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I enjoy the camaraderie of a hunting camp as well as the next guy, but when I go after a turkey, especially a tough one,  I think it's best done by a lone hunter. I know a lot of us are lucky enough to hunt with our kids when they're young and that's not what I'm talking about.  I'd like to see how many of you think of it like I do. Kind of a Mano-E-Turkeyo if you will.
The options don't mean that's the way you hunt 100% of the time but the majority of the time. When you hunt alone is it by choice or just because you don't have anyone to hunt with or because you can't bring anyone with you where you hunt. Do you think hunting by yourself is an advantage or a disadvantage?

Only with my boy. Mostly by myself

Now that there are more turkeys than ever it is a great two man deal whereby you and a bud can enjoy the same experience and take turns being the caller and shooter or put one out 50 yards in front of the bird that gets "hung up". He's just doing what mother nature says do.
The opportunity always is available for both to score when multiple birds come in as well.
It is a dangerous sport and discipline and positive target ID is a must for me if two hunters go together . For those stand sitters I guess it could be a family event for viewing wildlife . This sport has changed greatly since the 60s when you were excited that you found a track and heard more than one bird gobble from the same location.

80% of the time or more I hunt by myself. Rest of the time I like to hunt with friends

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In general, I typically hunt alone. I will head out with a friend/cousin, but we split up and hunt different areas. Usually a few miles from one another.  I like the solitude which I find very therapeutic & revitalizing after weeks/months doing the daily grind. That said, my 10 year old twin daughters want to begin hunting, and have been practicing their turkey calling techniques. So I am considering having them join me as the deisignated callers next season. I think turkey hunting will be a great way to ease them into hunting in general.

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I prefer to go at it solo.  But I hunt often with family members and close friends.

I generally prefer to hunt anything by myself,but I sure do enjoy the camp atmosphere hanging out with family and friends.

I have never hunted turkey by myself.  Every time I have gone, it has been with my dad or uncle, or both.

Alone. Except on the weekends.

When I have tags I go solo most of the time.   After that I'm along for the ride.

It would be nice to share some woods time with a friend.  I get to more with my boy, now that he has taken one, but he is not beating down the door to go though.  It is tough to always be by yourself, but that is how I roll 95% of the time.

I do a lot of both most seasons.

If you have a partner that you have confidence in, the two-man team can definitely give you more options on how to work a gobbler, and can be a killer combination.  ...You get the wrong hunting partner with you though, your chances can go downhill like a runaway toboggan.

If I am not sure which kind of hunting partner I will be getting, I will take my chances by myself every time.

other than youth hunt or out of state im by myself.Thats the way i like it its harder to hide people than myself  ;)

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I prefer to go at it solo.  But I hunt often with family members and close friends.

Same here

I am curious about something. I have never noticed a difference in success rates when hunting alone vs. with another experienced hunter. What is it that causes fewer successful hunts when you are with another person in your opinion? I personally enjoy having a partner along.

I hunt with T-town 90% of the time.  Solo the rest

I hunt by myself the majority of the time.  I do have a couple friends I enjoy hunting with, and one of them we usually try to film when we hunt together.  Cost me a really nice bird last year... >:( I was waiting for the "GO" sginal from the cameraman and didn't get it until the bird was behind a tree walking away from me...oh well.  I enjoy solo or partner hunts.  It's all about being in the woods and all that you get experience.

I learned to hunt turkeys with my buddy chris and we learned to hunt them by ourselves because no one we knew would show us, only give us advice 20 years ago. We've hunted together splitting birds every spring except 2 years in 22 years of turkey hunting, 9 years ago he destroyed his knee at work 1 week before turkey season and we set up a ground blind in a cow pasture and he havested a bird and he's been really sick this year and hunted opening morning with his brother and killed one and this morning he hunted with me and killed a jake, I truly missed being in the woods with him this year.Get well Chris, I look forward to next spring.

I enjoy sharing the woods with friends and family and would prefer hunting with someone. I also enjoy hunting alone every now and then.

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I like to hunt with somebody but 90% of the time I hunt byself. It's a blast when you have somebody to go with and enjoys being out there. Especially when they kinda hunt the same way I do.

I'm good either way!  I used to hunt my tags alone, but that has ended for the most part because my kids now hunt with me.  When I go home to visit and hunt, I have several buddies and family that I enjoy getting out with also.  I do like to hunt on my own though, and I may get to hunt alone next weekend some.

It is for me, but so is all my other hunting.

99% of the time I hunt with my Dad, the other 1% was with my son this year!!

I love to call for other hunters, but when the gun's in my hands, I want to be alone!

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Most of the time I am solo. Been trying to introduce some new folks to the sport this year, and it has been "interesting" at times!  ;D

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I like to hunt with somebody but 90% of the time I hunt byself. It's a blast when you have somebody to go with and enjoys being out there. Especially when they kinda hunt the same way I do.

