Now I'm not any kind of guru, but I have some experience with killing turkeys. I've read a lot of post about folks not killing turkeys and the common theme is "morning". Now I like to hear them gobble on the limb too, but I've tagged out in both Missouri and Oklahoma this season and the earliest I killed a gobbler was 10:20 am. Two of my Oklahoma birds were after 6:00 pm and they came to the call in full strut. All I'm saying is don't go home early.
Absolutely!!! I would say that 90% or more of my gobblers were killed after 0900.
Sent from deep in the woods where the critters roam.
Most of my Gobbler's have been killed after 9:00 and closer to 10:00 or later. :camohat:
Most of the time, I do not kill birds right off the roost... But when I do, it is generally frantic, fast and fun... And exciting.
Later morning or early afternoon birds generally take some degree of coaxing, patience and strategy....
Early morning birds are like a "quickie," and later birds are more like a long romantic experience in which some degree of effort goes into the "seduction"....
The morning is always exciting, and if birds are active, gives you a clue of plans A, B, & C for later on... And it is fun and exciting when things do come together and happen quickly (and frantically).
But there is a feeling of satisfaction (for me) to hear a bird that is barely audible off in the distance, and put together a plan, and kill that bird 2 hours later... And so, so frustrating to get "oh so close" to that bird only to have him walk off at the last minute....
Quote from: Gooserbat on May 05, 2020, 10:32:44 PM
Now I'm not any kind of guru, but I have some experience with killing turkeys. I've read a lot of post about folks not killing turkeys and the common theme is "morning". Now I like to hear them gobble on the limb too, but I've tagged out in both Missouri and Oklahoma this season and the earliest I killed a gobbler was 10:20 am. Two of my Oklahoma birds were after 6:00 pm and they came to the call in full strut. All I'm saying is don't go home early.
x2 some great advice!
I kill most of my gobblers mid-morning early evening ... but i don't hunt the roost ... so some of that early morning daylight kills could be partly my fault.
Another observation:
If I do kill one off the roost, he's a lonely 2 year old.
I think most of the mid to late morning success is attributable to birds having been with hens, then getting dumped by the hens, then still being in the mood. I personally think that`s when they`re most susceptible to a call, even at a reasonably extreme distance.
This shows you can't kill toms at the restaurants or in your car going home. Patience, patience, patience. Sound advice on this Post, thank you.
Stop telling people these things. I prefer being the only person still in the woods at 11.
Quote from: Gobble! on May 06, 2020, 02:00:31 PM
Stop telling people these things. I prefer being the only person still in the woods at 11.
X2
Some states like Mo will only let you hunt till 1 so shooting one at 6 is waaaay out of the question. But ya I have killed several between 10 and 12
Well said Marc
I called one in for my son on public when he was a young un with 10 minutes to spare when Florida had the cut off time.
my two kills this year were 12:15 and 10:50 and I was there at daylight most every morning.