Can or how do you scout for turkeys

[Ladys man]

Is there a way to scout for them in the spring certain terrain features or what do you look for? I no season has already started but I always thought they are unpredictable and just listen for the gobble and the chase is on. I'm using this season as a "mulligan season" learning sounds (hopefully) do and dnts. Just trying to learn as much as I can for the next hunt.

 

[cbhunter]

Re: Can orchow do you scout for turkeys

Look for scratching in the leaves. Poop under roost trees. They love to roost over swampy areas or just about anywhere else for that matter. It's mostly listening for gobbling on the roost and head that direction for me. A lot of mornings they won't gobble at all in the roost and in that case I just go to where I know they roam from past experiences. They can certainly be unpredictable at times. Good luck


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[X-Tennessean]

Re: Can orchow do you scout for turkeys

Dont use your mulligan!! Take advantage of the time you have and get out there with them!! No better training than actually doing and learning from your mistakes and you WILL make some but dont sweat it.....we all do.
I dont know how many I have killed and still make mistakes, just part of it.

It is tougher going at it on your own but you can only learn so much from reading, watching videos etc etc.

Get out there amongst them now, I promise you will be better prepared by the end of season and ready for next year!!

Lol, I'm sitting here getting blowed at by deer as I type!! Lol. Oooops

 

[Good time Charlie]

Re: Can orchow do you scout for turkeys

Listen to them ..if you hear a gobble fairly close sit down and call lightly and not too much.....and keep your eyes open.
What happens in nature .."or is supposed to happen" the gobbler sounds off and the hens come to HIM.
We are trying to get the gobbler to do something he is not supposed to do.

I would bet a very high percentage of turkeys killed are ambushed.(well most)

 

[megalomaniac]

Re: Can orchow do you scout for turkeys

Time in the woods. Lots of it. Cover as much ground as fast as possible till you hear a bird, then try to get 250yds away and slow WAY down.

Later in the season the will gobble more in the middle of the day. I've killed several after hearing one gobble while eating my sack lunch in the woods.

Spend a lot of time in the vehicle, esp during rainy days. They will stack in fields and you can get an idea of where they might roost that eve for the next morn

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[woodsman04]

Re: Can orchow do you scout for turkeys

Scouting is important, and knowing where scratching areas are is a big plus.

But the best way to learn is to accumulate past experiences through lots of hunts and then you will start to see trends on where birds like to strut, roost, feed, and whatever.

I have killed 4 gobblers in the last five years in the same 20 yard radius, because past experience has led me to believe that when one is gobbling nearby this certain high point, if I get up there and call to him he will come up there if he is alone.

Now not all high points are like this, and I don't know why this one is, but this is just an example of what I'm talking about. Find the areas where they like to be.

It takes more than just strolling through the woods looking for poop and scratching.



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[REN]

Re: Can orchow do you scout for turkeys

just look for food sources and you will find them. Acorns, bugs, clover etc. small low grass fields right now are easy pickings and creek bottoms. When it starts to get hot and sunny then field edges or under shade trees. Open hardwoods is always a good spot to look and like above just look for scratching.

a day or 2 after a rain walk dirt roads and fields that have some mud in them and look for tracks on which direction they generally are going. Just be aware because they were there today doesnt mean they will be tomorrow or the next day for that matter so dont get discouraged.