Thats the thing I find is hard to find.  Most of my buddies are like my brothers but:

1. dont walk through the woods like a bull in a china shop

2.  if you have to sneeze or cough muffle it with your arm or coat. If you want to talk whisper.  Went its breaking day sit perfectly still

3.  the big one, have patience!  Quit asking me every 5 minutes is he coming and after 10 minutes dont tell me he aint coming and we need to move lol

4.  pet peeve #1. Please dont oversleep or be late.

Turkey hunting is a way of life for me but to them its just a something to do till deer season gets here.  I deer hunt to pass the time till turkey season!

I think more than one guy is a great advantage as long as its the rite guy or guys. I hunt with me my brother and my dad and I don't think there's to many birds that can beat us when we team up. Like I said it has to b the rite guys. We no what another are thinking or gonna do with out even talking like re positioning multiple calling locations to get a Hung up bird in front of one of the callers or shooters...don't get me wrong most of the time were solo walking and calling but when there's one that has you out fixed we will work as a 2 or 3 man team. We like 2 callers
1 shooter and we can get some birds pretty worked up .

I hunt at least 90% of the time with someone. I prefer to enjoy it with someone most of the time and the successes are more enjoyable for me when enjoyed and the slow hunts are definitely more fun with one of my brothers a good friend. That being said, if I need to kill a turkey, I go alone. My success rate on my own is much higher, but that does not equate to more enjoyable for me.

I hunt a good bit on my own, but I also really enjoy hunting with someone. It helps to pass the time on a slow, uneventful hunt and I find it helpful to compare ideas/strategy/game plans for setting up, where did that gobble come from, etc...

my favorite part of turkey hunting is that i believe it is best done with 2 people. I almost always hunt with a partner, whether its with a buddy or taking my wife, father, or youth hunter.

I agree, solo hunting is best for gobblers.  I can move alot faster on my own and I don't have to discuss a set up change with someone if I need to move.  One person easing thru the woods is alot quieter than  two people easing thru the woods.  Don't get me wrong I love to hunt with friends but the chess game between you and a gobbler is what drives me!

If I want to fill my tag, then I prefer to go alone.  I like being able to change set ups as I please, leaving the blind behind and not worrying about who is moving, talking too loud.  I have a few partners that I like to hunt with.  Two newer guys and one that brought me in somewhat.  I helped both the newer guys get birds this year.  That was a blast just watching them.

The hunting with a new partner I get somewhat frustrated when they hesitate on a Tom and then nail a Jake.  It happened with 4 birds they got. . all Jakes when all 4 birds they could have had a Tom had they shot earlier, had their gun ready, not moved as much.  The rewarding thing is that I think they probably didn't care because they were happy with their birds.  Going into it, I knew I wasn't the primary gun and I'm not going to tell people when and what to shoot.  They asked 'what about you?' and I just told them 'don't worry about me. . .if I have a shot after you shoot then I'll take it.'  Overall, very rewarding to see someone with their first bird and I sure as heck am not going to ruin it by saying. . .'ahhh, a jake?'

Its best for the turkey if I don't hunt by myself! 

Most of the time I hunt solo. I did hunt with my buddy a couple days this past season in Kansas and it worked out pretty good. 2 pairs of eyes were better than 1. I am right-handed and he is left-handed. I called up a boss gobbler that came out on my right side and I couldn't turn because there was a bush in my way and my buddy, being he is left handed and sitting on the side of me smoked him. It is harder to move on birds with 2 hunters but it does have its advantages.

Does not matter to me at the beginning of the season, actually prefer to go in pairs. Now after I have a gobbler crap on me a couple of times, I get ill and become obsessed with him. I will then go alone, because I may stay on him daylight to dark and never leave him. I don't expect the others I hunt with to hang in there with me like that, so I just go alone.

About 40% of the turkeys I have killed I was alone, the others with another hunter. I enjoy doubling on birds the most though!

For the past 30 years I have hunted most of the time alone. The last 2 years I let my son come to Missouri for the ten day trip. This year he did not go, I hunted alone 90% of the time there. At times I was looking around and wished he was there.

He is a jr and his high school the ball team and girlfriend have knocked dad down a few pegs. But here at home in Pa we have hunted together. Killing 4 longbeards to boot...

Use to hunt almost always by myself,  but lately have been working in trips with guys off my team or people from this Site, and it's been very enjoyable.

My kids aren't old enough to hunt yet but when they are I am definitely taking them with me!  That being said, the few times I have hunted with others we didn't have the best of luck.  You are doubling the movement, doubling the sound, doubling the potential blunders!  I'd rather increase my odds by going solo.

I enjoy hunting alone don't have to worry about anything but myself and hunting as much as I want.

When hunting alone the only problem I have is getting in before light.  I have a very good imagination and am a scaredy cat.  After it is light, when there is nothing going on, it sure would be nice to have a buddy to talk to.  don't think it would hinder us at all.

I go it alone except when I take my grandson.