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Started by donjuan, October 08, 2015, 07:31:10 PM
Quote from: chcltlabz on October 09, 2015, 08:03:58 AMIts not the same hunt to me. I want that bird gobbling, spitting, drumming, drooling all over himself coming in looking for love. That's what gets my motor running for turkeys. I never got the same enjoyment out of fall hunting. Yes, a busted flock calling all over the place can be great fun, but its not the same thing.Yes, you can target longbeards in the fall, but its like hunting silent toms in the spring. Just not as much of a thrill. So as long as there are other things to hunt in the fall, that's where I'll be.
Quote from: VaTuRkStOmPeR on October 25, 2015, 09:09:12 AMDead hens don't breed and turkey numbers are on the decline in the majority of places.
Quote from: cowhornyelper on October 08, 2015, 08:27:42 PMI hunt in the spring because I can. I hunt in the fall because I've done it for 65+ years and I love it! If you can scatter a group of old gobblers it is truly a challenge to get one of these old birds that is not 'looking for love' to come to your call. They will come one step at a time and look at every tree, stump, branch, limb, etc, etc. Then they will stop at 65 yards and just stare at you. Takes real patience and a lot of work. It's not like listening for a gobble and going to it. These old guys don't grow long beards by running thru the wood in the fall gobbling! I still like the spring, but having a group of younger birds getting together, yelping and talking to 'momma' is something that everyone should hear. Good thing is that here in Virginia most of the fall hunters are after deer. Not many after turkey.