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I have killed them from sun up till sun down! I will do more spot and stalk during the day and evening and blind sitting in the am. I have had turkeys come to my blind at all hours of the day. Turkey killing is a function of time spent hunting and finding oppurtunities all day long.

 

Ive killed 2 of my biggest Birds waiting at a roost. I have found if you try to call one to the tree they get close but dont commit, then fly up 100 yards away. I set down make a call then wait, its paid off at least 10 times for me. Not as fun as calling them in range but effective.

 

If you know where they roost then you know where to be in the evening; get there early and set up to catch them on there way to it.

 

Our best luck this year has been late afternoon/evenings on crop fields and hay fields. They come to the calls and decoys but they come in quiet, only a few have gobbled. It's a great time to hunt because they are out looking for hens and will come a long way. Me, my son, and two friends have killed 7 birds in the last week and 5 of them have been between 4:00pm and 6:30pm.

 

some of the best huntin is as a storm comes in. while it thunders. birds get fired up gobbling at it.

 

Lol was that just a extra random tid bit to throw out? ^



Ive noticed in my area when a bird uses the same tree over and over he tends to be a Big bird. The young 2-3 year old tend to hop around and find new areas more often. So if you find a bird that roost in the same tree day after day he may be worth keying in on. These same birds are the ones who tend to work away from a hen call gobbeling all the way... They know the Role. Hens come to him, thats why ive found evening hunting can be more productive to killing bigger birds if you have the right know how.

 

I shot my biggest bird when it got all henned up and I waited for it to come back to roost. Having knowledge of the area and the way they funnel is key.

 

Pattern them, find the roost. Also, they often go to water in late afternoon before roosting. A couple trail cams could help scout while you aren't there. I would hunt w/o decoys first from inside the woods where they have to come into range to find you. If they don't come to light calling, I'd try a couple hen decoys on the edge of field or more in view, then go from there. I wouldn't hunt too close to the roost at first, depending on how aggressive you want to get and how big your property is in case you push them to another area. $.02