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Post by Purebred Redneck on Oct 3, 2008 15:58:54 GMT -5
Anyone doing any Fall turkey hunting?
I imagine the season is either under way or just about to start.
I'm going to pass once again this year to hunt deer and squirrel instead.
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Post by bounce on Oct 3, 2008 20:20:04 GMT -5
Passing to but do hope to do it with you all next spring?
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Post by Jack on Oct 3, 2008 22:51:20 GMT -5
I confess I don't hunt turkeys in the fall, either.
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Post by jimh on Oct 7, 2008 10:02:02 GMT -5
if i know i'm going to be out a couple times in the fall i will buy a tag just incase. this has worked out a few times so i usualy do it. this year though i can't fire any centerfire or shotguns for a while si i wont unless i go along with someone to watch. if i want to help call i need a tag (useless calling in the fall for the most part)but to just tag along and maybe roll some film i wouldn't need it. i wont be inshape to do that kind of walking until maybe the last week so i don't see it happening.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Oct 7, 2008 10:47:32 GMT -5
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Post by sst on Oct 7, 2008 11:03:03 GMT -5
I usually go turkey hunting in the fall. I normally take my bow for the archery season, my shotgun for turkeys, and my 22-250 for coyotes. It is a good opportunity to do some scouting for the upcoming firearms deer season. Also, it is a good chance to stay sharp with my shotgun. I don't trap shoot, and definitely don't "practice" with 2.25 oz of lead #5 shot ahead of 3.5" magnum shells. Now that I'm in my mid 50s, I'm just not as tough as I used to be. Toms don't respond to calls like they do in the spring. The general idea in the fall is to scatter them and call them back in. I've never been successful at that. I generally just still hunt and make the shot. I saw several hens across a small field. I ducked down and crossed the field out of their line of sight. When I got to where I could see over the rise in the field, they were gone. Figuring they just slipped into the timber, I made my way behind where I thought they'd be. Well, they started to make their way back across the field I had just crossed. All I could see was their heads walking away from me. The field was crowned in the middle. I crouched down and hustled to the middle of the field and popped up to take the shot, but they had gone down the hill just enough that all I could see was their heads again. I crouched down and ran toward them again and popped up over the rise to make the shot. They were at the edge of the timber by now. When I popped up, they all flew. I shot the slowest one to take to flight. I went bow hunting for deer, but forgot my bow. I also planned to hunt coyotes, but grabbed my deer rifle rather than my coyote rifle. Somehow, the weekend turned out OK. I got a coyote with my deer rifle and a turkey with my shotgun. Regards, Sam Taylor NRA Life Member NAHC Life Member SST’s Rifle Room angelfire.com/mo2/rifleroom |
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Post by jimh on Oct 7, 2008 11:13:47 GMT -5
man it sounds like you were on a roll, just makes you wonder what you would have hooked into had you brought yer pole along too.
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Post by dovehunter on Oct 7, 2008 14:07:27 GMT -5
I like hunting turkeys in the fall. In fact, if memory serves me, I have probably killed more turkeys in the fall than in the spring. I have learned their travel routes on the places I usually hunt and can frequently ambush them. The last couple of birds I killed I watched flocks of 10-15 birds go by, picked the biggest one, and shot him. Even during deer season I will frequently go out with small shot in my gun because I know that the deer hunters and/or their dogs will often stir up turkeys and cause them to move. To me if you don't hunt turkeys in the fall you are missing out on a good opportunity.
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Post by sst on Oct 7, 2008 23:13:27 GMT -5
man it sounds like you were on a roll, just makes you wonder what you would have hooked into had you brought yer pole along too. During the spring turkey season, I do take a pole. We hunt toms until 1:00, and fish the rest of the day. Regards, Sam Taylor NRA Life Member NAHC Life Member SST’s Rifle Room angelfire.com/mo2/rifleroom |
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