Back in the day, and even up to now for some old-fashioned turkey hunters, fall was always the best time to hunt for wild turkeys for sport. This is because the fall had, in the past, been the most challenging season for catching the Thanksgiving Bird, as compared to other seasons like the springtime.
Starting in the late summer and lasting up to the winter, gobblers become very disinterested in hens, spending a lot of time by themselves. However, they would gobble regularly in the fall, and chances are you would be able to distinctly remember certain times in the autumn season that you'd hear enough gobblers to make you think it was March or April. On rare occasions, gobblers will even come in strutting and gobbling just like it was spring. But it still holds true that fall turkeys would probably snub your calls. He will just stand there, searching for companionship but not having any real sense of urgency to it. This is a real fall gobbler.
With the turkey population increasing year by year, the fall is again becoming a popular time to hunt. Hunting in the fall is on the rise also because more than 40 states now have their own fall turkey hunting season. Turkey hunting is a pleasurable and enjoyable sport people are starting to like.
Just like other forms of hunting, you will need to get a separate permit for fall hunting and apply for spring hunting as well. Turkey hunters are allowed only to take only one wild turkey of either sex during that fall season each day.
Turkeys are usually found in open, mixed hardwood and pine forests. Others are scattered in brush land. A lot of turkeys roost in trees in order for them to protect themselves from the strong winds - they also do this in sites next to slopes. They can also roost in wooded areas, while the open meadows and fields are perfect for feeding and boasting. If few or no roosting sites are available, the turkey may leave the place and not use it.
The Turkey At A Glance
You can find a turkey's ears on both sides of their heads. And because they have no outer ear to develop the sound in one direction, they hear sounds all the way around them. While turkeys can use one of their ears (but not both) to receive sounds, they can sense which direction it is coming from, but not how far away. Turkeys turn around to be more alert.
Turkeys can sense danger quite easily because of their sense of smell - they can easily detect scents through the wind's direction. And once they are aware of this, they would flee away rather than towards the dangerous situation or being. Besides their sense of smell, they rely heavily on both their eyes and ears to determine the direction of danger before they run away from it.
Starting in the late summer and lasting up to the winter, gobblers become very disinterested in hens, spending a lot of time by themselves. However, they would gobble regularly in the fall, and chances are you would be able to distinctly remember certain times in the autumn season that you'd hear enough gobblers to make you think it was March or April. On rare occasions, gobblers will even come in strutting and gobbling just like it was spring. But it still holds true that fall turkeys would probably snub your calls. He will just stand there, searching for companionship but not having any real sense of urgency to it. This is a real fall gobbler.
With the turkey population increasing year by year, the fall is again becoming a popular time to hunt. Hunting in the fall is on the rise also because more than 40 states now have their own fall turkey hunting season. Turkey hunting is a pleasurable and enjoyable sport people are starting to like.
Just like other forms of hunting, you will need to get a separate permit for fall hunting and apply for spring hunting as well. Turkey hunters are allowed only to take only one wild turkey of either sex during that fall season each day.
Turkeys are usually found in open, mixed hardwood and pine forests. Others are scattered in brush land. A lot of turkeys roost in trees in order for them to protect themselves from the strong winds - they also do this in sites next to slopes. They can also roost in wooded areas, while the open meadows and fields are perfect for feeding and boasting. If few or no roosting sites are available, the turkey may leave the place and not use it.
The Turkey At A Glance
You can find a turkey's ears on both sides of their heads. And because they have no outer ear to develop the sound in one direction, they hear sounds all the way around them. While turkeys can use one of their ears (but not both) to receive sounds, they can sense which direction it is coming from, but not how far away. Turkeys turn around to be more alert.
Turkeys can sense danger quite easily because of their sense of smell - they can easily detect scents through the wind's direction. And once they are aware of this, they would flee away rather than towards the dangerous situation or being. Besides their sense of smell, they rely heavily on both their eyes and ears to determine the direction of danger before they run away from it.
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