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Turkey newbie here. Looking to give it a go this spring. I figure it will also aid in post deer season scouting. Anyways, what necessities do you suggest at a minimum as I get started? Camo, snake boots and Sawyer's Permethrin covered. Thanks in advance.
 
Spend at least as much time on chokes and shells as you do dialing in a rifle. Play around with some calls and find a couple you're comfortable with. Personally I don't care for fooling with decoys but they can help in some cases.
 
MickThompson":xav1sy12 said:
Spend at least as much time on chokes and shells as you do dialing in a rifle. Play around with some calls and find a couple you're comfortable with. Personally I don't care for fooling with decoys but they can help in some cases.
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Thanks & will do. Hoping to spend the time on the chokes and shells in Feb. I picked up a Primos "rare breed slate" pot call practice/learn with. Watching youtube videos and trying to learn the clucks, putts and etc. Gotta ways to go.
My goal as of now for the season is to just see a gobbler.
 
Get you a simple call that you can use and learn to yelp, cluck and purr. Keep it simple, many gobblers have fallen to the likes of the simple yelp. You don't have to be a great caller if he gets away from his hens. You can be a world champion turkey caller and if has hens your chances go way down hill, so don't get frustrated. Make sure you pattern your shotgun and know your limits. I try to keep all my shots between 30 to 40 yards max but I pattern my gun to 40 and know what it will do. A good guy to watch in my opinion is Dave Owens the Pinhoti project, public land and real turkey hunting. Keep in mind if you watch him that he is one heck of a turkey caller so don't expect to start out sounding like that! Lol. Good luck!
 
Not gear advise but I wish someone told me this when I was first starting out. When you set up on a gobbler use whatever terrain you have between you and him to make sure when he can see your calling location he is in gun range.
 
Morning hunt with wet grass- camo, facemask, rubber boots, electronic ear muffs (you may not need, my directional hearing is toast, and they are a must have on all my hunts), binocs, 2 mouth calls, 1 or 2 pot calls, range finder.

Rest of the day running and gunning- light hiking boots, 1 mouth call, 1 pot call, electronic ear muffs, binocs.
 
deerfever":2jj1b1su said:
Get you a simple call that you can use and learn to yelp, cluck and purr. Keep it simple, many gobblers have fallen to the likes of the simple yelp. You don't have to be a great caller if he gets away from his hens. You can be a world champion turkey caller and if has hens your chances go way down hill, so don't get frustrated. Make sure you pattern your shotgun and know your limits. I try to keep all my shots between 30 to 40 yards max but I pattern my gun to 40 and know what it will do. A good guy to watch in my opinion is Dave Owens the Pinhoti project, public land and real turkey hunting. Keep in mind if you watch him that he is one heck of a turkey caller so don't expect to start out sounding like that! Lol. Good luck!
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Thanks for the information. I will check out the video's without the expectations of sounding like a veteran/professional.
 
timberjack86":3dfx4nto said:
Not gear advise but I wish someone told me this when I was first starting out. When you set up on a gobbler use whatever terrain you have between you and him to make sure when he can see your calling location he is in gun range.
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I can see how that would be a preferred setup. Thanks for the tip!
 
megalomaniac":202i6ypo said:
Morning hunt with wet grass- camo, facemask, rubber boots, electronic ear muffs (you may not need, my directional hearing is toast, and they are a must have on all my hunts), binocs, 2 mouth calls, 1 or 2 pot calls, range finder.

Rest of the day running and gunning- light hiking boots, 1 mouth call, 1 pot call, electronic ear muffs, binocs.
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Thanks for the information. I have not picked up a mouth call yet. However, I have been told they are hard to master and use? To this point the good Lord has blessed me with good ears.
 
Shanman":2h1zm4nn said:
Really like this little gadget and have used one for years, great for supporting the weight of your gun if a gobbler hangs up just out of range for an extended time. Less movement.
https://www.hunterspec.com/product/gun-rest
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That is an interesting gadget. I have never seen one before. Looks beneficial. Thanks.
 
Sitting extremely still when you have birds near by ! They have extremely good eye site. Its different than deer hunting. They will flat out pick you out if the woods are open. As stated above a comfortable seat and a smart spot to sit down really helps on this. Please sit down in an awkward position in a rush you end up getting a cramp in your leg or something and it can ruin everything
 
Not only do they have excellent eyesight but, they have absolutely no curiousity what so ever. They see something that doesn't look right and they're gone.
 
I started out with a slate and 1 striker and a diaphragm mouth call. Now I carry a bag to hold all my stuff. :roll:
 
I say practice on a friction and box call and get good with those first. Plus you may want to pick up some type of waterproof call we get lots of rain during turkey season. If you can find one a primos power crystal is a pretty good waterproof call that won't break the bank. If you can spend a little bit of money a good copper call is pretty good when it is wet. I just picked up a copper from a guy named Mike Yingling. It was $60.00. But you can get a primos power crystal for about $25.00.
 

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