Off Season Turkey Quiz

[Mossberg90MN]

I was noticing there's certain things we like to discuss very heavily on here. There's certain topics that get everyone fired up to comment on, etc... I figured I'm going to do a fun Q&A style quiz on here for folks to just voice there stance.

Turkey Quiz 2023 Off Season

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow?
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow?
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting?
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other?
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day?
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys?
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots?
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call?
What region do you favor more?
9) Western birds or Eastern?
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field?

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No?
12) Public or Private?
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No?
14) Roost shooting? Yes or No?
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, Yes or No?

Have fun with it, and let's keep things cool

If this goes well, I may just have to do one every off season!

[Prospector]

I'll start :
12 for now
Lead again for now
Both. Whatever it takes.
More Mossy Oak at this time.
All day
No decoys
Both
Box first, then pot
Only hunted Easterns
Wherever he wants to play
Bonus:
Uhm, no
Both. Mostly private. Club lease
If your Turkey hunting then it's 40ish yds. Otherwise.....
No
And No

[Turkeybutt]

Turkey Quiz 2023 Off Season

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow?  12, 20 and 410 depends on how I feel that day.
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow?  TSS
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting? Mobile
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other?  Doesn't matter to me
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day?   Sun up to Noon
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys?    Decoys 5 % of the time. Just dislike taking a bunch of stuff with me.
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots? Leather Boots
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call? All three plus a Trumpet
What region do you favor more?
9) Western birds or Eastern? Eastern never hunted any other
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field? Depends on the bird I'm hunting.

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping No
12) Public or Private? Private
13) Shots past 40ish yards, No
14) Roost shooting? No
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, No?

[Kylongspur88]

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow?  - (12 ga)
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow?  -  (lead in the woods, what I have left of hevi shot in the open.)
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting?  - (totally depends on where I am and what birds are doing.)
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other?  - (mix and match.)
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day?  - (all day if I can.)
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys?  - (Depends. Use them in fields. Not so much in the woods.)
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots?  - (leather)
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call? - (combination of mouth and pot calls)
What region do you favor more?
9) Western birds or Eastern? - (Only hunted easterns.)
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field? - (hills/mixed hardwoods.)

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No? - (no)
12) Public or Private? - mix
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No? - (yes if reasonable. 40 is around my max with lead. I'll shoot hevi to 50. I've let many walk at 51.)
14) Roost shooting? Yes or No? - (no)
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, Yes or No? - (yes, but potentially only on one place I hunt with very high numbers right now, but that totally depends on the prior springs hatch and what we're seeing as far as fall numbers. If you think you have high numbers that fall I see no issue. Bad hatch I say don't do it. It's really a personal judgment call.)

[Tom007]

Don't forget the 10 gauge guys........

[Upfold99]

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow? 20
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow? TSS
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile He Determines hunting?
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other? MO
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day? What my schedule permits
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys? No
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots? Leather
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call? All of the abovr
What region do you favor more?
9) Western birds or Eastern? Eastern but like to travel if possible
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field? Cypress swamp and river bottoms

11) Fanning/Reaping No.
12) Public or Private?  Both
13) Shots past 40ish yards, If that's what it takes, but rarely.
14) Roost shooting? No
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, No?

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[HookedonHooks]

1 - 12 gauge primarily, but will tote other bores from the 10 all the way down to .410.
2 - Lead in the 12 & 10. TSS in the rest.
3 - Both when the situations apply, but will not hesitate to be mobile when a situation allows it.
4 - Mossy Oak Greenleaf or Bottomland. No substitutes.
5 - All day
6 - Will bring them and use them for sit & wait situations in fields, leave them in bush when mobile.
7 - Rubber
8 - Pot/Trumpet/Box, mostly the first two.
9 - As much as I love the landscape and pretty colors of birds when western hunting, nothing beats the timber hunts of an Eastern gobble rattling through the hard woods.
10- Scattered Hardwoods. Terrain with hills that are navigable and not small mountains, but also have a lot of fields and food plots scattered throughout.

Bonus:
11 - Hard no for me.
12 - Both, depends where I have access.
13 - Yes, I prefer them at 10, but 50 is my limit I can shoot with comfort.
14 - No. Had several opportunities, in state's where legal, and have elected to pass.
15 - I would shoot a color phase hen to mount for the wall, otherwise it's still gobblers for me.

