Ok Let's Have Some Fun List 5.....

[RutNBuck]

things you consider to be the most important to a bagging a turkey

#1 I believe knowing the terrain is the most important

#2 Knowing the habits and travels of Turkeys

#3 Set up and location

#4 Time of season early or late season is best IMO

#5 Calling and remaining motionless

be interesting to see some of the ideas others on here are willing to pass along

"A wise indian once said,the more you move the less you will see,the less you move the more you will see"

[openseason]

Well, to me personally, the set-up and location would have to be the most important thing to be successful. It doesn't matter how good you can call, if your set-up is wrong, your chances are not very good of killing that particular bird. Now once the season starts winding down it helps to know the habits and behavior of the turkey in order to be able to hunt call shy or henned up toms, but even during this time, if you don't set-up right during the hunt, you will still strike out the majority of the time.

[Flintlock54]

#1. Knowing the habits and travels of the birds your are going to hunt.

#2. Knowing the lay of the land you are going to hunt.

#3. Setup and location

#4. Calling and remaining motionless.

#5. Time of season

#6. As a last resort, don't be afraid to call a hen. Sometimes a call shy longbeard will follow a hen in to your area.

NOTE: It is hard for me to separate #'s 1 & 2.

[taggedout]

1. gittn out of bed at 4:00 am.
2. gittn the coffie pot plugged in W/ my eyes all squinty like that.
3. gittn your hntn partners @$$ out of bed.
4. fiquring out if its all still were its sposed to be in my vest still.
5. gittn that bird in front of my gun.
I know, I know.,

grummybear

[GSP]

I think TAGGEDOUT nailed this one!!!!!!

[oxmos]

#1 Patience is your friend.
#2 Don't move a muscle.
#3 Know the effective range for your gun.
#4 Get there before the other hunters.
#5 Don't forget that toilet paper!

[strutnrut]

It's like real estate LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION and who knows exactly wher that's at, at any given moment, no one knows. And I've been hunting about 9 years and have had good sucess. The most Important part is to be out there. Good luck the rest of the season.

[Boss Gobbler]

I dont think I could have said it better myself, RutnBuck.

[spurrs]

Always have a back up plan or bird in this case.You never know when
another hunter has bagged the same bird you thought you had to yourself when you're not there.Don't get hung up one bird you've
hunted but can't seem to call in.These are mainly for public land
hunters.

[GSP]

Bring this one back to the top

[Multidigits]

1. Having a good place to hunt
2. Having another good place to hunt
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5. Dumb turkeys and luck doesn't hurt either

[raktrakr]

1. my wife gettin hers first. the dog house could get pretty lonely

raktrakr
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[thunderstorm]

1. Enjoy the entire experience ie. No pressure!!!!

2. Set-up, location, knowing the terrain (all the same to me)

3. Knowing what a gobbler USUALLY does

4. Patience, patience, patience (comfort)

5. Persistance, persistance, persistance (Plain old STUBBORNNESS)

[Ky Headhunter]

Multi is on to it.

1. Good real estate to hunt. Yeah, I've got lucky a couple times on public or heavily pressured private land. But having hunted everything from very lightly hunted private farms to circus-like public tracts, I can say one thing with confidence: those who have only hunted on large private tracts with no or few other hunters should count themselves very, very fortunate.
2. Time to hunt. The great equalizer if you don't have very good places to hunt. The more you hunt the more turkeys you come across; the more turkeys you come across the greater your chances of finding a dumb one.
3. Knowledge of the land. Hard to aquire if your hunting areas can change from year to year, or if you can only hunt land that isn't close to home. If you lack this (I frequently do), a partial remedy is more of #2.
4. Maintaining a positive attitude if the first few days are a bust. Conditions change drastically during the season depending on weather, breeding phase, & the whims of walnut-brained birds. Todays silent ridge or henned-up tom can be tomorrows gobbling symphony & desperate longbeards.
5. Knowing when to put the d@^# call down & get your gun/bow in position. It stinks to have everything go right & get one in range, then blow the golden opportunity to actually shoot one.