Basic Turkey Hunting Information: Knowing Your Prey and Their Behavior

Fall was the preferred time to hunt wild turkeys byever-increasing numbers of turkeys. Over 40 states
most of the famous old time turkey hunters and isnow host fall turkey seasons and more and more
still favored by many traditionalists. These turkeyhunters are discovering the excitement of hunting in
hunting experts liked it best because it was a lotthe fall. Turkey hunting is a pleasurable and enjoyable
more difficult and therefore more rewarding to call insport people are starting to like.This sport requires
an old turkey in the fall rather than theseperate permits for hunters during the fall, along
spring.Gobblers in the late summer, fall and winterwith the applications for spring hunting permits.
become very solitary animals with very little interestTurkey hunters are allowed only to take only one
in females. They do, however, gobble in the fall andwild turkey of either sex during that fall season each
there have been a few mornings in October andday.Turkeys are usually found in open, mixed
November that you would think that it was springhardwood and pine forests. Others are scattered in
with the huge number of gobblers around. On rarebrush land. Others prefer to roost in trees larger than
occasions, gobblers will even come in strutting andthe surrounding vegetation and will often choose
gobbling just like it was spring. More likely though, youplace to stay on sites facing slopes where they can
won't even notice a fall turkey reacting to your calls.shelter from the existing strong wind. They will use
He will just appear silently, looking for companionshipopen fields and meadows as feeding and boasting
with another long beard but not really caring whethersites and wooded areas are roosting sites. If few or
he finds it or not. This is a real fall gobbler.The fallno roosting sites are available, the turkey may leave
season has regained its popularity recently with thethe place and not use it.