There are some states that ban the hunting of turkeys in the afternoon. The feeling is that it puts too much stress on the birds. This leads folks to wonder if hunting turkeys in the afternoon is such a good thing. My feeling is that it probably makes no great difference. I would not be too worried about perturbing the turkeys through afternoon hunting. I am forever bumping turkeys, and it never seems to change their habits. We have an extended back yard. Here’s some pictures of it:

Pooh Corner– the shamanic thoughtful spot

In the evening, I can be on the back of the house with KYHillChick sipping our cocktail and have turkey coming from all sorts of directions. They come up towards the house and all of a sudden catch sight of us and spook. A day or so later, they’re back. We have one flock that roosts within a hundred yards of the house. They are by no means tame. They are by no means accustomed to our presence. Every time they see us it’s like we’re breathing fire and biting the heads of poults. Still, they keep coming back.

Another situation I can point to is the habit these birds have of roosting on the shooting rails of my buddy treestands. Every few years, a flock will decide my treestands are the best place to roost. Now you would think these birds would have enough of it after the first time I climbed up the ladder in the dark. Fact of the matter is that they usually wait until I’m fully up the ladder before busting, and once they’ve taken a fancy to my treestand, the process has to repeat itself over and over to the end of deer season. Meanwhile, I have to put up with the filth and the fright.

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