If you had to pick a time period

[Mossyguy]

I have about a week of leave that I have to use before October or else Uncle Sam takes it and of course I'd like to use it while turkey season is in. I can start hunting on the Alabama side of the base March 15 and the Georgia side on March 26. The last day of the season is 15 May. For this scenario's sake let's say the weather will be good this entire season. If you had a week to hunt when would you choose?

[dirt road ninja]

2nd or 3rd week in April.

[ilbucksndux]

Yep what he said.

[Ihuntoldschool]

Last week of the season.

[Spitten and drummen]

I like the first and second week of April down here in southwest ms.

[augasman]

1st week of April

[Dr Juice]

Opening week of both seasons when the Thunder Chickens are fresh from harassment. Good luck and give us an After Action Report.


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[Bowguy]

Opening week of both seasons when the Thunder Chickens are fresh from harassment. Good luck and give us an After Action Report.


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This would get my vote

[HOOKS1]

Last week of April.

[Cottonmouth]

In central MS I'd say first or second week in April. Spring seems a good bit early this year. I saw birds 3 weeks ago strutting with hens.

[wvlimbhanger]

1st week of April

[surehuntsalot]

2nd week in april

[worth612000]

Do you have to take your leave all at once? 2-3 days here and there for some long weekends would be nice. Even if you had to go in one day for duty I would try to make the most of my time off. Just a thought. 

[lmbhngr]

2nd week of April

[Cullenhunter]

Well I think Mark just about covered it for you Franco, but I'll add that I tend to have more success at about midmorning, sometime in between 9-11. I'd say early in the morning on the roost is when you'll hear 80% of the gobbling for the day, and if a gobbler's not roosting nearby with his harem of hens, you have a pretty good shot at taggin one at this time. But when season opens here in KY, it never fails that the birds are pretty much at their peak breeding period, so most of the birds are henned up. But as a few days begin to pass you'll start to get more and more hens starting to leave the gobbler at about 9-9:30 to go lay an egg. At this time is when the gobbler starts to get a little lonely and vulnerable. I used to leave the woods way too early when I started hunting, sometimes quitting at 9, but little did I know how much I was missing out on.

At least around here, if you haven't had much luck before about 8 or so the best thing to do is just sit tight for about an hour and just look, listen, and enjoy your time in the woods. When 9 rolls around I like to pick up my calling again and run and gun, if conditions are appropriate. Most of the land I hunt is open pasture and alfalfa fields, so I have to be careful when I run and gun, if I even do it at all.

I'm not sure what the worst time of the day is to hunt turkeys, if there even is one. I believe it's like Mark said, worst time is quitting time. This year I'm really going to try to spend as much time in the woods as I physically can. That includes maybe taking some lunch and a large water bottle so I don't have to come in to eat. Spring is my favorite time of the year and if there's one thing I've learned about turkey hunting, it's take advantage of any and all time you can be out there, even if it's 3 or 4 o'clock...you just never know what might happen!
Brian