So theres a lot of talk about deer scouting tips but im wondering how u guys go about scouting turkeys
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Re: turkey scouting
my season starts wed morning. Turkeys seem to be much simpler critters than bucks. I scout from the truck a lot in the evenings and try to locate a strutter from a long ways away. If I see one from the road, ideally an hour or so before sunset, I will follow him from a safe distance, watch, listen and when all goes right i watch him fly right onto the roost. Good binocs help. Then I set up as close as possible the next morning and keep the calling to a minimum.
I was out tonight scouting for a tom. I couldn't see any turkeys anywhere but I parked the truck and walked to a part of the woods that just felt turkeyish and I just stood there till dark. Right after sunset sure enough, big flapping wings and a loud gobble a minute later. Kinda lucked out tonight more than anything but I will take it!
I have also gone to places where I suspect turkeys are around and sat on a vantage point overlooking some big curly looking roosting trees in a marsh and watched a bunch of them fly up over a half mile away. Even from that far away I still felt like they were staring me down and I waited till after dark to move back to the truck.
I was out tonight scouting for a tom. I couldn't see any turkeys anywhere but I parked the truck and walked to a part of the woods that just felt turkeyish and I just stood there till dark. Right after sunset sure enough, big flapping wings and a loud gobble a minute later. Kinda lucked out tonight more than anything but I will take it!
I have also gone to places where I suspect turkeys are around and sat on a vantage point overlooking some big curly looking roosting trees in a marsh and watched a bunch of them fly up over a half mile away. Even from that far away I still felt like they were staring me down and I waited till after dark to move back to the truck.
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