Wild Turkey Huntin'

[Dargo]

Re: Wild Turkey Huntin\'

GrayBeard, thanks for your experienced insight. It is surprising to me that the turkeys act the way they do. What you say makes sense with what I've seen. Motorized traffic along roads and also along off road trails are common and the turkeys seem to have no fear of anything noisy and motorized. However, hop off and start walking and they are gone! /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif I mean dead silence, in the middle of nowhere, and I didn't even hear a single noise. It's like they just disappear!

I suppose my experience only makes me more interested in hunting them. I will not shoot them out of the trees. If I really wanted one that bad, I'd just drop by the grocery store on the way home. Shooting them out of trees would be like hunting cattle; not much of a sport to that, and there wouldn't be the thrill.

Since I'm not a hunter it just surprised the heck out of me that the "stupid" birds knew when to disappear and when to not have a care!

 

[ByronBob]

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I've hunted them before but not lately. Hardest animal to hunt IMO. Turkey have a 280 degree vision sight. For a human we have about 160 degree vision sight. Imagine having the ability to see almost behind you. Oh and their eyesight is about 8-10x that of a human. Imagine having the ability to see behind you and be looking through binoculars.
So as Bob mentioned. Full camo including face, black or even camo gun and don't move a muscle. But you need to have them in the woods near you or it's pointless.
Also Turkey have layered feathers so it's like shooting into a bullet proof vest. The layers absorb the impact and the BB's never make it to the body hense the head shot. Their skin on their head is tinner than ours. Only real chance you have.
Dargo for wanting to hunt and not being experienced you picked the worst (hardest) animal to start with. But good luck anyways!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[SkyPup]

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The absolute best time to take a trophy gobbler down here is during the Spring Gobbler season as they WILL come a runnin' to the faked sound of a hen's cluckin' /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Don't ask me how I know! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[GrayBeard]

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Sky,
I've got a trip planned for late Mar. to your area to hunt turkeys. ( south of Ocala)
Also, going to visit my son.
'Can't wait for both !
GrayBeard

 

[SkyPup]

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Sky,
I've got a trip planned for late Mar. to your area to hunt turkeys. ( south of Ocala)
Also, going to visit my son.
'Can't wait for both !
GrayBeard )</font>

YOU ARE IN LUCK GrayBeard! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Right where I am we have both the Eastern Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) AND the Osceola sub-species (Meleagris gallopavo osceola)! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

You may just luck out and get a Grand Slam here! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Good Luck! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[FL_Cracker]

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Turky hunting is a lot of work but when you get that bird that you just called in to within 20 yards it's a really great experience. Try finding the roost and setting up just a few yards from where they fly down. This way when they hit the ground you can start calling. Don't call to much and keep it quiet. You can also try a feeder with some whole corn as the turkeys love this and will come every day. Be sure and check local game laws though, you may have to set the feeder up a long way from where you want to hunt. Then set up hunting on the trail they use to get to the feeder or the trail they take when leaving the feeder.

It's not always about getting a bird but rather just being in the woods enjoying nature. This also gives you a chance to hunt in March & April when all other hunting seasons are closed....

Happy Hunting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GrayBeard]

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Sky,
The Osceola is the only one left for my Slam.
This is my first try at Fla. ; should have done it years ago but with kids and work schedules it never panned out.
I'm really looking forward to it.
I'll be hunting about 30 mi. south of Ocala. 'Hope the "guy" is straight with me in that they have Osceolas ?
Also ,I've got a son in the area that I've not seen for awhile.
It'll be great to see him as well.
GrayBeard