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Split_G3
hey gundog. i mainly do this in the spring due to breeding purposes. i have tried it a few times in the fall but it has only worked one time. i think that it only worked thet one time in the fall because it was a very small flock(only about 7-8 birds) and i had a hell of a time finding a flock before it got dark so there wasn't many birds around the property i was hunting on that night, i think that those 2 reasons is the only reason it happened! anyways mostly in the spring but i would definetly try it in the fall on a small flock! i'll tell you good luck but i know for sure that that will work for you! if not let me know and i'll tell you another secret i have!
Liv4Rut
Active Member
splitg3, im not questioning whether it works or not, im sure it does just fine, but i would think if you know where the bird was roosted at night, then it would be easier to get in there early the next morning, and sit right next to him you would have a better chance then spooking him and having him fly a good 300 yards away where you dont know where he ended up roosting at. most of the turkeys ive ever accidentally scared off the roost seem to fly together and go to the same general area, so i would think it would be harder to do it that way instead of just knowing where they are and sneaking into within 75 yards of them in the morning, either way it works just fine, i prefer not to know where they are at so it makes it that much funner in the morning trying to locate them and go from there.
gundog870
Premium Platinum Member
I know what your saying, I love walking in and hearing a gobbler 50 yards away when you hit the hoot tube. But im thinking i need to know as many secrets as I can find out on acount of this being my first year with a bow and i might need to go to the extreme. And g3 do you call or just sit and wait and get ready to ambush. Can you give me some more details.
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Split_G3
i see what you are saying liv! and yeah that is much simpler! thers's 2 reasons why i do this so often: one is that so many times before when i have found where they are roosting and leave them there til the following morning is that so many times i have had the turks fly down right on top of me to the side, behind me, and in front of me and this is not the perfect situation if you are hunting with a bow! it sounds easy with a gun to have them come down on top of you but there is no way of knowing in which direction they come down and you definetly don't want to have to adjust when birds are all around you let alone draw a bow back! the other reason is that a lot of times if you know where they are roosted and you are at your quietest sneaking in and setting up a lot of these older toms know your there no matter how quiet or sneaky you are just like an ol' buck! the main reason i do this is that once you find the flock before splitting them up, of course there is usually a tom or two in the flock, locate the tom or toms and once you scare them they will take off and most of them will fly in the same general direction or close to it(sometimes i have seem them break up in all different directions) but although that a lot of them seem to be heading in the same general direction they are still split up, with a bow this makes your set up so much easier because this allows you to pretty much pin-point or come awful darn close of knowing the exact direction in which that tom is going to approach the next morning. now there have been times this hasn't worked for me but very rarely does it fail! but finding where they roost and leaving them til the following morning has worked for me to! plus i guess another reason i do this is because i can call turkey pretty good but i am not the greatest! i do agree with you liv it's easier to do that but as far as hunting them with a bow i feel this is a sure thing, not everytime but most of the time. but i guess whatever works best for the hunter!
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Sexcrazedbuck
Guest
When my father took me roosting turkeys for the first couple of times, I always thought that because we had them pinpointed we were going to fill our tags. Not until we were unsucessful several times did he mention that old saying, "a turkey roosted is a far cry from a turkey roasted". From that time I've come to realize more and more how smart and tricky those buzzards are. Thats not to say that I dont think it increases your odds, cause it has given me the edge more times than not.
Split...when I return to the turkey woods I am going to try your tactic, as I love to switch up my style.
Split...when I return to the turkey woods I am going to try your tactic, as I love to switch up my style.