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Title: What's your favorite time if the day to hunt turkeys?
Post by: Turkeyslayer 101 on February 18, 2012, 09:28:01 PM
I like to hunt all hours if the days, mid day and evenings have been better for me in the later part if the season and after the gobblers has bred the hens and are looking for new ones..
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Post by: tyelper on February 18, 2012, 09:41:54 PM
early morning, misting rain and foggy
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Post by: coyotetrpr on February 18, 2012, 10:06:50 PM
I really love the first of the morning for all the gobbles, but mid day is a great time to kill a turkey.
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Post by: savduck on February 18, 2012, 10:08:51 PM
the first hour.
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Post by: Eric Gregg on February 18, 2012, 10:14:03 PM
Nothing beats the Spring Morning time
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Post by: deerhunt1988 on February 18, 2012, 10:36:57 PM
The first two hours after daylight.

Not necessarily my favorite killing time though.
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Post by: VA_Birdhunter on February 18, 2012, 10:38:48 PM
First hour of daylight....I'll never get tired of hearing the woods wake up in spring!!!!

But if nothing the first hour I really like it between 10:30 and 12PM.

God Bless
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Post by: redarrow on February 18, 2012, 10:41:12 PM
Crack of dawn.
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Post by: TNTOM on February 18, 2012, 10:46:19 PM
My Favorite time to hunt is the first hour or so of daylight. I've killed more birds in late morning or early afternoon.
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Post by: Flydown on February 18, 2012, 11:47:54 PM
I love to hear the turkeys come alive in the morning but I must say that turkeys are just as much fun to hunt in the afternoon as they are first thing in the morning, I think a lot of people are missing out on the best hunting by giving up in the morning!  ;)
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Post by: socalturkeyman on February 19, 2012, 12:01:38 AM
Any day and any time for me! :funnyturkey:
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Post by: swamp_bird89 on February 19, 2012, 12:26:45 AM
Breaking daylight
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Post by: HARDCORE on February 19, 2012, 12:38:25 AM
I have to admit, I love a "Wham Bam Thank You Mam" kinda hunt but it doesn't always happen that way.

Sometimes you gotta stick with em till they're ready, so my "favorite time" can & will vary from day to day.

So, I guess my favorite time has to be whenever he's ready to die.

HC
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Post by: TRKYHTR on February 19, 2012, 12:43:10 AM
My favorite time to hunt is anytime I can get out. I love watching Gods creation wake up in the morning. All the birds starting their day and the King of the woods making his location known.

TRKYHTR
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Post by: ghillie on February 19, 2012, 02:36:11 AM
early morning and late afternoon...
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Post by: hoyt on February 19, 2012, 03:16:14 AM
Right at the crack of dawn..but had more luck from 7 to 11. Everywhere I've hunted for the last 20yrs or so has had a 1:00 cut-off so don't get to hunt the afternoons.
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Post by: stone road turkey calls on February 19, 2012, 05:27:12 AM
I love being there at daybreak, but get most of my birds around lunch time. enjoy your nap.
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Post by: handcannon on February 19, 2012, 05:35:54 AM
I'm another that loves the early morning chase but mid morning has been good to me. A lot of it depends too on the time of the year. Early season is great in La but its not long before it's hotter than a fire cracker and those mid day hunts get tough towards the end of season.
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Post by: harvester on February 19, 2012, 05:50:23 AM
First couple of hours after daylight. Evenings are good also. :funnyturkey:
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Post by: TURKEYWHACKER on February 19, 2012, 06:56:49 AM
I love listening to birds sounding off on the roost and watching grey light change to dawn. But most of my birds are taken from 8:00am-11:00am. Wouldn't know about the afternoon gig since the powers that be here in Florida only allow private land hunters the opportunity to do this.  :'(
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Post by: 01Foreman400 on February 19, 2012, 08:03:01 AM
2 hours after daylight and 2 hours before dark.
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Post by: Roostem33 on February 19, 2012, 08:06:41 AM
To me, there is nothing like a cool spring morning!! Don't think I will ever get tired of it!!

Jody
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Post by: NWBama on February 19, 2012, 08:10:24 AM
10Am tp 4pm
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Post by: wbpc on February 19, 2012, 08:49:21 AM
First light, can't beat the sound of Mother Nature waking up.
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Post by: flintlock on February 19, 2012, 08:54:04 AM
Hard to beat the am gobbling!  But, as far as the best time to kill one, often is around 9:30 -noon for me.
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Post by: BigJim on February 19, 2012, 09:01:53 AM
Early Morning
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Post by: sippy cup on February 19, 2012, 09:06:44 AM
10 am to around 12 noon
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Post by: snuff can on February 19, 2012, 09:45:47 AM
early moring in march mid morning in april.
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Post by: Neill_Prater on February 19, 2012, 10:04:09 AM
Any time I can go!  :) It's tough to beat early in the morning when a bird is sounding off from the roost, but afternoon hunting, if I have a bird located, is fun too. You may never hear a gobble, but there is something exciting about the anticipation of seeing him any second. Kind of like deer hunting on steroids. Neill
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Post by: TheWidowMaker on February 19, 2012, 10:13:01 AM
nothing like that first gobble of the morning so thats what I like the best/....
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Post by: redleg06 on February 19, 2012, 10:14:21 AM
Favorite time to HUNT them.... first hour of the day.

Best time to kill them....Middle of the day


Like the gobbling early in the morning but LOVE to catch them alone in the middle of the day :smiley-char092:.
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Post by: Trevor2 on February 19, 2012, 12:36:46 PM
Quote from: redarrow on February 18, 2012, 10:41:12 PM
Crack of dawn.
X2
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Post by: Ol'Mossy on February 19, 2012, 04:25:33 PM
Crack of dawn then mid morning
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Post by: turkey slayer on February 19, 2012, 04:28:07 PM
Quote from: redarrow on February 18, 2012, 10:41:12 PM
Crack of dawn.
:agreed: same here!
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Post by: Turkeyslayer 101 on February 19, 2012, 09:15:20 PM
I agree the break of dawn is nothing but an awesome creation of God!
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Post by: njdevilsb on February 19, 2012, 10:17:22 PM
I enjoy the first hour or 2 of the morning more than any other time of day in the turkey woods, and also see more success at that time as well.  For me, there is nothing better than sitting against a tree, all set up, fog settling over the field, with a gobbler 75 yards away screaming his head off.
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Post by: FttFttVroom! on February 20, 2012, 12:35:14 AM
Early morning because you can hear literally hundreds gobbling on the roost where I hunt.

2nd is late afternoon
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Post by: WyoHunter on February 20, 2012, 01:00:54 AM
All day especially if they're gobbling!
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Post by: TennLongspur on February 22, 2012, 10:38:35 AM
daybreak is my favorite time to hear them, but I have killed more birds between 11 and 1 that at any other time of day.
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Post by: WildTigerTrout on February 22, 2012, 10:42:48 AM
I love to be in the woods at daybreak. It's wonderful to hear the woods come alive. My best hunting has come more towards mid-morning though.
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Post by: MarkJM on February 22, 2012, 10:46:08 AM
Quote from: savduck on February 18, 2012, 10:08:51 PM
the first hour.

x10
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Post by: Gooserbat on February 22, 2012, 12:51:20 PM
Hunting, first hour of day light.  Killing late morning.
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Post by: bowhunter32 on February 22, 2012, 06:22:15 PM
i kinda like mid mornin...bout 10 or so.
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Post by: NCDEADEYE on February 22, 2012, 08:06:51 PM
Anytime Ole Tom thinks Im his girl.... :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
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Post by: Tail Feathers on February 23, 2012, 09:31:26 AM
I love to see the woods wake up at dawn and listen to that gobbling!
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Post by: Five O on February 23, 2012, 11:18:22 AM
Quote from: swamp_bird89 on February 19, 2012, 12:26:45 AM
Breaking daylight


x2


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Post by: Hunt4Meat on February 23, 2012, 11:35:17 AM
Anytime my time lets me get intot he woods, but I do enjoy seeing the woods wake up.
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Post by: Mossygoose on February 23, 2012, 05:20:25 PM
To hear gobbles- early morning. To kill- 10-1
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Post by: hunter-b on February 23, 2012, 05:46:14 PM
 x2  :fud:
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Post by: papabuzzard on February 23, 2012, 05:57:03 PM
It's gotta be pre-dawn and the first hour or so after dawn.  Love to hear the woods come alive and, hopefully, hear the toms gobble.
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Post by: Ruger M77 on February 23, 2012, 07:36:12 PM
first light when they first start talkin
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Post by: MCase on March 01, 2012, 09:43:48 PM
Nothing beats an early morning inthe Turkey Woods.....but have killed way more long beards after 10am.
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Post by: RutnNStrutn on March 01, 2012, 09:52:36 PM
While I have more success later on, I still love hunting them right off of the roost. More gobbling, more action, more excitement, more fun.
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Post by: Ebby on March 02, 2012, 10:52:30 AM
All day long! I do love to hear the woods come alive in the am though.
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Post by: Clay on March 02, 2012, 01:21:32 PM
I've had more luck between 9am and 11am personally, although that sure doesn't keep me in bed - There's nothing like hearing the woods roar at the break of day...
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Post by: afoshie on March 02, 2012, 01:23:02 PM
morning or evening
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Post by: E-F-Brady on March 02, 2012, 04:50:03 PM
every chance i get.  i love the morning.  but we have better luck on the farm in the evenings
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Post by: strutstopper on March 02, 2012, 09:15:11 PM
My favorite time is right at daylight. My killing time is 9-11 in the morning.