Thanks for the definition. I can't imagine anyone wanting to watch decoys for hours without even calling. Does anyone even do that? Most of the references I see to "deer hunting" turkeys comes from someone who says they refuse to do it. I wonder if anyone actually does this.

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A person at my church does it (deer hunt turkeys) who happens to be my neighbor. He not much of a turkey hunter. He complained last year about never kilking a bird. He a younger guy - dont know a lot about it but thinks he does. I went to help him out some last year since he ask me to (he sees me cleaning turkeys some). I told him first few hunts - there way to much turkey noise going on at our set up - he had indicated he wanted me to help. He defended what he was doing. I helped him kill a bird we spotted on a windy day last year - he circled and got in front and shot bird. He has asked me several times this year and i hav declined.

He asked about decoys - i gave him a few nice ones this year. Later he told me - they do not work - he said he had em set up and later saw a gob on camera as set up but did not stay whioe he ass there 🤣🤣🤣. Also found out he sat in blind in a field from 8-2 with decoys and no luck!!said he watches mivies and looks up some. I just kept my mouth shut - no point showing how stupid that is - he will defend position!! Sad thing is - he has birds - tracks everywhere. He trys to force gobbles - loud - hard calling - its painful!!

Now thats deer hunting for turkeys!!

I agree w what pcp says above and i get real patient if i know turkeys in area. Aint had that feeling much this year! 🤣🤣 Sat down to 3-4 and called 3 diff ones in. 2 of the times they got away. Sat down to a few more last year and killed a few More - but it mostly slow. But think i finally just found a decent spot - will not kick in or start till next year - grateful. Been n awful spots for a good while and i miss some of my old wmas i use to frequemtly kill on

They have to be VERY close and VERY loud for me to hear. Gobbling is a different story, at 64 YO I can hear a gobble far as anyone . Sure wish I could hear it .

And with all that said - i can get on the wrong turkey that can kick my butt all year - that aint happened in a while - prob due to lack of turkeys. Those are the ones i hate and lov the most - feel great when u kill! The more tricks u got in the bag (things u got to break them down from strutt to come in) the more u will kill!!
For silent gobs - first and foremost - more patience! If u dont hav large fields - pastures or open areas (areas to watch from a distance) silent gobs can b very tuff!! I almost always dont hav lot of large open areas so hav no clue where silent gob is

Turkey i killed second day this year - i had prob sat silent for at least 25 min and they just appeared. Another larger bird came in after shot from another direction after the shot. One had answered my crow when i got there and never gobble again - never answered 3 hard cuts from diff locations nor soft stuff. I just decided to shut up - had the advantage of knowing they were there! If they No gobble at crow - i would hav been long gone!!

I had one drumming so loud this morning that Helen Keller could’ve heard it

I'll purr ever now and then too

I knew some guys that were doing that years ago. Killed their limit every year, both of them. They used a cart to transport all their gear. Had a heck of a spread.

I talked to a guy last year an he and his buddy just so on Greenfields with very limited calling and no decoys. They killed their limits when others did not.

Then there is those guys that race to a field when their cell cam sends a pic. I now of one deal where a guy left work and went to kill his gobbler.


Things have certainly changed since I started

Only way I’ve heard it is on a video with headphones on and turned way up. Can’t imagine how exciting that would be in the woods.

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Its awesome to hear

I hav not heard it this year - but i hav had very few turkey encounters