Best ways to find a roosting spot

[JellyHead Key]

The season is almost here and this will be my first season turkey hunting. The hunting club I'm apart of is 2000 acres and has turkeys ALL over it. I see them almost every time I go to the club. But.. My question is where do I start when it comes to finding where the birds roost? I have a general idea of how to find them but there's so much land I don't know where to start. Is it best to go in the evenings and use a owl call to get them going? Please give me a starting point on how to start my scouting. Thanks guys.

[guesswho]

I'd just listen at day break.   If he gobbles then you know where he roosted.

[Frank G]

If you have pine and cedars start there. If you see them all the time, you will have a starting point. Go mid day and roam around and look under the pines/cedars, you will see their droppings all over. If you have hardwoods near by look around, the birds will have it all torn up. The flocks tend to roost in the same general area. Stay out of the roost area early and late not want to bust them forcing them to move. If you find a promising area, hang back and listen, they will make a racket crashing into the roost and crash land when they leave. If you hunt fields, scout the surrounding trees they need to roost after dark. You could glass them long range. If there is a small stream in the area your golden. I have watched them in a line stop and drink then jump over. Works for us in TN, MS, AL ............ don't know about out west.

[JuniorPre 360]

I also appreciate this information!

[MazeNBlu3]

The best ways I've found to locate roosting spots is to glass a field and watch where the turkeys exist the field come evening time. The other way is too look for primary wing feathers near the base of trees. If you can find wing feathers your close to the tree or trees they use to roost. Hope this helps and good luck this spring.

[tomstopper]

I'd just listen at day break.   If he gobbles then you know where he roosted.

[Turkey Trot]

The hunting club I'm apart of is 2000 acres and has turkeys ALL over it.

You should just have m come up there for a closer inspection and I will assist you in finding the roosting spots. 

[bamagtrdude]

I have no idea what your piece of land looks like, but I would think the "path of least resistance" would be to scout your pastures (or green fields or gas lines -- any open, reasonably large field areas) *FIRST*, and then move into the woods.  This assumes there are pastures/green fields on the properties.  Where I hunt(in AL), the birds I get on typically roost right off the pastures; these are super-easy birds to scout 'cause they'll fly down into the pasture & strut/graze a lot in the fields.  Not so super-easy to HUNT at times, but easy to scout.

In the woods, I use GuessWho's strategy; get up on the highest ridges, and listen @ day break & sunset.

[redleg06]

I'd just listen at day break.   If he gobbles then you know where he roosted.

Yep.  Start going out there before season and listen to them. 

[VA_Birdhunter]

I'd just listen at day break.   If he gobbles then you know where he roosted.

Yep.  Start going out there before season and listen to them.

[cnette01]

Check around any water sources on your lease, especially creeks or rivers.  Turkeys love to roost in trees over water.

[Frank G]

That's where mine hang out.