Never Fail Terrain Feature When Scouting?

[Dhamilton1]

What is the one "never fail" terrain feature you find consistent when scouting for or finding turkeys no matter where you hunt? If there is one?

Something like a water source maybe?

Scouring and finding turkeys before season is something I still struggle with. As much as I like going in blind and listening for gobbles to go after, it can weigh on a person when you aren't having any success and nothing to fall back on.


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[paboxcall]

I wouldn't use "never fail" and "turkey hunting" in the same sentence.

A place a couple gobblers are hanging everyday might be silent at daybreak for a day or two, or more, depending on the breeding season stage. Or all heck might break loose for several days straight and you think you hit the spring turkey gold mine of locations...until they clam up again.

Find where the hens want to be, where there is good nesting cover nearby, gobblers won't be far.

[Davyalabama]

Never fail and turkeys ----- hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, those things don't go together.

[Dhamilton1]

I wouldn't use "never fail" and "turkey hunting" in the same sentence.

A place a couple gobblers are hanging everyday might be silent at daybreak for a day or two, or more, depending on the breeding season stage. Or all heck might break loose for several days straight and you think you hit the spring turkey gold mine of locations...until they clam up again.

Find where the hens want to be, where there is good nesting cover nearby, gobblers won't be far.

Thank you.


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[Dhamilton1]

Never fail and turkeys ----- hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, those things don't go together.

I'm glad I was able to give you some comical relief.

Still learning even after 5 years but comments like this show why people don't ask for help or insight and don't want to be one these forums.


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[GobbleNut]

Never fail and turkeys ----- hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, those things don't go together.

I'm glad I was able to give you some comical relief.

Still learning even after 5 years but comments like this show why people don't ask for help or insight and don't want to be one these forums.

Preface: I don't think the comment was in any way meant to be a dig at your question. I wouldn't read anything into it other than pointing out that it is often hard to figure out turkeys and what is going on in their little pea brains. 

Getting back to the point of your thread, regardless of where I have hunted, finding turkeys to hunt has always come down to doing one single thing. That is being out at the first hint of daylight in the morning, and the last hint of daylight in the evening...and listening for gobbling. You can do that passively by just being quiet and listening at places...or you can do it actively by using a "tool" to encourage that gobbling.

I have hunted quite a few places, and I have very rarely hunted anywhere that doing the above is not the best way to find gobblers to hunt. That includes doing it while scouting...or doing it when hunting and trying to find a gobbler.

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is spend as many mornings...from that first hint of daylight until sun-up...as you can in as many areas as you can prior to the season. If you have gobblers around, you are very likely going to find them by hearing them tell you where they are. 

Once you hear them, you can evaluate all of the other factors relating to habitat and terrain...and make a plan to go after them. In addition, you will often find that the habitat/terrain features that you find one gobbler in are also the features that you will find gobblers in other similar locations.

[Dhamilton1]

Never fail and turkeys ----- hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, those things don't go together.

I'm glad I was able to give you some comical relief.

Still learning even after 5 years but comments like this show why people don't ask for help or insight and don't want to be one these forums.

Preface: I don't think the comment was in any way meant to be a dig at your question. I wouldn't read anything into it other than pointing out that it is often hard to figure out turkeys and what is going on in their little pea brains. 

Getting back to the point of your thread, regardless of where I have hunted, finding turkeys to hunt has always come down to doing one single thing. That is being out at the first hint of daylight in the morning, and the last hint of daylight in the evening...and listening for gobbling. You can do that passively by just being quiet and listening at places...or you can do it actively by using a "tool" to encourage that gobbling.

I have hunted quite a few places, and I have very rarely hunted anywhere that doing the above is not the best way to find gobblers to hunt. That includes doing it while scouting...or doing it when hunting and trying to find a gobbler.

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is spend as many mornings...from that first hint of daylight until sun-up...as you can in as many areas as you can prior to the season. If you have gobblers around, you are very likely going to find them by hearing them tell you where they are. 

Once you hear them, you can evaluate all of the other factors relating to habitat and terrain...and make a plan to go after them. In addition, you will often find that the habitat/terrain features that you find one gobbler in are also the features that you will find gobblers in other similar locations.

You're probably right but it could have been worded in a better manner.

I'm generally not bothered by comments but I've had this type of thing happen to me on several forums when asking questions and seen it happen to others so I had a knee jerk reaction this time.

Thank you.


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