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Many times I have been asked
for my best advice, and I always say the same
thing.
Scout more, call less.
Get back to basics, the old
ways still work. People say that turkeys have
changed, but I say what has changed is turkey
hunters. Too many have taken turkey hunting
and tried to shape it and mold it around their
"on demand" world. More often than
not the turks won't have any part of it.
Get to know your bird. Find
where he roosts, struts, waters, feeds, scratches,
and get an idea where he's going when he leaves
out. See if he's "Henned-up", look
for "sattellite gobblers", jake groups,
hens. See how much they vocalize.
Get to know the area your going
to be hunting in. Find ways to move around undetected,
and find any "Hang-Ups" and a way
to work around them.
Have a plan for both early/late
morning hunting, afternoon and evening hunting,
law permitting.
A lot of hunters never scout.
Come hunting season they walk thru the woods
banging on a call, and rely upon hearing a gobbler
reply. And if they can kill a bird this way
and enjoy themselves doing it, fine. But, IMO,
its more rewarding to match wits with 'ol Tom.
And have my scouting, planing, and prep's pay
off.
One of the great things about
turkey hunting is that there is more than 1
way to do it. The most important thing is getting
out there and doing it.
"If you dont go, you'll
never know."
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