Looking for Fall Turkey!!!

[greenhorn]

I can't wait till October. I love to Turkey hunt. How do you feel about the fall?
Anyone have any luck in the fall?

Please share your favorite experience in the fall with us.
Later, Mike

"A bad day hunting still beats a good day at work!"

[Grant]

I go, but I'm not a huge fan of fall hunting, would much rather hunt them in the spring. If they wern't so dang good eating, I probably would hunt them at all in the fall. [:)]

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[DoeMaster]

When fall rolls around I find it hard to think about anything but deer hunting. If a turkey comes close enough while Im bow hunting for deer he just might end up being fried! I have attempted to take a few turkey with a bow but never got a shot off. They always seem to catch me on the draw!

[kygoose]

Love the fall hunting, just wish they would gobble. Actually had a lot more opportunities to harvest turkeys than in the spring.

[turk2di]

I fall hunt, tho not as much as i used too. Not sure, but i believe it come's in along side the archery for deer in early Sept! I have a week off to fall gun hunt in Oct. Tho it's not as exciting as spring, low hunter participation is makin it look all the more desirable, especially in light of this past springs onslaught!

what u get out, is what u put in

[switchblade]

What type calling do you use in the fall? Explain how to go about the whole thing, someone. I would assume it's entirely different.

[turk2di]

As in the spring, scouting is important. Knowing where a fall flock of hen's and her youngsters roost will allow u 2b nearby come morning. Hopefully thru scouting, u know which way they will go upon pitching and be in thier way. Also yelping at them, or other turkey calls such as the kee-kee,or a long series of lost yelping, could steer them your way should u b out of line of travel. U can also bust them off roost either near dark or early morning and take advantage of their regrouping instinct. Fall turkey hunting is plotting and scheming at it's finest. Hope this helped to some degree. Feel free 2 keep askin questions!

what u get out, is what u put in

[Turkeyhunter2]

i havent done it yet but im tryin this fall good luck everybody

Cree McFadden

[nitrox28]

Dude, go to Peabody! They were E V E R Y W H E R E!!!

[P. Beyer]

Never really tried in the Fall that much, I usually buy a tag & combine my Fall bowhunting for deer with Turkey. I carry a mouth call or two with me. I may pursue them a little more this year though, So yall keep them Fall Turkey tips coming!!!

"It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent"

Fred Bear

[ChuckBeav31]

I am thinking about going myself, but I am going to try my first year at Bow hunting deer...so I may not have time becuase I will be spending most of it getting ready for that. What call gets you the best results Fall turkey hunting? Box, mouth, slate? I have never been in the fall.

And by the way, where is Peabody? I live in Caldwell.

[P. Beyer]

I've always used a mouth call in the fall, Just a few clucks every now and then.

"It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent"

Fred Bear

[lab]

I am not a huge fan of the fall season either. I have only managed to harvest one bird and it was a jake a few years back. Most of my interest during that time of the year has shifted towards waterfowl. If I am doing any scouting is for a flock of mallards or geese, and that is a big part of the fall turkey season. Birds are not very vocal, so knowing their daily routine is critical.

A bad day hunting is better than a good day at work.

[Grant]

Few soft clucks and purrs is usually all it takes. I use slate, but thats always been my go-to call.

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[KYhunter]

Fall bowhunting for turkeys has been more fun than spring, but every bit as frustrating(at times). A blind makes things easier, but it IS tougher to hear out of them. I have been lucky getting shots out of a tree, but its been "close but no cigar" on the harvest. I try to mimic whatever sound they make. I have had pretty good luck calling gobblers in with a gobbler yelp. The lost call works, as does the keekee run..

[greenhorn]

I'm planning on patterning the flocks, and setting up on there trail. What is everyone else doing?
What has been your most successful method?
Thanks, mike

"A bad day hunting still beats a good day at work!"

[Grant]

Being where the birds usually travel is, in my opinion, the easiest way to kill one in the fall. They basically keep with the same pattern, provided you don't have a drastic change in the weather. If your not exactly sure where the birds are, but you have a good idea, set up and wait. You see some birds, give a little soft clucks and purrs, and get ready, I have seen that work wonders.

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[lightning_jack]

I am going to attempt to harvest a bird with my bow this year.
I think it will be much more challenging than deer with a bow. I hope to get my blind set up this weekend.

[arshooter]

will shoot a hen with a bow given the oppurtunity but if aint gobblin i aint huntin him...

[Ky Headhunter]

I've actually come to enjoy the fall season quite a bit. Not as much as the spring season, though. I just like watching & listening to turkeys no matter what time of year.

[schuyler olt]

The more I hunt them in the fall, the more I like it. They can definitely be called, even without busting the flock. The big difference is that you need to think in terms of calling a flock, as opposed to a single bird. Typically, I use three, four, or more calls at the same time to sound like different birds calling to each other. Different volume calls are important, because since you can't move, the "birds" need to sound like they are apart from each other like a flock would be. One tactic that seems to be productive is to get near roosted birds, and sound like you're the first flock to hit the ground. Often, the real birds will pitch down and come investigate, because if there are turkeys calling on the ground in a certain area, they will think that is a safe place to go. It's very important, though, to be near a feeding area when you do this. Dusting areas are good spots to hit in the afternoon, particularly if the weather is fair and warm.

Scouting is absolutely key. Fall birds cannot be called a long distance from their travel routes. And if they aren't receptive to calls, this gives you the option of an ambush.

Finally, when you think about busting a flock, think less is more. The idea is to scatter them nearby, not send them to the next county.

Good luck with it, and remember that the point is to have fun.

[Birdman]

Is there anyone hunting dogs for turkey this year?

[Grant]

I had really considered trying it with my lab, but don't know if I will mess with it or not. I would love to see how he would do, but may stick to videoing this fall.

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[HappyHunter]

I've thought about using my lab as well, he always gets hot on turkey sign when we are grouse hunting. But I don't think he would lay still if the birds took their time coming in

[gut shot]

i love hunting turkeys in the fall heck i just love to hunt turkeys

[lab]

gut shot, you do have a special place in your heart for turkeys don't you? You are the only person that I have heard of that passes up longbeards because their beards are not thick enough.[:p]

"A bad day hunting is better than a good day at work."

[HornHunter]

Anyone ever tried hunting Turkeys from a tree stand? I usually get over-run by them during deer season and they never seem to be to spooked.

[ecmbowhunter]

HornHunter....just try drawing on them with a bow....i'm busted everytime...lol

take nothing but trophies.....leave nothing but gutpiles

[turk2di]

A turkey dog is a specially trained dog for hunting turkeys!Use any other dog, and you'll mess yourself up in all likelyhood!

what u get out, is what u put in

[mastin03]

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<br />will shoot a hen with a bow given the oppurtunity but if aint gobblin i aint huntin him...
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DEfinately Agree with you on this one, just doesn't seem right if you don't have to outsmart an old wary longbeard.

Passin on advice from my old man..."Keep your feathers dry."

[big bubba t]

I just missed a nice one last weekend out of a stand(misjudged the distance and almost hit him in the foot).But they never payed attention to me.Then had 8 more roost within 50 yds of me and were still there the next morning even with me climbing down and up the tree.Except for the biggest bird which roosted 10 yrds in front of me ,they never acted alarmed .

[ky hunter]

first time for me in the fall they say you break up a flock and call them back in