Spring Turkey season is just around the corner and scouting is the key that will unlock the door to a successful turkey season. The biggest mistake that turkey hunters make is going to their deer hunting spot opening weekend of the spring turkey season because they were seeing turkeys while on stand deer hunting. Many times I have wasted the first weekend or two hunting birds that had changed habits since I was last in the woods during the winter. Turkeys change habits in the Spring and so should you!
When you are deciding where you are going to hunt open weekend, ask yourself the following questions. Do I know where the gobblers like to roost?…the hens? Do I know where the gobblers strut zone is? Do I know where he is feeding? If you answer no to any of these questions you are not completely prepared for a successful hunt. Can you luck into a bird? Yes, but that’s not any fun! The fun is in the scouting, locating, patterning, and then executing your plan.
You should locate several of these areas before the season begins just in the event you arrive to your first spot and the bird is not gobbling or you arrive to discover a vehicle already parked in your parking spot. It is also useful in the quest to bag a season limit of birds and to rotate the spots you are hunting to keep from educating a single bird to the point of no return.
Don’t rely on past information. With just a couple of weeks left to prepare, get out there, get busy, be safe, take a kid, and most of all have fun!
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