| Many hunters like to test their skill at bringing | | | | Because there are two turkey seasons many |
| home their own wild turkey for dinner. While it is a | | | | hunters like to switch up their game plan. Turkeys |
| fun and exciting hunt, it can also be a challenging | | | | are smart creatures and often grow wise to the |
| and tiring one. Turkey season is often offered in | | | | hunter's tactics. In the spring of the year when |
| both the spring and the fall; this will give hunters a | | | | males are trying to mate with as many females |
| chance at turkey a few times a year. Tactics are | | | | as possible, they are much more interested in |
| different for both the spring and the fall hunt | | | | investigating every call a hunter may make. In the |
| though, so with a little bit of time and research a | | | | fall, however, when mating season is past its |
| hunter can step out into the woods confident that | | | | peak, it can be more difficult to call turkeys in |
| he's acquired all the tools to bag a trophy gobbler. | | | | with calls. Instead of using a mating call, many |
| Scouting your local area for popular turkey haunts | | | | hunters try to mimic the turkeys; for instance |
| is an important part of planning a turkey hunt. | | | | aggressive calls should be met with aggressive |
| Many hunters make a point to do this outside of | | | | calls and soft calls with soft ones. |
| turkey season so they can get an idea of the | | | | Another great thing many hunters like to use is |
| habits of the turkeys in their area. For the sake | | | | the help of another hunter. For instance, with two |
| of practice, many hunters also like to use a call | | | | hunters properly positioned a few yards apart, |
| when scouting areas outside of turkey season. | | | | one hunter can call in a gobbler right into the other |
| This will allow the hunter to perfect his call by the | | | | hunter's line of sight. When it comes to turkey |
| time season comes around. When practicing your | | | | hunting there are a number of tips and tricks |
| call with real turkeys though, it's important to | | | | hunters like to use, but the key is also to practice |
| listen for their habits when gobbling. It doesn't | | | | your game even in the off-season. The hunter |
| take much for a turkey to grow tired of too | | | | who knows more about his target will have a |
| much gobbling and move out of the area. | | | | more successful hunt. |