Mid-day Turkey Hunting
Turkey Hunting Tips: There are a lot of states that allow all day turkey hunting. Taking advantage of this quality time will provide hunters with more opportunities to locate gobblers. This article provides a few tips for hunting during mid day.
Turkey Tactics
One tactic to use is to walk along trails, fields, or ridges stopping every three hundred yards or so and call for several minutes. Allow a few minutes for a response and move on. Generally its best to start off the first minute of calling with soft yelps and clucks. Then increase the volume for the next several minutes. This approach allows the hunter to cover ground while searching for a responsive gobbler.
Another tactic is similar to the first. The hunter covers a large area, but then turns around and walks back in the direction in which he just came from. Often, the hunter will get a response on the second walk through. This is because the gobbler heard the calling initially and started towards it.
The final tactic is to find a good set up location and patient call and wait for the gobbler to come in. Sometimes the gobbler will respond with a gobble but many times they will just sneak in without making a sound. If the area has been scouted and the set up location is in a well traveled area, remain there all afternoon.
A variation of this is to wait about an hour or so, then move to another location and try again.
These are just a few turkey hunting tips that can be used to hunt during mid day. Experiment with them and see how they work for you. But in any event, stay in the woods to provide a better opportunity for success.
