What do you guys think about turkey hunting in the rain? Does it affect the time they fly down from their roost? Do they stay in the woods longer? Opening day for me looks like its going to be wet! Thanks for the help!
I killed my first gobbler ever in the rain! Can't hear them as well and they may come down a little later but I'm convinced that most wild game could care less about the rain unless it's a torrential downpour. To them it's just another day.
Birds in my area will tend to stay on the roost longer and will stick to the open woods and are alot more vocal on the roost but you won't be able to here them as well as a calm day. As mike said it's just another day to them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ive only turkey hunted 1 time, so like all you guys looking for advice on huntin` turkeys,im all ears as well!!
1. If you can't get birds to start gobbling before dawn in your location don't be afraid to set up in and open area such as corn stubble, open hard woods, open pines, etc. 2. If you got birds in the roost gobbling try to sneak to the 100 yard range of the roost. You get to close and you might spook the birds. 3. Calls I would recommend a slate because it allows for more room for error with glass it does make the more crisp sound but your chances of making the wrong sound are much greater. A box call would be the next recommendation! Diaphragm calls take some practice to get right. 4. Locator calls for early morning an owl hooter is your best bet. The "who cooks for you, who cooks for yalllllll" is the most beginner friendly. Crow calls work well in mid to late morning. 5. Don't put all your chips in the morning hunt. They can be like white tales in the rut and your best times might be 1-2 in the afternoon. Don't be Afraid to sit till mid afternoon. 6. The big mature toms will almost always be with the hens. You will probably end up getting a group of less dominant toms/jakes to get fired up and come into your decoys/calling. If ya need more help you can always PM me and i can go into depth. Don't forget YouTube will be your best friend! Sent from a note on an arrow.
Lots of good advice here, I've killed them in the rain a bunch of times. If it's a torrential downpour they stay on the roost longer, but they have to eat and will fly down and make their way to a food source. Pattern your birds and if you can figure out where they have gone to roost the night before you can get in close in the morning & hopefully tag a big 'ol Tom in the morning. Good luck on your hunt // TrackSoup Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have killed quite a few in the rain... in my area they seem to be quieter in the rain...but they still have to eat and do their thing... just may take a bit longer off of the roost.
