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When and where to feed?

Started by bowhunter2k9, February 01, 2012, 04:26:49 PM

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bowhunter2k9

First off, I do not feed during the season.

Ok, so i have a group of around 30 hens on one side of my 1700 acre property and a group of 19 gobbs on the other side... Whats the best place to feed and why?  I have always had a problem since the pines were clearcut to keep the turkeys on my side of the river, but i figure I'll feed em about the same as those guys do and see if they hangout during spring. I have heard to keep the hens there and the Gobbs will stay and come to them.
Also, what do you guys feed em? thanks
Romans 8:38-39

jwhunter

I'll take on this question! Feed wheat! Go buy it at your coop. Seed wheat is more expensive. Just buy feed weat. Check your game laws on when to stop feeding before opening day. Don't want to get in trouble or break any game laws. If you have fields dust them with wheat. Is your entire property clear cut?

gooblnfever

milo wheat and crack corn once they find the feed just feed milo.


bowhunter2k9

The turkeys are in hardwoods, surrounded by cutovers ha. There are still other pines and hardwoods everywhere
Romans 8:38-39

TANK

I also hunt next to a river, and the turkeys come and go as they please. We have foodplots planted with Oats, wheat, rye, & clover. They use them in the first week or two of the season then as everything greens up they move away. So, I started putting a corn feeder in a plot thats in the center of the lease with whole corn in it. My feeder is the type you can set the feed times on. I set it for about 45 mins after daylight, then 12:00, & the last time is at about 4:30. I set the run times for 1/2 - 2 seconds depending on what I see on my game camera. The game camera will also help you make adjustments on how much to feed, when, & where you might want to start  hunting. I never hunt over the corn or anywhere close to it. When I go check my camera on days that I'm hunting, I unload my gun and leave the action open just incase someone is watching the bait......