MOhunter46

mossbergman11, A good site you might want to check out is the NWTF website.http://www.nwtf.org/

Arrowmaster

Ok scratchings are when they are hunting for food. They will scratch the leaves to uncover food. Dusting spots are where the turkeys will find a spot where there is bare dirt, sand etc. They will roll in it flap their wings in it to get the bugs off. They are basically cleaning themselves. A hens poop looks like a blob, and a gobblers poop sometimes is in the shape of a J. Look for turkey tracks around streams, fields where the ground is soft and wet. Remember the hens track is much smaller thatn a gobblers.

Arrowmaster

Thats a good point Mr. Longbeard. I would have to say to get to know the area as best as you can. Learn their routes and where they are headed and still look for scratchings, droppings etc.

How do you scout Mr. Longbeard. I mean I hunt some public land and Im fortunate that I seem to be the only one who hunts there. Ive never ran into another hunter yet. So Ive been very very lucky. Im sure that day will come to an end when I have others breathing down my neck on public land...

mossbergman11

ok thanks for the info
wat about calls?

MOhunter46

Box calls are good for beginners. Slate calls are good too. Is that what your asking?

Mr. Longbeard

I usually go to a few spots that have panned out for me in the past and start there lisening for birds to gobble on the roost... Then as the season progress I usually find other spots to hunt... If everthing goes well I usually kill one in one of my honey holesThe only prob is a lot of times my honey hole is somebody else honey hole also

I know I complain about public land alot, but I've learned that killing pressured Gobblers is a very rewarding hunt, and I really don't think I would feel the same way about turkey hunting if every bird I killed was a give me... So I'm trying to look at it as good thing and not a bad

r33h

I think that the three most used calls are the box call, the slate call, and the diaphram call (I usually call it a mouth call cause I can't spell). The most versitile call is the mouth call. You can make every call possible with a mouth call and it involves no movement and both of your hands can be free. If you get a nice gobbler in front of you feel like you need to give one last call to get him a little closer, you may move too much when using a box call or a slate call...that's where the mouth call is handy. The mouth call, however is much harder to learn to use. Start practicing your calling now to prepare for the Spring season. I prefer the Primos mouth calls because the fit in my mouth better and I can get a better sound out of them. But what works for me may not work for you...you may find another mouth call that you like better. Just start playing around and practice calling now to see what works for you that way you have a few of the kinks worked out before you are out in the woods when it counts.

mossbergman11

wat i mean is like good calls like brand wise and clearest and best for attracting turkeys

MOhunter46

All the top brands are good. Primos, Knight and Hale, Quaker Boy, ect make good calls. The clearest calls i think are slate calls. I have had really good luck with them.

mossbergman11

are box calls as good?