How do YOU turkey hunt?

I am very situational dependent, I hunt Fort Campbell so I may get an area like TA05 that is full of huge fields and limited hardwoods so I will pack in a popup blind and hunt them almost like deer in areas like that. If I get a more wooded area like TA04 I will run and gun. And I do have red dots on my guns and shoot TSS.
 
My style of turkey hunting could be best described as a tornado inside of a hurricane. But it fits me and is effective.

Straight bead mouth calls and a speed seat. Maybe an ole boat here and there.
 
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Walk out back door at first light. Camo athetic pants and camo tee shirt. Pee and listen. 5.5 pound 20 gauge. 1 call in my pocket. Walk towards closest bird gobblin. Kill him or run him off. Repeat on next bird that gobbles.

I get cracked up when i see these guys with so much hunting gear on ( vests, pillows hanging gown, backpacks decoys) they look like astronauts trying to walk on moon.

I like it light, quick and simple
 
redblood said:
Walk out back door at first light. Camo athetic pants and camo tee shirt. Pee and listen. 5.5 pound 20 gauge. 1 call in my pocket. Walk towards closest bird gobblin. Kill him or run him off. Repeat on next bird that gobbles.

I get cracked up when i see these guys with so much hunting gear on ( vests, pillows hanging gown, backpacks decoys) they look like astronauts trying to walk on moon.

I like it light, quick and simple
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I do love my vest always have used one. But it has way more pockets then I need or use.
 
I've been using Longbeard XR for the last several years in 12ga 3" and 3 1/2" (bought 4 boxes for $20) and 20ga. No decoys, blind or optics on my gun. My way at my farm is I listen a lot and try to move into position on a gobbling bird. Usually I'm at woods edge calling, trying to pull them in as I really don't want spooked birds. When they are using fields I'm in the woods calling them to me there. I don't move when I shoot one so the others walk off confused then I hightail it out of there. I'm gonna try to kill. The very comfortable folding turkey hunting chairs are integral to my success. I sit still for long periods which those chairs help.
 
redblood said:
Walk out back door at first light. Camo athetic pants and camo tee shirt. Pee and listen. 5.5 pound 20 gauge. 1 call in my pocket. Walk towards closest bird gobblin. Kill him or run him off. Repeat on next bird that gobbles.

I get cracked up when i see these guys with so much hunting gear on ( vests, pillows hanging gown, backpacks decoys) they look like astronauts trying to walk on moon.

I like it light, quick and simple
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If I could walk out my back door I wouldn't need a backpack either.
 
Wooden Arrow said:
me too! but...i wear a vest even if most pockets are empty. i carried a bird for a couple of miles over my shoulder (once!) and by the time i got to my jeep, i was wishing i had missed the hateful creature....
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You haven't turkey hunted until you tote bird a long ways with him pecking the back of your leg and making a bloody mess.
Vest or a backpack sure does solve many of those issues.
 
Hunt them as you wish. I'm not going to judge anyone for their methods or preferences. I like to set up and wait them out. I will call softly every 30 minutes , if I know they are in the area. In my younger years, I was more of a run and gunner. I do have a red dot on my turkey gun. No blinds or decoys for me.
 
On our place, we have so many hunters on opening weekend, so you can't run and gun - basically deer hunt them out of blinds and go after one if you know someone isn't close to it. The rest of the season, no one else hunts for the most part, so it's running and gunning
 

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