what to do when turkeys don't gobble all season

[bigbird]

If you have fields get cameras out on time lapse and see if they ever use them. I'd check my cameras after fly up or really early to not spook em. In the meantime I would be looking elsewhere for vocal birds. I wouldn't hang my hat on one spot

[silvestris]

For the most part there are two main reason for no gobbling.  No gobblers or too many people hunting them without a clue of how to hunt them.  Turkeys will give Man all the room that Man demands.

[JMalin]

Hunt different turkeys.

[Southerngobbler]

I agree with most, when there not gobbling its because their not there.

[Jbird22]

Go fishing.

Yep, go crappie fishing!

[Hooksandspurs]

Thanks so much for everyone's thoughts. I know there are about a half-dozen turkeys on the property. Don't think they get much pressure because I only hunt my own land and some of the ajoining properties. I might try to hunt some public land this last week of the season. Also, I only have permission to hunt mixed pine and hardwoods.

Thanks again and keep posting

hooksandspurs

[tha bugman]

I would keep on moving around until I found one wanting to play, even if it meant taking an out of state road trip. 

[dublelung]

You hunt them like deer and you show no remorse for it. I had a turkey on our lease 2 years ago that wouldn't gobble. I knew he was in the area because of frequent tracks and I'd get pics of him in food plots early morning and late evenings so I knew he was within hearing distance. Some birds just don't gobble or they gobble very very little. I shot him in a plot between 1 and 2 o clock the last week of season. Some people don't hunt this way and that's fine but  had no problem with it.

[chatterbox]

I would cry......

[Uncle Nicky]

Honestly, in most of the places I hunt birds gobble much less than they did 10-15 years ago. I know they are there, but they aren't nearly as vocal as they used to be. I have a couple theories of my own, but nothing I want to put out here.

As far as making them gobble? Good luck, maybe an air horn or coyote call right before sunrise will get you a shock gobble or two. But that's the only trick I can think of. Like mentioned before, hunt them like deer, nowhere near as fun as calling in a screaming gobbler, but sometimes you have to make lemonade when life hands you lemons...