Fall hunting

[ksp771]

What is the best way to hunt Turkeys in the fall? Do you bust the flock or use KEE KEE RUN calls? Please shave your experience that works best for you.

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[GSP]

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Both, in that order.[:D]

You try to get a good bust(scatter them to the 4 corners of the Earth). The youger birds will come back to the dominant hen(s). Set uo in between. Also you can easily pattern birds in the fall and pick one out like the supermarket. It is all in how you want to hunt them.

[Grant]

I have never tried the busting the flock deal, never get close enough to bust them properly.
I usually have them patterned. Get into an area you know they frequent, set up, and wait. They respond fairly well to soft clucks and putts, just don't get crazy on the call.

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[Gobblergetter2]

I just sit, and wait beside a corn field. Seems to work for me.


Jeff Fogle

[Ky Headhunter]

I hunt food sources that have good turkey sign. Also do some "social" calling, & tailor the calls to the type of sign in the area. Tom feathers, tracks & droppings will have me floating deep, coarse yelps & clucks. Hen feathers, tracks & droppings will have me purring, clucking, yelping, kee-kee, etc. Hens & young are quite vocal in the fall, so I'll do it almostly constantly. But I keep it pretty soft, no cutting & cackling.

Busting flocks must work for some folks, 'cause it's constantly pushed in the magazines & such. I just can't bring myself to run off wild turkeys when it's so difficult to get close in the first place. When I feel like flushing a critter I go rabbit hunting [:)]

[ksp771]

Thank you for the advice. No the waiting until season starts that is most painfull.

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[turk2di]

I simply get out of the truck and start hunting. Just as soon saddle up to turkeys as to try and scare the bejabbers out of them.Or get in thier way. The list of possibilities are endless!

what u get out, is what u put in

[joekat46]

I agree. Don't waste time on the "scatter" unless you bump some while sneaking around. They do respond well to calling. Great time to practice with and use a mouth call.

Tim - did you see the latest issue of Outdoor Life? A big article on Peabody in the regional section. That won't help the pressure any. I always hate to see my favorite spots turn up in national magazines.

[turk2di]

No joekat i didn't see the article! But hopefully, very few will see it. Fact is, it really couldn't get too much worse! A Spring scatter at it's best, as it were!

what u get out, is what u put in

[buckfever]

You only need to know two things - where they're feeding and where they're roosting. For morning hunts, wait on the edge of the preferred feeding areas. For evening hunts, position yourself on a direct line back to the roost. As GSP said, it's like picking out tomatoes at the local Kroger's. For a little excitement, the busting method is all kinds of fun. If the crops are out and you have permission, it's a heck of a lot easier to bust up a flock with your truck than on foot. You get there quicker, and the birds scatter a little better. Just floor it toward the flock, bust it up, drive a few hundred yards away, park, walk back, sit down, wait 15-30 minutes (or earlier if you hear the birds yelping) and start calling. I've always liked communicating with the birds more than ambushing them.

[Turkeyhunter4]

find out exactly where there feeding and sit up close to the spot there feeding.

cree mcfadden