Turkey Sighting

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:43 am

I hadn't seen many turkeys around for a while until today.I was driving over to the farm equipment dealers about a mile and a half away. About half way over I saw some black things 2 fields over from the road. If there was one there must have been a hundred turkeys just strolling along feeding on something.I stopped and watched them for a few minutes.On my way home I looked for them again but they had moved on.This happened between 4:15 and 4:40 this pm. What a thrill to see so many turkeys and so close to my place. Makes me a little anxious for the season to begin. I may try a few bow hunts this season.

BUCKSHOT · Post by **BUCKSHOT** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:19 am

Your a lucky guy!
We are not allowed to hunt Turkeys where I live because we are North of the line, so to speak.
I would like to try for old Tom with my bow this year, problem is that it is a minimum 45 minute drive to legal hunting and a lot of the Northern properties that can be hunted, get pressure to be hunted by guys who live North of the line.
Last year we hunted some county forest near Hillsdale which is almost two hours. Made for a long day when you could only hunt till noon. The trip was worth it in the long run.
This year the trip will be easier with the all day hunt!
Would sure be nice to hunt them in the back forty!

Good Fortune to ya'.

ecoaster · Post by **ecoaster** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:57 pm

Anyone know of a good call to start with. A sporting goods store down the road is clearing out all hunting gear. I bought a box call and a mouth call, but the mouth call is tough!!!! I like the slates, but they didn't have any.

STEELWORKER · Post by **STEELWORKER** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:44 pm

ecoaster wrote:Anyone know of a good call to start with. A sporting goods store down the road is clearing out all hunting gear. I bought a box call and a mouth call, but the mouth call is tough!!!! I like the slates, but they didn't have any.

my favorite friction type call is glass with a plastic striker...off hand i think it is a PRIMOS call. even when it gets wet from dew or rain i can still make it sound good.---------STEEL

pdislow · Post by **pdislow** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:30 am

primos power crystal has worked many times for me. i can't seem to get it with a mouth call... bad gag reflex i guess.

bow hunter · Post by **bow hunter** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:01 am

Hey DSR, I see you are from around Loyalist country. I have a spot to hunt turkeys in the Hay Bay area. I took a bird from there last year, but have not been out to scout yet this year yet. Did you see those turkeys anywhere near there?

DOXNUT · Post by **DOXNUT** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:35 am

I really enjoy the "Primos FREAK", I found it affairly easy to use. Plus I enjoyed how it mounted on my leg for convenience.

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:05 pm

Its that time of year almost. They do get the blood pumping.

huntin freak · Post by **huntin freak** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:54 pm

pdislow wrote:primos power crystal has worked many times for me. i can't seem to get it with a mouth call... bad gag reflex i guess.

I've got one of these and a variety of picks that I use with it and it is my favourite call

. It has amazing volume both loud and soft and with the different picks, I can get a lot of different hen sounds out of it. Try it, you'll like it

. Also a good idea to master or at least get good at the reed call because if hunting alone and MISTER BIG is closing in, then you better be aiming and not moving much else!!!

STEELWORKER · Post by **STEELWORKER** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:18 am

pdislow wrote:primos power crystal has worked many times for me. i can't seem to get it with a mouth call... bad gag reflex i guess.

THATS THE ONE I HAVE THE POWER CRYSTAL......great call!!------STEEL

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:31 am

Back to Bowhunter
I saw them about 5 miles off the east end of Hay Bay.Went over today and didn't see them.Maybe it was just the wrong time of day.

Sliver · Post by **Sliver** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:46 pm

ecoaster wrote:Anyone know of a good call to start with. A sporting goods store down the road is clearing out all hunting gear. I bought a box call and a mouth call, but the mouth call is tough!!!! I like the slates, but they didn't have any.

Keep practicing with the mouth call.. it takes time, but you will get it,, I use a mouth call and a Box call... If you are having trouble with the excess Material on the mouth call ( Gag reflex) try trimming some off with a good pair of scissors,, thats what I did and it made a big difference..
Keep practicing with the mouth call(s)

You will be glad you did, you will be doing clucks and purrs in no time

Good luck

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:15 pm

Bowhunter

I was driving around Sherman's Point this pm and spotted a flock of turkeys on Kaiser's farm. I was coming from Napanee and saw them just as I came onto the first cleared fields.They were up near a large shed like building and apparently feeding in the corn stubble. Probably a pretty good turkey spot during the season.

The turkeys that I mentioned in my first post were apparently feeding on an old soybean field. I saw them 2 days in a row and haven't seen them since.Sure hope that I see some of them during the season.

chris4570 · Post by **chris4570** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:33 pm

After a good day of ice fishing with Ecoaster on Saturday, we went to do some turkey scouting. In one field we counted 20 deer, in the same field there were 20 turkey feeding right along with the deer. We decided to see how close we could walk towards the deer just to see how they would react. It took awhile for them to notice us, then they flagged running right past/through the group of turkeys. The turkeys just kept on feeding.

Although unsafe during deer season I wonder if one was to dress up as a deer for turkey would that work? You might not even need a firearm, just walk up to them and grab them around the neck.

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