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mercredi 5 avril 2017

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By John Bell


Turkeys are large birds native to the Americas and is a common food during Thanksgiving celebration. The male ones have beards that helps differentiate them with the female ones although some hens have them as well. Male birds are called gobblers because of the gobbling sound they make which the hens cannot do.

It is enjoyable to hunt them because they have excellent visions they use for detecting anyone that tries to go near them. You can try to have this experience in spring turkey hunting Texas and hunt one to make a meal out of it. Here are some information you need to know when hunting turkeys.

Search a suitable place to hunt for them and these are located in either a public or private land. The population of the birds in the state is very large but most of the areas available for hunting them are private. You can access these lands by paying a fee to the owner and having the advantage of doing the hunt without a lot of competition.

Determine the best day to hunt turkeys in order for you to make proper preparations in advance. The season best for it is during spring because this is also the breeding season of turkeys. You are legally allowed to only kill gobblers so that hens would be able to breed as well as lay eggs for hatching this season. Gobblers could easily be located by the sound they produce to attract hens to them.

Doing some scouting before the start of the season is a good way of knowing where a lot of gobblers are located. The indications they leave are plenty helping you know where they have been and examples of these are foot prints and scratch marks made when food searching. Finding the place they roost can be used to your advantage so you could prepare near it and catch one in the morning easily.

Use calling sounds to attract the birds and make them respond to it to know their exact location. This is used for finding them if you have lost sight of them or have not found one for the day. It can also be used to attract them to the sound which will make them approach it thinking that the sound came from a flock mate.

There are many different kinds of call sounds and the most common of them is the one imitating the sound of hens. These are produced in different ways using different devices such as box, slate and diaphragm calls. Learn which one of these you would be using depending on which sound you want to have.

You must wear full camouflage during this activity so that the excellent vision the turkey has will not spot you easily. This must cover every part of your body including your face and this can be achieved through wearing mask or face paint. Vests are also an important part of your attire as its pockets are useful in storing the different tools you need.

A good set up for hunting is important to distract and have them stay in place. Turkeys leave immediately after sensing danger so decoys are a way of distracting them. There are more set ups available but be sure to have patience while hunting.




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