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Re: Afternoon Hunting Tactics
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
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03/27/24 11:12 AM
03/27/24 11:12 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 15,861 Elmore County
Frankie
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 15,861
Elmore County
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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
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Re: Afternoon Hunting Tactics
[Re: Frankie]
#4107893
03/27/24 02:10 PM
03/27/24 02:10 PM
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Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 3,918 Montgomery,al,usa
Davyalabama
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 3,918
Montgomery,al,usa
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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
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Re: Afternoon Hunting Tactics
[Re: Atoler]
#4107903
03/27/24 02:22 PM
03/27/24 02:22 PM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,508 Northport
Bamarich2
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8 point
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,508
Northport
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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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