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When you feel the need to take one more step to get to that perfect spot or tree take five steps backwards.
 
Setterman said:
I have hunted all over west TN, and the rest of the SE, and rarely, maybe once a season have a morning where the birds are quiet on the limb unless the weather is total crap.

I have an entirely different style of hunting than 90% of the turkey hunters, and it is one that is based much more on patience than on the immediacy of making one gobble right now.

I have found over 20+ years and almost 200 dead longbeards, that a bird which gobbles on his own is far more likely to die than one that has to be shocked or beaten into sounding off.

I spend a lot of my mornings sitting in an area where I know birds should be close, and just listening. Not blind calling, and not using locator calls. It is absolutely stunning the numbers of birds that free gobble sporadically which most hunters never hear because they are constantly on the move, rustling in their vest for a call, or calling. I know because for a long time I was no different than most turkey hunters and used the same locating tactics that most still use.

A bird that free gobbles on his own after fly down is far easier to kill than a bird which has to be beaten into gobbling with locator calls. As many times the one that has to be helped has hens or is subordinate. While the free gobbler is generally alone and has gone to an area they feel comfortable to strut and seek out company.

If I get wild and do decide to try and strike a bird I use turkey calls. If you wisely use the terrain, know how the birds you hunt use the property, and don't over do it, than getting picked off is unlikely.

To each their own when it comes to how you enjoy your time in the woods. I'm just passing along what works for me each season, and has worked exceptionally well in bagging a bunch of longbeards over the years.
I agree 100%. I hunt the same way and have killed a bunch of longbeards by huntin this way.
 
Setterman said:
I have hunted all over west TN, and the rest of the SE, and rarely, maybe once a season have a morning where the birds are quiet on the limb unless the weather is total crap.

I have an entirely different style of hunting than 90% of the turkey hunters, and it is one that is based much more on patience than on the immediacy of making one gobble right now.

I have found over 20+ years and almost 200 dead longbeards, that a bird which gobbles on his own is far more likely to die than one that has to be shocked or beaten into sounding off.

I spend a lot of my mornings sitting in an area where I know birds should be close, and just listening. Not blind calling, and not using locator calls. It is absolutely stunning the numbers of birds that free gobble sporadically which most hunters never hear because they are constantly on the move, rustling in their vest for a call, or calling. I know because for a long time I was no different than most turkey hunters and used the same locating tactics that most still use.

A bird that free gobbles on his own after fly down is far easier to kill than a bird which has to be beaten into gobbling with locator calls. As many times the one that has to be helped has hens or is subordinate. While the free gobbler is generally alone and has gone to an area they feel comfortable to strut and seek out company.

If I get wild and do decide to try and strike a bird I use turkey calls. If you wisely use the terrain, know how the birds you hunt use the property, and don't over do it, than getting picked off is unlikely.

To each their own when it comes to how you enjoy your time in the woods. I'm just passing along what works for me each season, and has worked exceptionally well in bagging a bunch of longbeards over the years.

The proof is in the pudding, and you've definitely killed more than your share. I just don't understand what makes a bird that gobbles at an owl or a crow easier to kill than one that gobbles at an owl or crow call.

Also, my son is with me most of the time, and lives to turkey hunt. I think getting set up early is even more important when you have a kid with you. Not to mention, it's a lot harder to move on a bird after daylight with a kid in tow.
 
Never give up. You ever get a bird that just gets under your skin? That just makes me strive harder to kill him.
 
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?
 
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

This is easy, they are turkeys and are bat **** crazy.
 
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

I wish I knew. It happens to me a lot. But the turkeys always gobble for some folks. Weird.
 
I would say my number one tip would be find a farm that is loaded with turkeys. Everything else will take care of itself. They are dumb.
 
Setterman said:
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

This is easy, they are turkeys and are bat **** crazy.
exactly,turkeys are turkeys and you have to learn how to be one!! if you boys want good tips and ideals how to kill more birds in more situations you need to listen to this man, he definately knows what he is doing!! ive killed my share and "think" im pretty good at it but ole setterman has anybody i know whooped when it comes to turkey hunting. there my man crush is over :blush:
 
Setterman said:
I have found over 20+ years and almost 200 dead longbeards, that a bird which gobbles on his own is far more likely to die than one that has to be shocked or beaten into sounding off.