[slicksbeagles1]

Turkey Quiz 2023 Off Season

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow? 20 ga.
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow? TSS
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting? BOTH
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other? NO PREFERENCE
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day? DEPENDS ON HOW I FEEL AND THE TURKEYS
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys? NO
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots? BOTH
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call? ALL OF THEM AND SOME MORE! WHAT EVER THEY ARE RESPONDING TO
What region do you favor more? ANYWHERE THERE ARE PLENTY OF TURKEYS
9) Western birds or Eastern? BOTH
Favorite Terrain to Hunt? SEMI ROLLING BECAUSE OF AGE BUT TRY TO STAY IN SHAPE FOR MOUNTAINS
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field? FIELD

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No? NO
12) Public or Private? BOTH
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No? NO
14) Roost shooting? Yes or No? NO
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, Yes or No? DON'T FALL HUNT 

[Yoder409]

Turkey Quiz 2023 Off Season

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow?  20
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow?   Federal Heavy
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting?   Mobile
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other?   Realtree
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day?  Whenever
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys?  Generally not
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots?   Snake boots
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call?   All 3
What region do you favor more?
9) Western birds or Eastern?   Both
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field?   Wherever turkeys live

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No?  NO !!!
12) Public or Private?  Either
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No?  Not intentionally

14) Roost shooting? Yes or No?  Seriously ??
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, Yes or No?    Yep.

[Big Jeremy]

Turkey Quiz 2023 Off Season

1) 12, 20, .410
2) TSS
3) Prefer mobile, but will do what needs to be done.
4) MO
5) Whatever time I have available.
6) No decoys
7) Leather unless it's really wet.
Mostly mouth calls and pots, mixing trumpets in more these days.
What region do you favor more?
9) Eastern
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills.

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No? No
12) Public or Private? Sure.
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No? Typically no. Will stretch a few more yards with my 12.
14) Roost shooting? Yes or No? No.
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, Yes or No? No, but encourage others to do what they like.


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[jhoward11]

1. All 3
2. All 3
3.Both
4.Mossy Oak
5.Sun-up to noon
6.Sometime decoys
7.Both, but mostly rubber
8.Mouth/Pot will use others when needed
Region - Mid-west
9. Eastern
10.Hunt terrain - Semi-hilly
11.No,No, and No
12.Private
13.Plead the 5th.
14.Never Ever!!!
15.Not a Fall turkey hunter

[Greg Massey]

Don't forget the 28 gauge guys and girls  .... either

Trumpets

[Muzzy61]

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow?                        12, 20, and 410
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow?                                   lead for 12,  TSS for the 20 and 410
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting?                  Mostly mobile
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other?                   Mossy Oak
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day?        All day
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys?                               Depends, but will use Decoys
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots?                    Rubber
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call?                   Pot call mostly
What region do you favor more?                        Southern
9) Western birds or Eastern?                              Eastern
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field?           Swamp

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No?                          NO
12) Public or Private?                                         Private
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No?                No
14) Roost shooting? Yes or No?                           No
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult,  No

[g8rvet]

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow? 20, mostly
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow? HW15 in the 20
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting? Mostly mobile, unless being patient is indicated
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other? Don't care
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day? All day
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys? Field decoys, woods no
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots? Rubber/neoprene
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call? yes, learning a trumpet this year too
What region do you favor more?
9) Western birds or Eastern? only hunted eastern and osceola
Favorite Terrain to Hunt?
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field? Swamp/bottom is my favorite by far, but I will let him choose the site of battle

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No? No
12) Public or Private? Yes (both)
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No? Nope, but I have misjudged a few, in fields
14) Roost shooting? Yes or No? Not legal
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, Yes or No? Passed a brood hen where it was legal - don't fall hunt much

[NCL]

1) 12 gauge, 20 gauge or bow?  12 and 20 but mostly 20
2) Lead, TSS, or arrow?  Lead is illegal so TSS
3) Sit and wait? Or Mobile hunting? Depends private sit public mobile
4) Mossy Oak or Real Tree? Other? Hodgepodge of different brands
5) Sun up to 9am? 9am-Noon? Or all day? Usually till about noon
6) Decoys? Or no Decoys? Private yes public no
7) Rubber Boots or Leather Boots?  Leather
Mouth call? Pot call? Or Box call? all three plus a trumpet
What region do you favor more? only hunt my home region
9) Western birds or Eastern? western
Favorite Terrain to Hunt? hills with hardwoods
10) Hills? Flat big woods? Swamp? Field? hills

Here's the spicy bonus question for those that are up for it!

11) Fanning/Reaping Yes or No? No
12) Public or Private? both
13) Shots past 40ish yards, Yes or No? Usually not past 40 but I have misjudged distance
14) Roost shooting? Yes or No? No
15) Fall hunting scenario, shooting a Hen or poult, Yes or No? Do not hunt Fall