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DoubleLung

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Im pretty new to turkey hunting, just my third year. I was wondering how early you guys get into your blinds for a morning hunt?
 
DoubleLung said:
Im pretty new to turkey hunting, just my third year. I was wondering how early you guys get into your blinds for a morning hunt?
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I like to be set up by nautical twilight. Doesnt happen all the time but that is what i shoot for.
 
If I am in a field I know they will be. I will try to get there a good 30 minutes before it starts to get light. If I am in a place I have no clue where they will be. I take off after the 1st gobble and get as close as I can to them. I guess it all depends.
 
Nautical twilight is generally an hour before sunrise. I like to be set up when it bleeds light. Bright moonlit nights I/we may be out there an hour and a half before it starts to bleed light or set up further away.
 
No wonder you dont have a problem with the DSD bags LIMB, the birds are still deep in the REM cycle. :)
 
For my turkey season- I usually wake up around 10 am to see if any of my buddies hunting my farm shot anything- suckers! :)
 
You don't hunt them Skip? I knew you were a smart guy!
I Just get dark circles and a couple thousand miles on my truck, but I still love it :)
 
I like to be at least an hour and baybe even an hour and half. This way I have plenty of time to get where im going and get set up. There's been a few times where I have had a spot that I have hunted for years and the creek has flooded and its changed my plan. If anything you can sit in the truck a few minutes then head out. Rather be early than late. Just imo
 
shoot for half hour before they start to gobble. I like to get all set up under total darkness, and leaving me just a few minutes for a quick snooze before they start to gobble. as far as a specific time, I need to be ready before Nautical Twilight... or whatever the F he is talking about
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Skip, seriously, you need to get out in the spring....
 
I always try to be set up 1 hour before daylight. The times I've gone in later than that it seems like I always bump some off the roost.
 
shoot for half hour before they start to gobble. I like to get all set up under total darkness, and leaving me just a few minutes for a quick snooze before they start to gobble. as far as a specific time, I need to be ready before Nautical Twilight... or whatever the F he is talking about
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Nautical Twilight
This is defined to be the time period when the sun is between 6 and 12 degrees below the horizon at either sunrise or sunset. The horizon is not defined and the outline of objects might be visible without artificial light. Ordinary outdoor activities are not possible at this time without extra illumination.
 
With legal shooting hours being 1/2-hour before sunrise, I typically do a search for the official NOAA sunrise/sunset of the area I'm hunting and get out there and set up at least 45 minutes to an hour before that if I have them roosted the evening before, which is pretty close to Nautical Twilight (I knew what you meant). I frequently have a mile or more hike into the mountains to get away from the road hunters that don't like to be more than 1/4-mile from their truck out here so I endure some bitter cold mornings in the mountains, but its worth it! If the birds are scattered, then I'll find a ridge top and move on the first gobble, like Liv said.
 
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