Heading out for second season of spring turkey and I find myself constantly questioning my tactics in the days leading up to the season opener. Spent a couple days scouting and located a single bird but have not been able to find any roosts. The amount of rain in the area has washed away any scat that might be present so I'm going off of gut feelings and food sources here and taking a chance opening morning... Hoping those that have had some experience in years past can help me make up my mind for opening morning. This is public land and there's definitely going to be some competition in the morning. If any thoughts on the weather it'll be around the mid to upper 50's and no wind or rain expected.
1. Sit an open field where I observed the single turkey I found. This is a popular open field for other hunters to check out as I witnessed last spring season. If I did this route I'd get there crazy early but fear another hunter coming in at daylight and scaring off birds. It's right near a popular hiking/biking spot.
2. Sit about .2miles away from the field where there is some heavy timber, undergrowth nearby, grassy patches and a running stream. No sign that I witnessed but just had a gut feeling. It's also about .5miles away from east/northeast facing slopes that I never got a chance to check out in my scouting.
3. Sit at the highest point on this piece of public land in an area where there appeared to be turkeys rustling a whole bunch of leaves up. I'm just not sure if this was from fall/winter turkey activity or if it's from spring activity. This would put me above the east and northeast facing slopes about .25miles away.
Any and all advice greatly appreciated. I know I need to make a decision but I get limited days in the field so I'm trying to make the most of all my sits. Trying to bag my first bird this spring and the indecisiveness is killing me!
Thanks All.
1. Sit an open field where I observed the single turkey I found. This is a popular open field for other hunters to check out as I witnessed last spring season. If I did this route I'd get there crazy early but fear another hunter coming in at daylight and scaring off birds. It's right near a popular hiking/biking spot.
2. Sit about .2miles away from the field where there is some heavy timber, undergrowth nearby, grassy patches and a running stream. No sign that I witnessed but just had a gut feeling. It's also about .5miles away from east/northeast facing slopes that I never got a chance to check out in my scouting.
3. Sit at the highest point on this piece of public land in an area where there appeared to be turkeys rustling a whole bunch of leaves up. I'm just not sure if this was from fall/winter turkey activity or if it's from spring activity. This would put me above the east and northeast facing slopes about .25miles away.
Any and all advice greatly appreciated. I know I need to make a decision but I get limited days in the field so I'm trying to make the most of all my sits. Trying to bag my first bird this spring and the indecisiveness is killing me!
Thanks All.
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