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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: KTMSMOKER on April 30, 2010, 09:38:41 PM

Title: Turkey hunting this year and my trends.
Post by: KTMSMOKER on April 30, 2010, 09:38:41 PM: The birds seem to be a bit quiter this year. Past on a small jake/bearded hen(small bump?), called in a jake for my nephew. This year, like years past, I was calling in hens like crazy.

I have never brought a tom into shooting range, but I have had a flock of hens and jakes within inches of me. I have never shot a t bird. I always get hens and jakes in close, really close, but never a tom. they seem to stay out of range. Is this just my luck or could it be my calling?
This year a hen walked within ten feet of me before I could get my decoys out. Sh noticed that there was no hen there and jumped in a tree and started calling, loud. She was about 15 yards away from me. So I called back. Her and I kept at it for over a half hour. The whole time a tom was just over a small hill gobbling at us like crazy. The hen stayed with me and eventually jumped out the tree and walked away. What gives. I love hunting, but have decided that I am the worst hunter in the world. :hello:
Title: Re: Turkey hunting this year and my trends.
Post by: fishunt247 on April 30, 2010, 10:28:27 PM: If you are calling in hens and jakes, you must not sound all that bad. Especially this year, being as the birds are super henned up, if you are calling in hens the gobblers should follow. But I don't know. I've never had an issue with calling in only hens and no gobblers. Find a new spot where hens are more of a premium, a spot with more longbeards? I don't know. Never heard of this problem before. But most likely, hang in there and keep fighting the good fight. A gobbler will break and come your way eventually.
Title: Re: Turkey hunting this year and my trends.
Post by: turkeydancer on May 01, 2010, 10:46:29 AM: Try soft and sweet and only after he gobbles at least twice versus loud and frequent ... soft yelps, clucks and purrs will calm the savage beast ... if you sound like you want him as much or more than he wants you he'll wait for you to come to him ... :twocents: