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When the gobbler quits gobbling, look at your watch, and force yourself to stay on your stand. Don’t move around for an hour after the bird has quit gobbling. If you’ll use this strategy, you’ll see more turkeys, and you’ll take more turkeys.
Why have the turkeys stop gobbling?
As the temperature increased, gobbling decreased. The average barometric pressure affected gobbling activity, as well. Lower pressure, often associated with rain, meant less gobbling. Birds were most active at 29.9 to 30.2 inches, and when the pressure fell below 29.7 inches, gobbling activity decreased dramatically.
How do you hunt turkeys that don’t gobble?
Be Quiet, O’Hunter & Call Only Once Then grab a seat and drop that call onto the ground or into a turkey vest pocket. The silent treatment on gobblers seems to get the best of them. You simply sound off and go silent after you’ve moved in as close as possible.
Why do turkeys gobble some days and not others?
Some days, turkeys gobble from dawn to dark. Other days, they don’t gobble at all. Why? The easy explanation is that they’re unpredictable.
Why do gobblers hang up?
Turkey hunters define a gobbler that stands in one place, gobbles and struts but won’t come in to the call as a hung-up gobbler. When a turkey hangs-up, it’s because he knows that when he gobbles, the hen is supposed to come to him.
How far away can a turkey hear your call?
In a big field they will hear you from 400 yards. It sounds like you know where they are and where they are going.
What time of day do turkeys stop gobbling?
A lot of turkeys, especially old Easterns, will gobble only once or twice in the afternoon, but they’ll come to your calls fast and silently. Afternoon hunting generally peaks from around 2 to 4:30 p.m., but you might as well hunt right up until dark some days.
Why won’t turkeys come to my decoys?
If a subordinate gobbler comes in, and he’s already been beat up by a dominant gobbler, there’s a very good chance that he’s won’t come in and get his head bloodied again. Many times, a turkey won’t come to a decoy, because the hunter has made a mistake in where he’s placed the decoy.
Why is turkey hunting so hard?
Pressured turkeys get increasingly harder to hunt because people don’t use the correct tactics. They call too loud and spook hens and don’t adequately conceal themselves. All of those mistakes educate turkeys quickly.
Why do gobblers go silent?
The other major factor in silencing is heavy hunting pressure in certain areas — too many hunters, too much calling, too much shooting. Duren cites his own experience this spring as an example.
How often should you call to a turkey?
Call every few minutes, and act like a disinterested hen going about her daily routine. Moving also helps in such situations, because turkeys rarely sit and yelp in one place for long.
Does full moon affect turkey gobbling?
Re: Full Moon effects on turkeys Never noticed a difference in gobbling and moon phases. If it’s really bright I stay a little further from where I think they are roosted. They see better than we do in the dark.
How do you make a turkey close?
Aggressive Turkey Hunting Tactics Tips Call before walking over a ridge or a knob. Call before entering an open area in the woods or a field. Pack light and compact. Aggressive turkey hunting means getting on the move. Leave the slate and box calls at home. Stay flexible.
How long should you wait between Turkey calls?
I think a good rule of thumb is at least 10-15 minutes. This will seem like hours. If he is gobbling a lot, I will call more. If you can tell he is coming, by closer gobbles or visual, don’t call, let him come.
How good can a turkey hear?
Outstanding hearing is an asset to all prey species. Dickson’s compilation of wild turkey experts reveals that a wild turkey’s hearing is acute, although its external ear lacks a flap, or pinna, which concentrates sound waves. Field observations suggests turkeys hear lower-frequency and more distant sounds than humans.
What time do turkeys come out of their roost?
In my view, the best times of the day are right off the roost, then again from about 8:30 to 9:30 when more hens start to leave the gobbler to go lay an egg, and again from about 11 until noon. It’s somewhat obvious why gobblers respond off the roost; it’s a new day and they’re not necessarily with hens yet.
What time of day are most turkeys killed?
Time of Day Many hunters are in the woods before dawn, and most turkeys are killed before 8 a.m. However, turkey hunting after 8 a.m. can be rewarding.
What time of day are turkeys most active?
General Weather Conditions: As a general rule of thumb, turkeys are most active during calm, clear days in morning and early afternoon hours. Turkey activity generally decreases with bad weather conditions including wind and rain.
How long before sunrise do turkeys gobble?
Most states allow hunting a half-hour before sunrise so be in the woods early. How early? Get to your setup site at least 30 to 45 minutes before shooting light.
How important is a turkey decoy?
The more realistic a hen decoy is, the more likely a gobbler will be to come to that decoy. I’ve found that a mounted hen decoy will lure in a gobbler much faster than a plastic hen decoy will. I’ve discovered that the more realistic the hen decoy looks, the better your odds will be to bag a gobbler.
How far do turkeys travel in a day?
Wild turkeys generally move a mile or two in one day depending on habitat and distance to food and water sources. The annual home range of wild turkeys varies from 370 to 1,360 acres and contains a mixture of trees and grass cover.