Turkey hunting tips

bigmanindc · Mar 29, 2019

CrawfishStu said:
Be very careful turkey hunting on public land. Remember that you are not wearing orange. Make sure that you are not wearing turkey colored socks, underwear, watches, or anything that might peak out under camo. You are literally going to be hiding and making turkey noises.

Meyer's Station's NWTF branch in Crofton does a turkey hunting clinic that is amazing. Amazing. There are also lots of nice books.

Why aren't they wearing orange?

jstolz · Mar 29, 2019

CrawfishStu said:
Be very careful turkey hunting on public land. Remember that you are not wearing orange. Make sure that you are not wearing turkey colored socks, underwear, watches, or anything that might peak out under camo. You are literally going to be hiding and making turkey noises.

Meyer's Station's NWTF branch in Crofton does a turkey hunting clinic that is amazing. Amazing. There are also lots of nice books.

Just looked it up, would love to go but unfortunately I work all day.

Speed3 · Mar 30, 2019

When does the season open? I see stuff like this all the time, 2 weeks from now zero turkeys

Doco Overboard · Mar 30, 2019

Who would have guessed it, a lot of breeding has already happened at the opener.Thats why its good to talk to the hens.

byf43 · Mar 30, 2019

My youngest son went turkey hunting, for the first time, about 5 years ago.

He got a nice, big, Tom. One shot. About 26 yards.

When he called me, to tell me that he got one, I just HAD to ask him how many people he scared, in Safeway's frozen food section.

jstolz · Mar 30, 2019

According to the MD DNR app, it starts April 18th. And then good luck finding a single bird haha.

CrawfishStu · Apr 2, 2019

bigmanindc said:
Why aren't they wearing orange?

From DNR.
Daylight fluorescent color clothing is not required for hunting turkeys. However, turkey hunters are encouraged to wear it as a precaution. Successful turkey hunters are also encouraged to put an orange ribbon on the turkey when carrying it out of the woods.

It isn't that you can't, but the birds can see it.

bigmanindc · Apr 2, 2019

CrawfishStu said:
From DNR.
Daylight fluorescent color clothing is not required for hunting turkeys. However, turkey hunters are encouraged to wear it as a precaution. Successful turkey hunters are also encouraged to put an orange ribbon on the turkey when carrying it out of the woods.
It isn't that you can't, but the birds can see it.

LOL I always just read requirements under deer hunting never thought it was differenrt for turkey.

bigmanindc said:
Be on the look out at Bass Pro Shops, they should have a Turkey hunting seminar coming up.

Should have followed my own advice just checked BassPro and the seminar was on Saturday the 30th!!!!!

bigmanindc · Apr 7, 2019

CrawfishStu said:
Be very careful turkey hunting on public land. Remember that you are not wearing orange. Make sure that you are not wearing turkey colored socks, underwear, watches, or anything that might peak out under camo. You are literally going to be hiding and making turkey noises.

Meyer's Station's NWTF branch in Crofton does a turkey hunting clinic that is amazing. Amazing. There are also lots of nice books.

Thanks for the info on the clinic, lots of information and great clinic glad I caught it!!!!!!

outrider58 · Apr 7, 2019

Doco Overboard said:
Who would have guessed it, a lot of breeding has already happened at the opener.Thats why its good to talk to the hens.

Probably 90% by opening day.

Kee-kee runs can be your friend, even in the spring.

Doco Overboard · Apr 7, 2019

Talking to the girls would probably lure this late day stalker right in.......

engineerbrian · Apr 13, 2019

Junior turkey season is this weekend. My sons last Maryland junior hunt was today and he scored.

23 pound bird with a 9 3/4” beard. Its his first turkey and i think he is hooked.

44man · Apr 13, 2019

engineerbrian said:
Junior turkey season is this weekend. My sons last Maryland junior hunt was today and he scored.

23 pound bird with a 9 3/4” beard. Its his first turkey and i think he is hooked.

Nice bird and congrats to that fine young man!!

Mike3888 · Apr 13, 2019

Congrats, nice bird..

44man · Apr 13, 2019

I wasn’t hunting but while my wife was doing something around the chicken coop I took a short walk and got to the tree line and set on a stump hoping I can deer hunt this year and while I was sitting and thinking I heard a noise and I looked around and there were 3 does about 45 feet from me standing in the shape of a triangle and in the center of the triangle was a great big Tom with spurs long enough to see from there and two beards dragging the ground.

They looked at me looking at them and all four of them walked away back into the woods at a 45degree angel from me like they were in formation

Weird huh??

engineerbrian · Apr 13, 2019

44man said:
Nice bird and congrats to that fine young man!!

Mike3888 said:
Congrats, nice bird..��

Thanks!

bigmanindc · Apr 13, 2019

44man said:
I wasn’t hunting but while my wife was doing something around the chicken coop I took a short walk and got to the tree line and set on a stump hoping I can deer hunt this year and while I was sitting and thinking I heard a noise and I looked around and there were 3 does about 45 feet from me standing in the shape of a triangle and in the center of the triangle was a great big Tom with spurs long enough to see from there and two beards dragging the ground.

They looked at me looking at them and all four of them walked away back into the woods at a 45degree angel from me like they were in formation

Weird huh??

No video?

44man · Apr 13, 2019

bigmanindc said:
No video?

First I am not very tech savvy nor as quick handed as I probably should be

Second, you gotta sit pretty still to get that close to game and not spook it by fiddling with a camera, but again they didn’t spook when they looked at me but maybe they didn’t make me out because I was pretty damn still

And third, I never thought about trying to video it to tell you the truth , I wish I had

I wonder what the deal was?

bigmanindc · Apr 13, 2019

44man said:
First I am not very tech savvy nor as quick handed as I probably should be

Second, you gotta sit pretty still to get that close to game and not spook it by fiddling with a camera, but again they didn’t spook when they looked at me but maybe they didn’t make me out because I was pretty damn still

And third, I never thought about trying to video it to tell you the truth , I wish I had

I wonder what the deal was?

Soooooo NO Video?
:poke:

outrider58 · Apr 14, 2019

engineerbrian said:
Junior turkey season is this weekend. My sons last Maryland junior hunt was today and he scored.

23 pound bird with a 9 3/4” beard. Its his first turkey and i think he is hooked.

I guarantee he's hooked! Nice bird! :party29:

You're up next Brian.

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