 AMCan you get one to gobble?
Quote from: RAJ on May 07, 2014, 11:42:08 AMEarly afternoon till just before roosting time, try slowly and stealthily walking down roads, along edges of fields(in the woods), scouting for tracks, strut sign, scratching, etc. Make some crow calls or yelps/cuts/clucks, every two hundred yards or so and try to get one to answer. If this fails, go to a known area, if possible, for them to use in the afternoons and after about thirty minutes, try some soft calling and be alert for silent birds walking in on you. Last effort is to get to the place about where birds fly down from the roost in the mornings and do more clucks than anything and sparingly at that. They may come in right at fly up time and this takes patience.If you are taking a bow along then you are adding to your NON success kill chances by a ton. I admire your propensity for a challenge. Many times turkeys are more easily killed in the afternoons than mornings , especially when they are separated from the hens. Thump one .
Quote from: wisconsinteacher on May 07, 2014, 08:50:06 AMAs a teacher, I am in the same situation. I am able to sneak out after school to hunt. I try to sneak into the roost area and plan to sit the last 2 hours of the evening. The past two hunts I have had great success with birds gobbling and responding to calls. I messed up both times so the toms are still there. Sneak in and call every 10-15 minutes. Birds can travel a good distance the last few hours of the day so stick tight and keep your eyes open.
Quote from: StickString96 on May 07, 2014, 02:28:05 PMQuote from: RAJ on May 07, 2014, 11:42:08 AMEarly afternoon till just before roosting time, try slowly and stealthily walking down roads, along edges of fields(in the woods), scouting for tracks, strut sign, scratching, etc. Make some crow calls or yelps/cuts/clucks, every two hundred yards or so and try to get one to answer. If this fails, go to a known area, if possible, for them to use in the afternoons and after about thirty minutes, try some soft calling and be alert for silent birds walking in on you. Last effort is to get to the place about where birds fly down from the roost in the mornings and do more clucks than anything and sparingly at that. They may come in right at fly up time and this takes patience.If you are taking a bow along then you are adding to your NON success kill chances by a ton. I admire your propensity for a challenge. Many times turkeys are more easily killed in the afternoons than mornings , especially when they are separated from the hens. Thump one .I know it's more difficult with a bow, but I'd be tagged out right now if I was using a shotgun. I like the challenge.
Quote from: ruination on May 07, 2014, 06:12:56 PMQuote from: StickString96 on May 07, 2014, 02:28:05 PMQuote from: RAJ on May 07, 2014, 11:42:08 AMEarly afternoon till just before roosting time, try slowly and stealthily walking down roads, along edges of fields(in the woods), scouting for tracks, strut sign, scratching, etc. Make some crow calls or yelps/cuts/clucks, every two hundred yards or so and try to get one to answer. If this fails, go to a known area, if possible, for them to use in the afternoons and after about thirty minutes, try some soft calling and be alert for silent birds walking in on you. Last effort is to get to the place about where birds fly down from the roost in the mornings and do more clucks than anything and sparingly at that. They may come in right at fly up time and this takes patience.If you are taking a bow along then you are adding to your NON success kill chances by a ton. I admire your propensity for a challenge. Many times turkeys are more easily killed in the afternoons than mornings , especially when they are separated from the hens. Thump one .I know it's more difficult with a bow, but I'd be tagged out right now if I was using a shotgun. I like the challenge.What did you miss? Shotgun range isn't that much further than a bow.
QuoteNo I didn't miss, one bird was at 45 yards and the longest shot I'm comfortable taking with my bow is 40 yards. The other one came in silent while we were set up inside a barn. The wind blew the barn doors wide open and the tom looked right in at us. I tried to raise, draw and aim quickly but he was gone. With a shotgun I'm pretty sure I would have killed both of those birds, but it is what it is. I wouldn't have it any other way, than with a bow.