Do you usually kill a bird when you hunt?

[dirt road ninja]

This year I'm 4.5 days afield and 1 bird.

[alloutdoors]

My best year ever ratio wise was 6 for 8. Took 4 days to kill my two, and went 4 for 4 calling for other people. Of course there were quite a few hours spent scouting in order to set up those hunts. On my home territory I think my average is probably around one bird for every three days hunting.

[surehuntsalot]

Some years are better than others 

I have bad years and good years, but I enjoy every morning in the turkey woods.
I do not have to take a bird to have a great hunt. I love to play "the game" sometimes they win, sometimes I win

[Marc]

How many times when you do not get a bird, that you think yourself, or someone else could have done something different to be successful?

Last season for me, half the times I was not successful, I think if I had not made a minor mistake, or played things just a bit differently, I could have come in with a bird hangin' over my shoulder...  About half the time, other than trespassing or doing something outside my own ethics, the birds were just plain smarter than I was...

[Tennessee Lead]

Some years are better than others 

I have bad years and good years, but I enjoy every morning in the turkey woods.
I do not have to take a bird to have a great hunt. I love to play "the game" sometimes they win, sometimes I win
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Yes sir I feel the same. If I get birds to gobble at a call I am happy. Calling one to the gun is just a bonus.


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[Green Trumpeter]

On the small properties that I hunt, I often do not get a bird, somewhat due to a lack of birds around. However, I have a few properties where if a bird is there, there is a good chance he will die.

[mudhen]

I've never really thought of turkey hunting in that context...





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[owlhoot]

Some years are better than others 

I have bad years and good years, but I enjoy every morning in the turkey woods.
I do not have to take a bird to have a great hunt. I love to play "the game" sometimes they win, sometimes I win

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[TauntoHawk]

The bird densities and pressure are huge in this.

Example in PA where I have public to hunt and live in the SE where we have the highest people densities, least amount of turkeys, and least amount of public in the state. It's tough, I've never taken more than 1 bird and it always takes me several outings to get that done. The average hunt after the first few days goes without a single gobble.

In NY I have access to about 10 private properties, not huge properties but most hold birds every day. I've killed my last 6 birds in 6 days 5 of them before 7am. Usually before i even hunt for myself I've already called a few for my wife, youth hunters or friends. In NY I watch a bird get shot more days than I don't. Pa I don't even watch a bird more days then not.. Lol

[dejake]

I kill one more often than not.  I attribute that solely to scouting, not skill on my part.  I probably spend 20 hours scouting for every hour hunting. 

[CoachHunter]

2 birds in 12 hunts last year.  Failing/not seeing any birds makes killing more enjoyable. Or at least thats what I tell people.

[jlawson382]

Wait, we're supposed to be killing 'em?  I thought this thing I was carrying was a funny-looking camo walking stick!

[870supermagnum]

I said I usually kill a bird about 50% of the time... now, that's a lie.  I was a little grandiose when I answered that question.  The season limit in NE Florida is two per season and I usually get my two.  However, there has been a couple of seasons where I only got one.  I still work full time, hunt the weekends and take a day off here and there.  I'd say I kill a bird every fourth or fifth time out.

[darron]

Last year was the best year I have had in Ohio in years...

First day- tagged bird #1
day 2- watched my buddy tag a bird on the same ridge where I shot mine the day before
third time out- doubled up with a friend, tagged out, father shot one the same day
fourth time out- took my aunt and worked a bird for 6 hours, got to 75 yards...no shot but fun

[stinkpickle]

Some birds I've hunted for 10 minutes and others for 10 days.  While I fully expect to shoot a bird every time I go out, reality usually lands far from my expectations.