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Re: Afternoon Hunting Tactics [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #4107786 03/27/24 11:12 AM 03/27/24 11:12 AM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 15,910 Elmore County Frankie Old Mossy Horns
Frankie Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 15,910 Elmore County	Originally Posted by poorcountrypreacher I have found that they are most likely to gobble in the afternoon early in the season. Since they took the first 10 days, I haven't heard as many in the afternoon. I thought it was predictable that they would gobble yesterday after the rain ended and the sun came out. I thought I heard one answer a crow yesterday about 1 pm, so I used my crow call until he gobbled again and I was certain it was a turkey. After that, it was no different than hunting in the early morning. I have also found that a turkey who will gobble in the middle of the day can usually be killed. Ones here probably didn't fly off the roost till 9 or so . Lol Frankie's Page

Re: Afternoon Hunting Tactics [Re: HHSyelper] #4107800 03/27/24 11:29 AM 03/27/24 11:29 AM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 15,910 Elmore County Frankie Old Mossy Horns
Frankie Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 15,910 Elmore County	Me,,,, I never cared if they gobbled or not just as long as the came . Knowing about where he's gonna be at after lunch helps . He'll have a showing off spot. Frankie's Page

Re: Afternoon Hunting Tactics [Re: Frankie] #4107893 03/27/24 02:10 PM 03/27/24 02:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 3,932 Montgomery,al,usa Davyalabama 10 point
Davyalabama 10 point Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 3,932 Montgomery,al,usa	Originally Posted by Frankie Me,,,, I never cared if they gobbled or not just as long as the came . Knowing about where he's gonna be at after lunch helps . He'll have a showing off spot. Woodsmanship in the afternoons. Know where he wants to roost. Gobble some, very sparingly, keep your eyes and ears open, most of the time where I hunt/have hunted, they don’t say much in the afternoon. You have to know where he wants to be, get there first, be vigilant, make a good shot. “If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.” Napoleon Hill The most difficult thing to understand during conversation is silence. Thoreau

Re: Afternoon Hunting Tactics [Re: Atoler] #4107903 03/27/24 02:22 PM 03/27/24 02:22 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,508 Northport B Bamarich2 8 point
Bamarich2 8 point B Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,508 Northport	Originally Posted by Atoler I hunt them the same exact way, as I do any time after fly down. On large tracts or public, I cover a lot of ground and use aggressive cuts/yelps to locate. On small tracts, I carefully poke into places I expect there to be a bird, & use some aggressive cuts/yelps to locate. And if I don’t strike one, I go home, go to another place, or find a comfy spot where I can hear well and try them again in an hour. Left work at 3:15 yesterday. Struck him at 3:45, dead at 3:50. On days like today, I enjoy going to a high spot where you can hear a long way and simply listening. When I hear one fire up, I head that way. Been my most effective afternoon strategy over the years.

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