Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: KNOXY on April 16, 2011, 04:23:14 PM
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New Turkey hunter. Was hunting friday morning. On the west side, really rainy. Got into my spot about 5am around 7am I heard what I thought were turkeys flying down from their roost. The sound sounded like a dribbling basketball (kind like a Whoom whoom whoom followed by low base thud.ddddddd sound.) went on every 5 to 10 min for about an hour. Sat for 5 hours they never came into that spot. Didn't know if they were flying down from roost or drying their wings off from the rain, or if it was a Tom Drumming. :dunno: any thoughts you might have on what you think the sound was and tatics if it was a tom drumming I tried some quiet purrs but no success. also the Tom's were not gobbling. I know I'm in the right spot have some real big toms on my trail cam. Thanks for the help.
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I think you have it right. Sounds like them flying down and drumming. How to get them in after that is the million dollar question. I had that same exact problem this morning. If you figure it out please let me know.
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I disagree. Sounds like you were by a ruffed grouse. Check out "drumming ruffed grouse" on youtube and see if that's what you were hearing.
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TL bradford thanks......boy I feel like a knuckle head :chuckle: I was getting all jacked up thinking a bunch of birds were flying down.... wrong kind of bird :chuckle: well I still keep sitting, hopefully this blind Sow will find an acorn. Thanks
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Don't feel bad, my first spring hunting turkeys I kept hearing these small engine dirtbikes starting up and putting along and then shutting down. :chuckle: These guys must be hunting because they don't ride very far before shutting down. It was grouse. :hunt2:
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Yeah, the good news is that sound will be ingrained forever. A turkey drum is more like a big base speaker vibration that last a couple of seconds. Good luck shooting a big one.
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Toms make a spit sound then drum. The spit sound is the sound w/they flick there wings across the ground when there in strut.
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Yeah no doubt a GROUSE !! turkeys will not just keep flying down for an hour... this time of year when your turkey hunting the grouse are drumming all day !!
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Don't forget where ya heard them grouse either...
Come hunting season you'll have a fair amount of luck finding grouse in that area as Ruffy's aren't that travel happy supposedly - if it's good habitat, that's where they want to be. I dunno if you hunt grouse or not but they are excellent table fare and a good challenge (usually) if ya haven't gone after 'em yet. Make a mental note of it or mark it in your journal.
My first year turkey hunting, I thought that sound was my heart beat - scared the hell out of me it speeding up like that! Jaysis...
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three years ago we were set up above a field and had this grouse drumming about 10 feet away from us. I love nature. couldn't get the tom to leave his lady though :(
