What's up guys. I work 24hr shifts at the fire department and I get off at 8am. I like to usually get out there about 530 when they come off the roost and locate them like that. But, with my work schedule I can't get out there until 830 some mornings. Is hunting late mornings not a good way to go? The Toms I've seen here in NC the last 3 days have been henned up
Late morning hunts can be great hens leave gobblets = dead bird
I have killed most of my birds between 9 and 1 a lonely Tom is way easier...here in middle Tennessee got the same problem with the hens
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I would say I have killed 75% of my birds between 10 and 1. If they are henned up I may not even go out till 9.
The first bird I killed this season was at 10:45. He gobbled early from the roost and didn't make another sound until 10:30.
Go for them. I have done well late morning as well. I have timed out on birds as well.
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Killed many birds later in the mornings and many in the afternoons..I prefer later hunts
Without a doubt! Mornings are fun because you get to hear a lot of gobbles. But the gobblers are often with hens. Late mornings aren't as exciting but are often more successful!
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Shoot man, that's a great setup actually. I love hunting late morning/early afternoon. When I first started turkey hunting I would leave at like 9 thinking it was game over. Very very foolish, it's just gettin started. Go get em.
To me it seems like mid morning hunts are some of the most successful hunts I have. In fact just this past Sunday I had a group of 4 toms that I tried to work for 2 hours right after daylight and couldn't get them away from the hens. I left them and came back at 1 after the hens had left them and within 20 minutes of getting there I was packing one of those very same toms out of the woods. Got to love toms without hens.
Awesome! This is great to hear. I'm a new Turkey hunter and I've learned SO much just in 3 days of hunting. I've noticed they don't gobble as much in the late morning like they do at first light. They move around quietly and it's much harder to locate them in late mornings. Do y'all suggest to set up with some decoys in the evening or go after them hoping they gobble?
Everyone is right about this! Just get out there and cover some dirt. Chances are, a fired up bird at noon is a dead bird. Gotta love lonely longbeards.
Quote from: Tommy Strutsalot on April 15, 2014, 08:33:56 PM
Shoot man, that's a great setup actually. I love hunting late morning/early afternoon. When I first started turkey hunting I would leave at like 9 thinking it was game over. Very very foolish, it's just gettin started. Go get em.
It took me several years to figure this out. This is the Gospel truth.
Quote from: JellyHead Key on April 15, 2014, 11:19:56 PM
Awesome! This is great to hear. I'm a new Turkey hunter and I've learned SO much just in 3 days of hunting. I've noticed they don't gobble as much in the late morning like they do at first light. They move around quietly and it's much harder to locate them in late mornings. Do y'all suggest to set up with some decoys in the evening or go after them hoping they gobble?
Do some scouting and watch what direction the birds go after flydown. Set up where you know there are birds in the area and do some soft purring and clucks about every 20 minutes..they may not gobble much but many times they just appear. I've killed a lot of birds late in the day. Many time I set a blind up on a field where birds frequent and call lightly every 20 min. trying to imitate a feeding hen....soft purrs, clucks..nothing aggressive, just soft calling like a content hen.
Quote from: Tommy Strutsalot on April 15, 2014, 08:33:56 PM
Shoot man, that's a great setup actually. I love hunting late morning/early afternoon. When I first started turkey hunting I would leave at like 9 thinking it was game over. Very very foolish, it's just gettin started. Go get em.
I used to leave way too early, but I saw the light. Yesterday the bird gobbling at me at sunrise hit the ground came my way, but was sidetracked and lead away with a hen. At 2 PM a tom came in absolutely silent. (I missed him, but don't tell anyone. sshhh) Then just after 6 PM, I got a bird fired up. Came all the way to me. We can hunt all day in Iowa.
Late morning gobblers in the middle of the season are probably the easiest to kill. They're lonely and not as tricky to call in as those following hens. Keep after 'em & good luck.
Jim
Y'all are awsome. Thanks for the tips. I'm heard out now, good luck to everyone today.
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on April 15, 2014, 08:33:13 PM
Without a doubt! Mornings are fun because you get to hear a lot of gobbles. But the gobblers are often with hens. Late mornings aren't as exciting but are often more successful!
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^ X-2 :firefighter: We can only hunt til noon here in the north east. I've had a lot of action in the late morning.
some of the best hunts I have ever had,have been later in the mornings
Started working a bird for a friend at 10:30 this morning, bird was shot at 11:07, was mostly quiet all morning until this big boy started gobbling on his own. Love 10am to 1pm when we have to quit in Illinois!
I've killed more than half of my birds (and nearly all of my older ones) after 9:00. My best was at 12:45 in Missouri (which closes at 1 everyday!!).
I didn't leave the house this morning till 9. Of course I did have a 6 year old with me and knew he couldn't make it long. As all have said late morning is great. I think between 10 and 1 are the bet times to be in the woods. First season I killed on ont he first day at 10:55.
To me, late morning hunts actually seem easier to call in toms, especially late season. You get a bird to gobble early afternoon, get your tag ready to be punched.
Those of you who like to hunt late mornings and in the evenings. Are y'all just moving around calling hoping one sounds off and you go from there?
Any time can be a good time but mid-late mornings can be special.
I love the late mornings,I've killed 2 birds this year @ 10:30 @ 11:00 when the hens leave him he's much easier to deal with. I just go where I know there are birds sit call a little if no response in 30 min or so, I move a few hundred yards and do it again until I strike one, then its game on!!