season here in ohio is 4 wks, one week down, i know that thru those 4 wks there is all levels of breedn
going on, also with toms and jakes being killd and hens on nests.....
question...without scaren off any male turkey can i run my jake over top of my submissive
hen all season, also have 2 feeder hens....or would it be best to switch to another combo....
thanks russ
I, personally, feel like the longer into the season I go, the less I am going to put out any sort of male decoy. My thought here is this: There has already been a good deal of fighting going on, and I don't want any Tom who might be coming to my spread, to have to worry about another fight. I think early season can be good for Jake decoys, but I tend to leave the males at home the last 2 weekends of my season. Hope this helps. Good Luck and Good Huntin'
You'll get all sorts of advice on this subject and some of it will work some of the time. It all depends on the mood of the gobbler listening to the sounds being presented to him. My approach to late April/early May turkey hunting is based on my belief that the later the season goes, the more hens that will be nesting and not responding to the gobbling. Therefore, any hens still responding to gobbling are up for grabs among the toms still seeking. Just sounding like a hen might bring in a gobbler; however, for me I add some gobbling to hen yelps to give the impression that not only is there a hen seeking a gobbler but, in fact, an intruder gobbler has already found her and is telling the other gobblers about it. Hopefully, my hen yelps will entice the breeding instinct to bring in a gobbler and my gobbles will evoke the peck order aspect of rank. I'm incorporating two things, hoping that one of them will bring in the gobbler to the point where he sees my Pretty Boy or Funky Chicken hovering over a hen in the breeding position, all set up in a field easily seen from several position. Having said all of that, I just spoke with a fellow hunter this morning who fill both of his fifth season Illinois tags within the last week. He hunted in a woods with no decoys and only made hen yelps, clucks, etc. So...like I said in the opening statement, some of these techniques will work some of the time. While the gobbler has to win every time, the hunter only has to win once.
For late season I like to use a single hen decoy.. if the fields are starting to grow up with spring grasses I like to place my decoys high within the grass ... ive made longer stakes from alum arrow shaft...good hunting..
does the position of hen matter...
alert, feeding or submissive...
thanks russ
Looker or alert is what I would use....