don novicki wrote:Anyone hunt fall turkey? We get 1 week here in NW Pa. coming up at the end of the month. I have never tried it but am going to give it a go this year. Used to be able to use a rifle but cant do that anymore here in our zone.
Last year I started hunt them with a bow just like I hunt deer. We are not allowed to even use a call as I understand it here in Illinois in the fall season. Sounds stupid. Haven't confirmed it, but the person that told me I trust.
I believe that is the most common way people hunt fall turkeys. What always seemed interesting to me where it is allowed. You talk a dog and find a flock. Send the dog to scatter the flock. Then you pick a spot near where you scattered them and you can actually call them back in as they try to regroup. This works for hens and young ones. For gobblers, the only way I think is like hunting them like you would deer.
Good luck.
I hit and lost two gobblers last fall. That really sucked. Rookie mistakes on both of them.