Re: Roosting turkeys
[Re: Eric B]
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Get as close as you can to the roost sights at sundown. and sit and listen for them.
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Re: Roosting turkeys
[Re: Matt28]
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Coyote howler will get them to bust off. I was coyote hunting once and a a tom gobble ten times in a rows when my call started.
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Re: Roosting turkeys
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Spooking birds off the roost can ruin your hunt.
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Re: Roosting turkeys
[Re: Eric B]
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Locate them later in the day a see where they head to near dark!
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Re: Roosting turkeys
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Turkey's will usually roost close to water. The first thing they do in the morning when coming off the roost is get a drink.
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Re: Roosting turkeys
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Well, found the bird last night, dumb luck as he wasn't replying to anything, but spotted him late. Snuck in this morning and had a bunch gobbling, but he was the only one close. He slowly worked his way in, but hung up at 45 yards because he was scared of my avian x strutter. Would have left that in the truck, cause I know they're hit and miss, especially this early, but male interaction is the most fun part of turkey hunting imo.
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Re: Roosting turkeys
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There Isn't any water around here where I hunt so I wouldn't count on water. And the birds around here will not respond to any owl hoot. They just seemed to have stopped responding.
Find a food source that the hens are using and wait them out. The gobblers will not be far behind. I gave up hunting the roost areas a long time ago. I would rather run and gun and call.
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Re: Roosting turkeys
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They love steep hillsides also I know a place in WY where they roost about every year in a 300 yard radius on a hillside.
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