Fall Turkey Hunt

[Flash]

What is the Fall Turkey hunting all about? Is it different than in the Spring? It appears to me that it would be awfully easy. I say this because when I was deer hunting, I was in Blaze Orange of course and the turkeys would walk right underneath the stand and I could also walk right up to them when they were feeding in the woods. I believe also that you can shoot either sex. Am I right?
Flash
"Set the Hook"

[HateHumminbird]

Flash:

You're right in that you can take a bird of either sex during the fall season. But I wouldn't call it easy. My experience with the fall hunt is that a great technique is to stand hunt them like deer. Calling is fairly unproductive, and the birds range together in larger flocks. Now you don't have one pair of eyes to beat, you've got 20 pairs of eyes to beat.

It's much different from the spring hunt in that you hear little if any gobbling, and the birds aren't as responsive to calling. It's a different hunt altogether, and for me, it isn't as much fun as in the spring. I've only hunted 2 fall seasons though, so take that for what it's worth. I've been bowhunting for deer in the fall, and see them right under the stand like you say....if only turkey season were about a month in the fall!

Joel

[TomBow]

My wife and I drew tags for last fall and were darn close to bagging a hen. If you draw a tag, I would suggest getting out ASAP before the season and start searching for birds to ambush. If you have the time and find some birds, watch them from a long ways off, don't let them see you and see where they come from and where their going, then plan on being there on their travel route when your season opens and hope and pray that your in the right spot when they come by.