Fall Turkey

JoeyB · 07-21-2009, 13:38

Ok other than targets of opportunity, I've never done any fall turkey hunting. Now the wife wants to take her bow after some this fall. Who has been successful at this and is willing to give some tips? Pm or post would be nice
thanks

swpa19 · 07-21-2009, 16:07

JoeyB.

Fall turkey in MOO is all basically targets of opportunity. You can still call the birds in using hen clucks or purrs with slate or mouth. The hens especially if there is a Boss Hen in the flock will come to check things out and see who is invading her territory. Gobblers will sometimes tag along.

To me its not as much fun as Spring Gobbler, when the birds are more agressive to the call.

Depending on your area of Ohio, it would probably be best to set up at the edge of the woodline where it borders a nice field.

JoeyB · 07-22-2009, 09:37

SWPA
Thanks for the info. Yeah I agree I dont think anything beats Spring Turkey! Problem is the wife likes it warmer than it gets in the spring. Ill give it a try this year. Thanks again

BryanK · 07-22-2009, 11:55

JoeyB,

Try to set up near a water source, preferably a creek or small stream near a draw (if you hunt a mountainous/hilly area). The past few years I have seen a bunch while bowhunting, all in different parts of MD which is close to the landscape in Ohio. Hope this helps, and good luck!

craigepo · 07-27-2009, 08:58

I think you will find fall turkey hunting much easier than spring, except that you will have to walk a lot more. It is a lot more difficult to locate birds than spring(not much gobbling going on). But in fall you shoot toms or hens(at least in Missouri), and there are a bunch of really young birds out there, and they call really easily.
Here in southern Missouri, the guys try to find a flock, which is really 2-3 hens that get together with their broods. Finding where they roost is very helpful. The old timers actually tried to split the group up, going so far as to run through the flock and flush them like quail. Then, they would sit down not far from where they flushed the birds. The young turkeys call back rather easily, especially in the fall. I realize this sounds a little odd, but remember that these old hillbillies(of which I am one) were trying to live off the land.
Good luck

JoeyB · 07-27-2009, 12:16

Craig
Id heard of the scatter method, if I can locate some birds, I may have to try that just to say I did.
Thanks for the info, Ill have to start asking around for who has seen birds and where