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Post by april on Dec 11, 2003 21:59:50 GMT -5
How does one "scout for turkeys"? I know how to do deer ...... you know...I know where the deer "will be"....so, how does one do that with turkeys? Or is it even done? I've just been running on blind luck when it comes to turkey hunting. What do I need to know?
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Post by Flhawghuntr®™ on Dec 12, 2003 7:58:17 GMT -5
How does one "scout for turkeys"? I know how to do deer ...... you know...I know where the deer "will be"....so, how does one do that with turkeys? Or is it even done? I've just been running on blind luck when it comes to turkey hunting. What do I need to know? April you ask some very good questions and I will try to answer them as throughly as I can! Do we scout for turkeys? April you scout for turkeys just as you would deer! Always remember where you have seen birds before and if you seen them more then one time in a certain place that would be a great place to take a lokk at to see why they come to this area. Are they their because of food is it a strut zone or are they hens that you see more often then gobblers in that area. Look by the edges of creeks, rivers and swamps and ridges for large trees that might have turkey droppings under them. A gobblers droppings will be in a shape of a J most of the time. Look for feathers under large tree's that can tell you that they roost in the tree their or near that area. Look in the woods for areas that seem to have the leaves disturbed like you take your foot and push the leaves lightly back and forth looking for something you dropping. That would be a sign of turkeys scratching looking for food. Look under oaks where you might have sandy areas or sides of roads or fields for what looks like a lil area where they have wallowed a lil dusting spot out in the dirt or sand. Powerlines and clear cuts are always a great place to look for turkeys as this is a place where the gobblers like to stut their stuff for the ladies. look for tracks always in the roads edges of creeks , ponds and so forth. I hope this might have asnwered some of your question and maybe someone else will have something to share with you too. |
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Post by april on Dec 13, 2003 13:41:37 GMT -5
Thank you, FHH!
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Post by Magnum on Mar 19, 2004 1:54:32 GMT -5
April, Just a word of advice, when You are scouting
do not use any type of turkey call to see if You can
locate turkeys....I may take a crow call, many times
a gobbler will respond to a crow call...As long as I see
dusting bowls in the sand, and tracks that are fresh,
also fresh droppings....Turkey droppings are quick to
disintergrate, especially after a light rain...Turkeys
must drink alot, especially in hot weather...another
thing thats good to know is the size of a turkey track
will reveal the sex...for example a hen turkeys middle
toe is 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches long...A mature gobblers
toe will be 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches long... We can talk about this more later...I took a sleeping pill and its telling Me, "Lights out." Magnum
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Post by Swampbird on Jan 8, 2005 21:07:36 GMT -5
Always be aware of turkey T-n-T....(Turds-n-Tracks)  |
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Post by addiction_to_spurs on Jan 21, 2005 13:01:26 GMT -5
Scouting serves two purposes for me, locating birds and learning the land. Finding the birds is the easy part, getting to know the land is what will put a bird over your shoulder by allowing you to make the best possible judgement call on where and how to setup. If you know exactly what is between you and gobbling bird, you can adjust accordingly and increase your odds of calling that bird into your setup.
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Post by George Ackley on May 4, 2005 20:11:09 GMT -5
no more to say they sad it all ;D ;D
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