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Why scout???
Topic Started: Feb 15 2008, 07:35 PM (317 Views)
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Were the turks there last year?
Chances are they will be there again! Only More!
Lots of turkeys out there!
Good Luck probably not needed lol))) :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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I'm excited! I've been studying my aerial photos today and both Wolf and I have some new strategy that'll get us closer and in perfect position for an interception. Can't wait!
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Feb 15 2008, 06:37 PM
I'm excited! I've been studying my aerial photos today and both Wolf and I have some new strategy that'll get us closer and in perfect position for an interception. Can't wait!

Understand the excitement part, just don't have the xtra time that i don't think is a requirement. But enjoy! :cheers:
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you got room for me this spring rutman? Going to be doing the 4 hour drive every weekend i can sneak up, am looking forward this year, my son will have his own tags so we can set up on them a little different this year. I plan on using the new ground blind and sit in comfort while he gets the hard rock to sit on in the bug infested cedars :D
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If you do not scout you could waste precious hunting time blundering through the woods looking for roost sites and willing gobblers...........I don't scout alot,but i always go out at least 2 or3 days before season to see where the gobblers are roosting and what food sources they are hitting.

But to each his/her own, I have only been hunting and guiding for the past 12years.
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I agree with lungbuster. It's like having a couple nice bucks in an area and saying ''Why scout''. Those tom turkeys have a way of deceiving you if you don't do your homework. GOOD LUCK !!! :shoot: :shoot: :shoot:
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I scout hard because I hate hunting turkeys with mosquitoes hunting me. Scouting helps my success rates immensely...plus, I know where the birds are roosting, strutting and feeding so I bump fewer birds and always no where I need to be set up. Deer or turkeys, I'm all about the scouting.
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Feb 15 2008, 07:27 PM
you got room for me this spring rutman? Going to be doing the 4 hour drive every weekend i can sneak up, am looking forward this year, my son will have his own tags so we can set up on them a little different this year. I plan on using the new ground blind and sit in comfort while he gets the hard rock to sit on in the bug infested cedars  :D

Anytime Dobber, just pm me when you can make it. :cheers: :cheers: I do have a commitment to my 79 year old buddy though. He should be tagged out in the first few days, I week max. Last year we were behind a big brush pile, he couldn't get the shot angle any other way so he put the gun but against his cheek and let drive with a 3" #6 win supreme. He roasted the jake. I asked him how his face was and he says, it's been punched before. lol)))
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I scout a lot. I try to find as many places that hold quality birds. Once I know their there Im happy. Im a run and gun hunter so Im moving constantly. But I dont wanta be running around bumping birds and educating the big wary Toms. Some places Im very familiar with will require little time scouting compared to big blocks of crown land (which is what I like to hunt).
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I plan on spending a few days in mid March, around the 17th, I think, I'll be down east for a few days then, so going to do some scouting. Would this be a productive time for scouting, and what kind of things would I be looking for at this time of year, to relate to opener?

Also plan on heading down atleast a day or two before the season, but I'm anxious to do some scouting in march, more so just to get the lay of the land on the farm i'll be hunting.
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Feb 18 2008, 06:53 PM
I plan on spending a few days in mid March, around the 17th, I think, I'll be down east for a few days then, so going to do some scouting. Would this be a productive time for scouting, and what kind of things would I be looking for at this time of year, to relate to opener?

Also plan on heading down atleast a day or two before the season, but I'm anxious to do some scouting in march, more so just to get the lay of the land on the farm i'll be hunting.

Thats precisely why I started this thread. You are avoiding bumping birds and educating wary Tom's prior to the hunt. They will tell you where they are before they get out of the roost the mornig your gonna hunt. It's not like your gonna find a spot that had turkeys in it last season that no has none. Mine has 4 times as many at least. I know this just from looking out the truck window. lol)))
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Feb 19 2008, 08:05 AM
TomA
Feb 18 2008, 06:53 PM
I plan on spending a few days in mid March, around the 17th, I think, I'll be down east for a few days then, so going to do some scouting. Would this be a productive time for scouting, and what kind of things would I be looking for at this time of year, to relate to opener?

Also plan on heading down atleast a day or two before the season, but I'm anxious to do some scouting in march, more so just to get the lay of the land on the farm i'll be hunting.

Thats precisely why I started this thread. You are avoiding bumping birds and educating wary Tom's prior to the hunt. They will tell you where they are before they get out of the roost the mornig your gonna hunt. It's not like your gonna find a spot that had turkeys in it last season that no has none. Mine has 4 times as many at least. I know this just from looking out the truck window. lol)))

The only problem with that logic is you are relying on the birds to cooperate by telling you where they are..........I have hunted many mornings and not heard any gobbling from the roost when i knew the birds where there.........also if you don't bust one right off the roost how do you know where to be to intercept them later in the day unless you have done some scouting?

If you scout smart you will not bump birds and you will gain valuable knowledge of your area, just because the birds were doing one thing last season doesn't mean they will be on the same patterns the following year.Scout turkeys like you scout deer, work your way from the outside in and do not call while scouting because if you should happen to bump a bird at least he won't associate you with the calling he heard just prior to you bumping him.

I usually do not scout until a few days prior to the opener, because the most recent information is always the best, but if you are hunting a new property going in early is a good way to familiarize yourself with the lay of the land and you really don't have to worry too much about spooking birds that long before season opens........once you know where all the obstacles are and where the likely roost sites, dusting and feeding areas are you can slip in a day or two before the start of season and discretely check out all those areas for sign that the birds are there.

Good luck all this season.
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Couldn't have said it better myself lungbuster. I gues to each his own. I have done it both ways and been successful both ways but will always scout if I have that option. It puts you one step ahead of the birds and also puts you one step ahead of other hunters competing for the same birds.
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I see what you guys are saying but I would be willing to bet on my little honey hole being deadly as usual( for the last three years improving every year). Last year opening day I had what sounded like 20 gobblers gobbling over eachother at dawn. My old friend that had a major part in the reintroduction program said he never would of believed it if he wasn't there. You guys may not either, thats o.k by me. It seems like that spot has it all for hen seeking gobblers. I feel pretty safe even with the back up programs, so scouting and bumping isn't gonna happen for this guy. :cheers:
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I know what you mean about spots like that. They are few and far between but pretty automatic. The only thing that can really screw you up is other hunters or some other predator that decides he wants those birds worse than you. GOOD LUCK AND SHOOT STRAIGHT! :shoot:
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Feb 19 2008, 06:02 PM
I know what you mean about spots like that. They are few and far between but pretty automatic. The only thing that can really screw you up is other hunters or some other predator that decides he wants those birds worse than you. GOOD LUCK AND SHOOT STRAIGHT! :shoot:

Me and the ole boy have 360 degree's of permision, about 400 acres around it and I'm related to the owners. They do allow a few other hunters though and I don't mind a bit of sharing after the first week. We do have it pretty much surrounded with blinds that have chairs that say Permitted Hunters Only on the backs as well.
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