Pappy, i aint got anything against ambush hunting turkeys
i do it when i can,in the fall thats the only way to hunt them as they wont respond to the call
i hunt them for the meat and feathers,but i love calling them in the spring time
ive been hunting the same piece of private land so long i can walk you right to the trees the will roost in
spring roost is differant then the fall roost,but i know where they are on that piece of land
but this spring i plan on finding a differant place to hunt them here
just so i can call them in
brock,the differance between you and the real deal
well the real deal will make an effort to go to the tom,your decoys dont
sometimes all it takes is for a hen to take on stepp in his direction and that is enought to make him comit to her instead of you
when that happens,thats when you need to call to the hen
make the same calls she does,but make it louder and add a little more emotion and thow in one or two extra clucks at the end of it(each time)
she should respond back,just keep doing gthis if she calls back,eventually she will come to chase you off as she wants to be dominant
alos if a tome responds to your calling but leaves with another hen
just sit tight,it make take several hours.but nine out of ten times that tom will come back to check to see if that "other hen" he heard is still there
