Advice needed!

[bdirks]

Here is my situation.

My before daylight spot this morning in Eastern IA was bust. A water crossing that I went across easily on Friday had risen and was going to be over my boots. I dinked around and then went to Option 2. Option 2 was a reasonably steep  and long hillside that has a mix of CRP grass and Multiflora Rose in the middle surrounded on both sides by hardwoods. The owner has a groomed path than meanders through the CRP grass. The middle 2/3s of the path was covered with turkey tracks, hen and Tom. A good number of the tracks were very fresh, very sharp edged and well defined. All of the tracks were pointed up hill. Monday morning the ground was frozen and crunchy. By Monday evening the ground had melted and was quite soft. This morning the ground was a little stiff. I didn't see any tracks at the top of the hill. Normally where I have shot many birds. If you had to guess, do you think the birds are going back to roost at night or are they going up the the hill in the morning. I did not hear any gobbles and did not see any birds.

Thanks,
Brian

[Marc]

That is a tough guess...

I think that more often, they fly down, and walk up.

I know they like to get some altitude on the hills before flying into the roosts, and I have never seen a bird I jumped fly uphill.

[zelmo1]

They usually don't fly uphill. I have seen them climb above the roost tree and then fly up.

[tomstopper]

That is a tough guess...

I think that more often, they fly down, and walk up.

I know they like to get some altitude on the hills before flying into the roosts, and I have never seen a bird I jumped fly uphill.

x2. In my experience, they fly down hill and then I called them up hill. Just my opinion

[Spitten and drummen]

Turkeys do what turkeys do with no rhyme or reason. They may do one thing today and another tomorrow. Set up where you found fresh sign and use a good dose of patience calling sparingly. You will kill a bird if you have the patience.