First Turkey Hunt Ever-Upstate NY

[soileauj]

Good afternoon all. I'm new here and new to Turkey hunting. I've been practicing for a few weeks with several mouth calls-not totally comfortable that I'm even good enough to attempt a call but we'll see how that works out in 2 weeks.
Question-I have seen a few gobblers on 2 of my trail cams. While I think this might work to my benefit, I come to those of you, and there are plenty here, that have the knowledge of successful turkey hunting. What approach do you recommend. I also have the Jake and Breeder Avian decoys that I was planning to use. I have set up a blind with camo burlap. Am I going about this in a manner that I might get a Tom?
It has been a pleasure cruising the site and reading an incredible amount of information that rookie hunters like myself can surely learn from.

Thanks and I look forward to some very much appreciated guidance.

[dutch@fx4]

well you should get out and at least do a early morning scout ..listen for the toms to sound off at first light .this will tell you were thy are spending the night and hopfully tell you were thy are heading once thy leave the roost ,,then it is just a matter of being were the birds want to be ,,that's it in a nut shell ,,it is easyer to go to were the bird wants to be then to try to get the bird to go were you want him to be ,,,scout and scout some more   Dutch

[MACHINIST]

Yea I would spend the weekend before just siting in the am and listening.Try your best not to spook them though.If you here them roosted in a area wait a few hours for them to leave the area(best if you leave until noonish or so.Then walk that area.Look for droppings under the trees as these will be where they are roosted and figure out a few spots where you can sneak in within 100 yards of the roost area to set a ambush.After that if the roost ambush doesn't work I am walking the woods looking for a gobbling bird or glassing for one and trying to set up on him.Where in NY are you?

[agross]

My advice from a somewhat newbie to a newbie is patience.  I have been hunting my property in chenango county new york and the spring turkey sightings have gone up exponetially since i put in 2 small 1/4 acre clover plots for deer. 

I hunt without a decoy and without a blind. Sit against a tree and let the morning unfold.  I hear 50 to 75 gobbles  from several different birds in the am on the properties surrounding mine. But after the first half hour they fly down and shut up.  My lesson learned is relax take a nap and call ocasionally.  If they are around the gobblers will come wandering through after 10 looking for the hens.  This just happens to be the time that you think its all over and you aint seeing anything.

Patience patience patience.  Then The minute and half encounter you have with a gobbler makes it all worth it.  Just like deer hunting. You sit in the stand all day and see nothing then A buck walks through and you have the season of your life.

Good luck.

[soileauj]

Guys thank you all for your replies. I'll be out ther eearly tomorrow morning and the advice here is very imformative.

Agross, my lease is in Ostego Cty, and the birds I've seen on the trail cam have been moving after 9:30. So your suggestion is right on.
Thanks again guys and I am so looking to my First Turkey hunt & season!

Enjoy & be safe all