Fall turkey huning-question
- Thread starter Ed Smurf
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Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
Most definitely there is a different technique for the fall turkey hunt.
Breeding season is over so don’t expect to hear gobbling and a hen’s breeding yelp will not draw a tom.
Generally speaking, birds will now be starting to hang out in larger groups of their own s e x. I have found 2 strategies successful for fall turkey and no doubt there are many more (such as busting up a flock and waiting for them to re-gather....never tried this one but I’ve no doubt it works).
1) observe their pattern of movement and ambush them
2) make kee-kee-run calls (lost bird call) to draw in a group of hens
I’ve mostly used #2 strategy in the fall and it has been my experience that birds are far less cautious in the fall and often downright curious. First fall bird I shot came to my simple yelp because that was the only turkey sound I knew how to make! Last year while deer hunting I had a turkey flock get separated from one another and listened to a hen kee-kee-run for 10 minutes before the flock re-united. It was cool to witness and it was clear that those birds will move when they think someone is lost.
Breeding season is over so don’t expect to hear gobbling and a hen’s breeding yelp will not draw a tom.
Generally speaking, birds will now be starting to hang out in larger groups of their own s e x. I have found 2 strategies successful for fall turkey and no doubt there are many more (such as busting up a flock and waiting for them to re-gather....never tried this one but I’ve no doubt it works).
1) observe their pattern of movement and ambush them
2) make kee-kee-run calls (lost bird call) to draw in a group of hens
I’ve mostly used #2 strategy in the fall and it has been my experience that birds are far less cautious in the fall and often downright curious. First fall bird I shot came to my simple yelp because that was the only turkey sound I knew how to make! Last year while deer hunting I had a turkey flock get separated from one another and listened to a hen kee-kee-run for 10 minutes before the flock re-united. It was cool to witness and it was clear that those birds will move when they think someone is lost.
On my place fall turkeys have a real routine. Watch them and you can almost set your watch by where they’ll be get in front of them and sit still. Smell hearing seem poor eye sight good for 200 yd or better. Move slow good luck I think fall birds taste best
