turkey hunting?
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at
1:41 am
30 ot 6 asked:
turkey season starts may 1 and i need some tips and info. Is it ok to wear bug spray while turkey hunting? do i need special camoflague or will military camo (woodland pattern) work fine? how do i wse a mouth call? is face paint ok or should i get a net to cover my face?
as for the box call how do i use it properly? can anyone give me instructions or a link to a movie showing me how?
turkey hunting
turkey season starts may 1 and i need some tips and info. Is it ok to wear bug spray while turkey hunting? do i need special camoflague or will military camo (woodland pattern) work fine? how do i wse a mouth call? is face paint ok or should i get a net to cover my face?
as for the box call how do i use it properly? can anyone give me instructions or a link to a movie showing me how?
turkey hunting
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turkey hunting
I’m not real sure about a turkey’s sense of smell, but I know they can see pretty good. I like to use a hunting blind. it’s like a little tent with windows to shoot out of .
I usually set it up a couple days before i go out and place it on a woodline. then I usually cut some small branches to put around and leaning against the blind to kinda blend in a little better.
I’ve never been too good at mouth calls, I prefer box calls or slate. When you’re in the blind you can move around a lot more than sitting, and you dont have to spend a fortune getting all the best and newest camo.
turkey hunting
Bug spray is fine-turkeys can’t smell. If they could nobody would ever kill one. I have used a Therma Cell device this spring and it works great. Just fire it up, and mosquitos stay away.
As long as the woods are green where you are, that camo should work ok. You don’t need a $60 shirt and $60 pants in the latest pattern to kill turkeys, no matter what the “pro-staff” guys tell you. It’s their job to pimp that stuff. We used WWII-era camo in the 70′s and it worked fine. That’s all you could buy and it worked fine. Just sit very still. A head net is good-quicker and easier to use, and it keeps the bugs off you.
All I can say about a mouth call is practice, practice, practice. Put it in the roof of your mouth, on top of your tongue, and say “chock”, moving the call around until you get a sound, then keep working at it.
Here is a Youtube video of a guy in MO showing how to use different calls. He’s not the best caller in the world but he knows what he’s talking about:
turkey hunting
Im not sure on the Bug Spray but I never use it while I am hunting any game as i don’t to take chances of not bagging my quarry the military camo should work ok as long as you find good cover to set up in personally I would use some MOSSY OAK or REALTREE CAMO the mouth call should have some instructions on it what i would do is buy 2 or 3 mouth calls and use one to practice with before the hunt so that you will have an idea of how to call when you get there as for face paint I would not use it because the Turkey’s have great eye sight and with paint the Turkeys might be able to still make out your facial features and may spook a camo net is the way to go and a blind is not a bad idea either and I would definitely get a couple of decoys to put out on my set-up and as far as finding a set-up spot I would go out before the season and scout and the night before i would go out around dusk and do some calling and roost the turkeys so that you know right where to go come opening morning also on your way in give a few blows on a crow or owl call that way you will be able to tell if the birds you roosted are still there because they will answer a predator call with a GOBBLE. and remember the 2 biggest things that Turkeys have going for them.
1- Eyesight
2- Hearing
Stay out of sight and keep still and quiet and you should come away with a Bird.
GOOD LUCK I HOPE YOU GET A TROPHY TURKEY.
turkey hunting
When it all comes down to it turkeys are stupid. Up against something as smart as an old whitetail a deer is as good as dead. As for the camo you could wear a flourescent yellow bannana suit and they wouldnt care. The movement is what gets to them. I don’t think a face cover would be necessary and paint your face all you want. A mouth call is something that cant be taught by text i would suggest using a box call before you get to diaphram calls or go to a local turkey calling seminar. Hope this helps.
turkey hunting
well, im not sure about spray, i dont think it would make to big of a deal. you dont need any kind of special camo, my first turky i got i was wearing a green hoodie and a pair of fall camo pants, it is movement they seee, but you will definetly want to wear some kind of camo. i hate mouth calls, they are the way to go, but i cant figure them out. i perfer a net, but face paint works as well
Wonderful learn, I just handed this onto a colleague who was doing a little analysis on that. And he truly purchased me lunch as a result of I found it for him smile So let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch! Anyway, in my language, there are usually not much good source like this.