Wild turkey behavior hasn’t changed in recent decades, but hunters need to continually analyse their tactics to improve success. Turkey hunting is so exciting, exhilarating, and such an anticipated delight that it’s easy to let the excitement of the moment cloud your thinking. The last thing you want to do is just show up on opening morning, like you’re going to the big game. Instead, develop a strategy to make the most of this special time of year and greatly boost your chances for success. Travis Faulkner lays out his four-point plan in this NWTF article.
Come opening morning, public land birds are hit with a barrage of hooting, yelping, clucking, cutting and purring. Be one step ahead of the birds and your competition by jumping off the beaten path, going the extra mile and avoiding easy access areas that will be pounded by the competition.
Consistently connecting with veteran gobblers in high-pressured areas can be the ultimate spring challenge. Put your hunting skills to the test, and take your hunt up a notch with these four high-impact preemptive strategies.
1. Network Scouting
Work, deadlines and life’s commitments make it hard to pattern the daily habits of the
turkeys in your hunting area, but efficiently scouting will give you an edge over wary longbeards and other hunters.
Ease into the field a few weeks before season and strategically hang a network of trail cameras near high traffic areas. The pictures provide detailed time stamps of daily movements to help you pattern the turkeys you are hunting. Knowing the precise times a turkey visits a particular feeding area or dusting site can pay huge dividends… [continued]
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