Well it’s the final hours

[luberhill]

Had a hen come out at 8:00 this morning .

 I have my doubts if I’ll see a Tom 

so this being the first year I’ve Turkey hunted I think I’ve learned a lot .

 When the fall season starts , any tips?

do I use my mouth call ?

hunt open fields on edge of woods ?

hunt woods ?

hunt early mornings ?

stay all day ?

hunt later afternoons ?

appreciate any help 

[airedale]

You can take my advice with a grain of salt as I am far from being any kind of expert Turkey hunter, in fact I am not much of a Turkey hunter and have never killed a fall Turkey. That being said I have had the opportunity to kill them in the fall many times while hunting other game. The one key element I focus on is a food supply when I hunt just about any game animal, find out what they are eating, find a source of that food and the game will be in that area. Turkeys, Deer and Squirrels like to eat a lot of the same mast, Acorns and Beechnuts, find a good stand of those trees and you will have action. Turkeys can be patterned like Deer, they have a schedule for feeding and I see them many times turn up in the same place at the same time, I have had them parade by me while sitting on watch Deer hunting in good feed areas.

The later in the season the less I see Turkeys in and around open fields, they seem to stay in the woods a lot more and are bunched in flocks more. Woods that border cut off corn fields may attract them close to the edges.

Calling in the fall is not the same as Spring mating time, if you can get a flock busted up and scattered they look to regroup calls can be effective.

The only call I do is a basic yelp from the several different calls I have, I am far from being a good Turkey caller.

Getting out there and observing using trial and error will teach you plenty, getting good at anything takes time and patience, just keep at it and good luck to you.

Al