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Started by 10point, March 03, 2013, 05:06:41 PM
Quote from: Daman on March 04, 2013, 07:35:37 PMGet out and scout! Roost a bird if you can and try to kill him at flydown. If you don't get him at flydown that is when the scouting pays off. Circle the birds and get between them and where they are headed. Call softly and wait.Big Timber is where to me, knowing your gun and pattern pays off. Birds will hang up on you in the timber and while many times you can get them to commit, others you have to pull the trigger at 40 yards - give or take.
Quote from: guesswho on March 04, 2013, 07:51:46 PMDon't be afraid to move on a timber turkey. Just be slow and pay attention with your ears as well as your eye's. A lot of times you will hear drumming or walking before you actually get a visual. The key is go slow and pay attention to everything going on around you, at least twice before you make the next move. Squirrels, woodpeckers, bluejays, and crow's will tell on a turkey in a heartbeat.
Quote from: atoler on March 04, 2013, 11:35:10 PMQuote from: guesswho on March 04, 2013, 07:51:46 PMDon't be afraid to move on a timber turkey. Just be slow and pay attention with your ears as well as your eye's. A lot of times you will hear drumming or walking before you actually get a visual. The key is go slow and pay attention to everything going on around you, at least twice before you make the next move. Squirrels, woodpeckers, bluejays, and crow's will tell on a turkey in a heartbeat.I agree with most of what you said, I'll add, don't be afraid to take a bit more time and get the setup right the first time either. there are a lot of turkey killers who move slowly and wait patiently, and there are a lot who move quickly and often. Its personal preference, and accross the board, its equally affective. I will say that a lot depends on how much ground you have to cover, and your experience level. For a newer hunter, slow and subtle is probably more successful than run and gun. There is probably a happy median that I don't have the patience for.
Quote from: atoler on March 04, 2013, 11:29:11 PMWhy would you think you typically have birds hang up in timber? just curious, my experience has been that field birds hang up worse than a bird in the woods. Birds in the woods can't see a couple hundred yards, but a field bird can.
Quote from: atoler on March 04, 2013, 11:35:10 PMthere are a lot of turkey killers who move slowly and wait patiently, and there are a lot who move quickly and often. Its personal preference, and accross the board, its equally affective.
Quote from: atoler on March 04, 2013, 11:29:11 PMQuote from: Daman on March 04, 2013, 07:35:37 PMGet out and scout! Roost a bird if you can and try to kill him at flydown. If you don't get him at flydown that is when the scouting pays off. Circle the birds and get between them and where they are headed. Call softly and wait.Big Timber is where to me, knowing your gun and pattern pays off. Birds will hang up on you in the timber and while many times you can get them to commit, others you have to pull the trigger at 40 yards - give or take.Why would you think you typically have birds hang up in timber? just curious, my experience has been that field birds hang up worse than a bird in the woods. Birds in the woods can't see a couple hundred yards, but a field bird can.