Turkey Hunting
Was it the Calls or the Dekes?
From 24HourCampfire Poster: Simoneaud Subject: Re: what calls to use and when?? I made my first turkey hunt this past weekend. had great success, but I find that I don’t know what calls to use and when to use them. I bought a Primos Spring Hen box call and it makes all the hen sounds and I can make them good with this call, I find I sound just like turkeys do, but I don’t know what call to start with and then once a Tom or Hen answers, what calls to use to talk back. at one location I … More . . .
How to gobble? Have you tried Yelping?
The question of how to do a passable gobble keeps coming up on various forums. Can you gobble with your slate? Your mouth call? Your voice? Yeah, you can. I generally can’t. I have a 25 year old Quaker Boy Grand Old Master box call that gobbles just fine, so I did not do a whole lot of practicing on other stuff. The problem is why anyone wants to gobble in the first place. It’s a call, like the dominant buck grunt, that exudes the maximum testosterone. As such, either a gobbler is going to want a piece of it, … More . . .
How Individual is the Individual?
This is in reference to my entry the other day : Is Turkey Hunting Really All That? Scott aka ProTurkeyhntr From Quaker Boy Forums Had a response to what I said, and I thought I’d pass it along. It gave me something to think about. It’s always dangerous when I get to thinking. 03-14-2008 08:10 PM proturkeyhntr Well said Shaman, the only thing I will challenge is your statement below… “Last, the bird you hunt today is nearly identical to the bird you hunted yesterday, last year, a decade ago. The first bird you hunt is basically the same as … More . . .
What’s the Best Owl Hooter?
Long time ago, I was futzing with my latest owl hooter, trying to get it to work. I was down hunting with some serious turkey hunters in Mississippi and they were laughing at the Yankee and his pathetic owl hooter. “No turkey is gonna hear that.” said my buddy. “It’s too soft.” “So what do you do?” “We just call using our own voices.” He showed me. It didn’t sound much like a barred owl, but the cadence was dead on. The next morning he was doing it. A couple of the other guys were doing it. I did it. … More . . .
More on the Return to Turkey Camp
There’s a thread over on the Quaker Boy Forums about my arrival back at Turkey Camp. I’ve been keeping it going for over a year now- just me. palmettoswamp Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Floral City, Fl. Posts: 36 I’ve never seen anyone anwser their own posts…hats off to you buddy They say talkin’ to yourself isn’t a dangerous thing unless you start answerin’ . Then again, I’ve been hunting turkey all by myself for twenty years. It had to happen sometime, I guess. The fact of the matter is that the top one there was POST #1 on … More . . .
Is turkey hunting really all that?
from KentuckyHunting.Net Forums Yesterday, 07:56 PM Fivehourfrenzy Is turkey hunting really all that? Everyone makes it sound like turkey hunting is so unbelievably intense and demanding and difficult. I’ve never been. Is it really as hardcore as everyone says it is? __________________ Here is my answer: Turkey hunting IS that intense. I class it as a second religion. I consider myself a good Methodist boy. I am also a turkey hunter. It’s just that strong. Why? One reason is the method. If you go after turkeys with a rifle, they’re about as easy to pick off as groundhogs. If you … More . . .
Quaker Boy Forums
Calling all Turkey Hunters! You know that when the ol’ shaman tells you about something, he means it. It’s been going on 25 years since a man from Quaker Boy put a Grand Old Master box call in my hand and told me to go out and try turkey hunting. A few weeks later, I was standing atop a brushpile in Hocking Hills waiting for the sun to come up and I cranked out a yelp and had a gobbler answer back. I was hooked, and still to this day Quaker Boy calls take up a good deal of space … More . . .
Report from Turkey Camp 2008
Near Neave, KY 01 March, 2008 0923 ET Tom T. Hall “A Headstone for Harry” playing on the audio stream — World Wide Blugrass Network. The big addition to Turkey Camp this year: A Verizon Air Card– broadband speed off the cell towers. I can now hit my favorite forums from my turkey blind. We showed up at 2030 ET last night. The neighbors had blocked the road with a couple of old pickups, but we were able to get through. Items of interest: One frozen dead mouse on the kitchen floor. A deck of cards on the dining table … More . . .
Turkey Hunting is Just Like Work
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More . . .On the level about Gobblers
Do turkeys like walking up hill or down hill? Most of my turkeys roost in creek bottoms of the little side hollows against the ridges. That means a) They have to go up hill every morning if they want to go anywhere besides down. b) Some time during the day, they have to walk or fly back down to their roosting tree. That is an over simplification. I actually have seen them pitch down in the morning, head down to the mouth of their hollow and roam the bigger bottoms fairly frequently. The point is, turkey go up and down … More . . .
In praise of my Sling Bag
As I wrote last year, I’ve quit the vest scene and gone to this: You can get one from www.Wibags.com for $12. My reason for switching was simply weight. I attach a foam pad for my butt and carry a separate over-the-shoulder bag for decoys as needed. Three separate pieces load out at a third of the weight of the old vest. I spent 10 years with a vest, and I’ve gone about 7 with the sling bag. The reasons I like this arrangement over a vest are as follows: 1) I mentioned the weight thing. When I was in … More . . .
What’s in your vest?
I could say toilet paper and get a laugh, but after 3 the trail of must-haves starts to thin. I’ve only been checked once for #1, but I was awful glad I had them to show the warden.
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What is your Dream Turkey Gun
I shoot a Mossberg 500, taken from the scratch and dent bin at Dicks back in 96. I mounted a scope on it, because my eyes were starting to go. It is a reasonable turkey gun. I’ve used others. Win Model 12 Trap: Heavy Rem Model 1100 TB: Heavy H&R Topper : Light and brutal Mossberg 395 bolt-gun: Light and simple. I really have not ventured to far from the Mossy since I got it, but I can tell you what I think a dream gun would be like: 1) Of all the actions, I think pump is about right. … More . . .
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