How to hunt turkey like a champion

[txpitdog]

Here's your chance to tell me, cuz I don't know jack. Will be hunting wooded property in Alabama mid-April. Will be using a pop-up and of course taking my bow. That leaves 60 days to learn how to call, how best to use decoys, and how close I should try to draw in a gobbler before he figures out the decoys are fakes.

Aaaaaaaand go!

[MQ32Shooter]

Pop Up, corn, decoys and a call. You'll be in business.

[Lynn21]

1- face mask and gloves
2. Decoys
3. 12 gauge
4. #4 mags
5. Lynch box
6. Don't overcall
7. Set up in the dark
8. Don't overcall
9. Don't overcall
10. Don't overcall

[TXBowhunter11]

1- face mask and gloves
2. Decoys
3. 12 gauge
4. #4 mags
5. Lynch box
6. Don't overcall
7. Set up in the dark
8. Don't overcall
9. Don't overcall
10. Don't overcall

X2.

[CabezaBlanca]

A pop-up, a couple of hen decoys and box call is all you need.

[CabezaBlanca]

Oh...probably by the time he figures out your decoys are fake it will be to late. Set your decoys about 10-12 yards out.

[44mAG]

When he hangs up, shut up. Wait for him to gobble, then answer him. Continue letting him gobble then answer. This helps bring an old gobbler out in the open sometimes.

As far as figuring out your decoys are fakes, I have had one jump on top of mine and try to breed without considering if she's fake or not! Wouldn't worry abut that.

[weminuche]

great time of the year for sure good luck

[18ncs]

Full camo, no popup, no decoys, no corn, locate turkeys flying up to roost the afternoon before, get out early and hoot to make sure they're still where you left em, set up, soft yelps purrs with a box call, have chalk with the call JIC, don't overcall and hope they have not finishing gobbling by mid April. Dont shoot Jakes. My bet is the last part is going to be your biggest problem. What county are you going to be in? Good luck.

[txpitdog]

Full camo, no popup, no decoys, no corn, locate turkeys flying up to roost the afternoon before, get out early and hoot to make sure they're still where you left em, set up, soft yelps purrs with a box call, have chalk with the call JIC, don't overcall and hope they have not finishing gobbling by mid April. Dont shoot Jakes. My bet is the last part is going to be your biggest problem. What county are you going to be in? Good luck.

Don't know the county exactly. 30 minutes north of Mobile, AL so either Mobile or Washington county.

[txpitdog]

1- face mask and gloves
2. Decoys
3. 12 gauge
4. #4 mags
5. Lynch box
6. Don't overcall
7. Set up in the dark
8. Don't overcall
9. Don't overcall
10. Don't overcall

How often is too often?

[Planner]

I personally call a lot. If you listen to turkeys communicate in the woods they do so by calling and they do a lot of it. Sometimes you need to call to a lead hen to **** her off enough to bring the longbeard to you. That takes a lot of calling but is a lot of fun. Other times you need to yelp like a gobbler to get him to come fight you... while sometimes a little hen yelp will make him come charging at you. That's what makes turkey hunting lots of fun. Ray Eye does a good job of explaining this in his book Turkey Hunters Bible.


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[CabezaBlanca]

How often is too often?

I give it at least 10 minutes between calls.

[ChickenWilly]

You just don't want to seem to anxious, You don't want him to think your decoy is that kinda girl if you know what I mean

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[Razrbk89]

Hunting easterns is a lot different than hunting Rios. In my experience, Rios are MUCH easier to fool and less wary than Easterns.