I started 14 years ago and I only hunt Tennessee so I ain't killed anywhere near 200, but for birds still in the trees, my experience has been exactly the opposite. I'll always have a locator call for this reason.


Setterman said:
A bird that free gobbles on his own after fly down is far easier to kill than a bird which has to be beaten into gobbling with locator calls. As many times the one that has to be helped has hens or is subordinate. While the free gobbler is generally alone and has gone to an area they feel comfortable to strut and seek out company.

This has been my experience with birds on the ground too.
 
knightrider said:
Setterman said:
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

This is easy, they are turkeys and are bat **** crazy.
exactly,turkeys are turkeys and you have to learn how to be one!! if you boys want good tips and ideals how to kill more birds in more situations you need to listen to this man, he definately knows what he is doing!! ive killed my share and "think" im pretty good at it but ole setterman has anybody i know whooped when it comes to turkey hunting. there my man crush is over :blush:

I'll take on Setterman any day of the week! He does know a thing or two about turkey hunting, though...
 
Setterman said:
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

This is easy, they are turkeys and are bat **** crazy.

Weather is a key factor as well.
 
String Music said:
knightrider said:
Setterman said:
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

This is easy, they are turkeys and are bat **** crazy.
exactly,turkeys are turkeys and you have to learn how to be one!! if you boys want good tips and ideals how to kill more birds in more situations you need to listen to this man, he definately knows what he is doing!! ive killed my share and "think" im pretty good at it but ole setterman has anybody i know whooped when it comes to turkey hunting. there my man crush is over :blush:

I'll take on Setterman any day of the week! He does know a thing or two about turkey hunting, though...

Bring it :) , get you off that private honey hole in White Oak and let you come play with me on the public land birds.
 
Someone once explained to me that it is kind of like watching a ballgame. If you cheer and scream for your team, you don't feel like talking the next day.


Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?
 
Setterman said:
String Music said:
knightrider said:
Setterman said:
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

This is easy, they are turkeys and are bat **** crazy.
exactly,turkeys are turkeys and you have to learn how to be one!! if you boys want good tips and ideals how to kill more birds in more situations you need to listen to this man, he definately knows what he is doing!! ive killed my share and "think" im pretty good at it but ole setterman has anybody i know whooped when it comes to turkey hunting. there my man crush is over :blush:

I'll take on Setterman any day of the week! He does know a thing or two about turkey hunting, though...

Bring it :) , get you off that private honey hole in White Oak and let you come play with me on the public land birds.

I'm no stranger to public land- Royal Blue offers some great turkey hunting!
 
String Music said:
Setterman said:
String Music said:
knightrider said:
Setterman said:
Mike Belt said:
If I had 1 question about turkey hunting it would be as follows:

What's the difference or what makes turkeys that are gobbling their heads off from the roost well into the morning one fine turkey hunting day be absolutely lockjawed the very next identical morning?

This is easy, they are turkeys and are bat **** crazy.
exactly,turkeys are turkeys and you have to learn how to be one!! if you boys want good tips and ideals how to kill more birds in more situations you need to listen to this man, he definately knows what he is doing!! ive killed my share and "think" im pretty good at it but ole setterman has anybody i know whooped when it comes to turkey hunting. there my man crush is over :blush:

I'll take on Setterman any day of the week! He does know a thing or two about turkey hunting, though...

Bring it :) , get you off that private honey hole in White Oak and let you come play with me on the public land birds.

I'm no stranger to public land- Royal Blue offers some great turkey hunting!

Trust me I know, and are you seriously going to take a thread designed to help folks into an oppty to talk trash to me? I am certainly game, but by all means start a new topic if you want to talk trash. Let this one serve it's purpose.
 
my best advice to give you is to take up fishing!!! these crazy things will drive you CRAZY!!!! you will see birds gobble their guts out all day one day and the next nothing !!! it has alot to do with weather and barometric pressure !! Heck a coyote could be within eyesight of the birds and shut up on the limb..they could still be talking and you would not have a clue... they make over 20 different vocalazations that we cant hear with our natural ear.. you never know....Setterman being a biologist can tell you all this though :-) !!if you wanna learn alot about turkeys watch a PBS series called My life as a Turkey....
 

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