feeshattack wrote:i got a turkey tag this year and it will be the first time i have hunted turkeys and i was wondering what calls you recommend, preferably something that is rather easy to use
klg_11 wrote:Wild Wolves wrote:
Do you need a permit for gophers?
no, just a .22 and ur good to go.
point/center wrote:yeah. i've been paddlesnagging. great time. scenic sports in williston will get ya set up. they've got a website with all the info on the upcomin season. think it starts may 1
rep wrote:klg_11 wrote:Wild Wolves wrote:
Do you need a permit for gophers?
no, just a .22 and ur good to go.
i was in a bad mood a couple of summers ago and took my .243 out for prairie dog hunting. now that was the definition of fun. also, it was the definition of overkill.
Diamond D wrote:
I am a hunter. Pretty much focus on upland and waterfowl hunting in the fall and turkey in the spring.
Two dogs: Katie (brittany) and Cabela (yellow lab)
Two decoy trailers: One enclosed Canada Goose hunting trailer and one partially enclosed duck hunting trailer (flatbed on back for the ATV and platform above for the duck boat).
Primarily shoot Browning guns ranging from an older A-500 to a Citori Feather Lightening.
Will be spring turkey hunting next weekend. Use a variety of calls including box, slate, and diaphragm plus a couple of hen decoys.
i used to have a brittany and that was one of the best dogs i have ever had,Diamond D wrote:
I am a hunter. Pretty much focus on upland and waterfowl hunting in the fall and turkey in the spring.
Two dogs: Katie (brittany) and Cabela (yellow lab)
Two decoy trailers: One enclosed Canada Goose hunting trailer and one partially enclosed duck hunting trailer (flatbed on back for the ATV and platform above for the duck boat).
Primarily shoot Browning guns ranging from an older A-500 to a Citori Feather Lightening.
Will be spring turkey hunting next weekend. Use a variety of calls including box, slate, and diaphragm plus a couple of hen decoys.
Diamond D wrote:Good to know there are some hunters on the site!!
Hard to beat a good german shorthair and a setter. I have seen some doozies in the field with some of the most incredible noses one could imagine.
I have always wanted to go to Canada for a duck/goose shoot. I hear they really load up in the pea fields up there.
I have two flocks of turkeys spotted for Saturday. We will see how things work out.
Diamond D wrote:Good to know there are some hunters on the site!!
Hard to beat a good german shorthair and a setter. I have seen some doozies in the field with some of the most incredible noses one could imagine.
I have always wanted to go to Canada for a duck/goose shoot. I hear they really load up in the pea fields up there.
I have two flocks of turkeys spotted for Saturday. We will see how things work out.
Diamond D wrote:The short answer is "no". That doesn't include blizzards or thunderstorms. Obviously those kinds of things would play a role.
I have hunted some cold mornings and still produced results.
Sunlight is the key here. The days are getting longer and that helps trigger things such as rut or mating season amongst birds.
Although we are probably 15 degrees normal temps right now, the amount of sunlight or length of the day hasn't changed from 365 days ago, so animals adjust to the weather, but react to the sunlight.
Early season turkey hunting and late season turkey hunting changes drastically. Right now hens are not sitting on nests. In May when the season is getting ready to close, hens will be sitting on nests and toms will be out looking for hens which didn't get mated. Sometimes that is why they are more responsive than early in the season.
point/center wrote:Diamond D wrote:The short answer is "no". That doesn't include blizzards or thunderstorms. Obviously those kinds of things would play a role.
I have hunted some cold mornings and still produced results.
Sunlight is the key here. The days are getting longer and that helps trigger things such as rut or mating season amongst birds.
Although we are probably 15 degrees normal temps right now, the amount of sunlight or length of the day hasn't changed from 365 days ago, so animals adjust to the weather, but react to the sunlight.
Early season turkey hunting and late season turkey hunting changes drastically. Right now hens are not sitting on nests. In May when the season is getting ready to close, hens will be sitting on nests and toms will be out looking for hens which didn't get mated. Sometimes that is why they are more responsive than early in the season.
I'm not much of a turkey hunter, I've had a few spring times. I thought it got harder as the season went on to call a tom in cause they get out of heat? Am I wrong? You sound like you've done alot of turkey hunting and know more than I do. Just trying to figure out why last year the last week of turkey hunting I really couldnt pull a bird in? Was it my cruddy box calling that I tried?
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