Most of us associate turkey hunting with the first blush of spring, when the trees are just blooming and those early wildflowers – trillium, blood roots, violets – assure us that winter is in the background. Now the forests look almost like summer and, in fact, the turkey seasons in the South are closed for weeks. But in many northeastern, midwestern and western countries, the game continues at least until last May, which is also the last best day of the Turks of 2022. Of course, it is tempting at this point to hide the calls, camo and dekes and you think the best of the season is over. But our expert says that not only is it worth going out, but you can anticipate some of the best actions of the year at the moment.
It makes sense when you think about it, as the opportunities for adult chickens are dwindling day by day and more and more chickens are ignoring male birds to spend time in their nests. This means that any remaining and disposable chicken (as well as hunters posing like them) are prone to getting a lot of attention right now. At first, the post-strut swallows finally realize that their love season is ending and surrender to seeking the company of others. Any hunter still out there can take advantage of those weaknesses to score his best goal scorer of the season.
Pros: Tyler Breen, Rochester, New York
Tyler Breen, 28, has been obsessed with swallowing for many years. Breen is a co-owner of Cartel Custom Calls and hunts down at least 15 states each year for spring swallows. As Marketing and Graphics Director for AvianX Decoys, he has professionally filmed turkey hunting across the turkey range for many of the sport’s most prominent television executives, including the former CEO of the Turkish National Federation of Wild, Rob Keck.
Stage strut: Gobbler Pickup and Flock-Up
Upon completion of breeding, only older (and usually larger) birds will continue to actively pursue and breed chickens. “The key to identifying a bird like this is to observe it by doing ‘swallowing things’ like swallowing, beating or chasing chickens around,” Breen says. “Not all tomatoes will do this now, so you know you have a workable turkey if you notice this behavior. But never forget the fact that there are many dominance-related behaviors that are happening to other tomatoes. Whenever a turkey is killed by a hunter, it shakes the hierarchy and the tomes are going again. And, of course, a lot of the newest jackets and jackets are starting to pile up now, and these swallowing sets can produce some of the best stock of the season. ”
Expert Tactics: Tighten up at home or sleep
There has been a late spring in many of the main turkey areas in the country, which means there is a good chance there are still chickens that need to finish a herd, Breen says. “We now spend a lot of time on the farm, which allows us to observe the birds from a distance. Whenever we see a chicken with a chicken in the evening, we try to control them and where they are going to rest. If we can do that, that swallow is dead in 90 percent of cases. The abundant leaf allows me to work hard up to the head at dawn, and it is not difficult to make that bird fly down on my lap. Even if he messes with that chicken for a while, I’m so close to him that eventually he will come to check on me. “And it is absolutely common for that swallow to be a crocodile giant that will be one of the biggest birds I will kill all spring long.”
But if that doesn’t happen, Breen has a backup plan. “If swallows start to clump, you can almost fall asleep in a few mornings,” he laughs. “Because there will be very little swallowing in the limbs for many, many days. But give things two or three hours, and it can be absolutely insane. The gluttons start to move towards each other – some that are gathered together, some not – and the action may be unrealistic. If we have access to some properties, we will drive, looking for that group of birds, but if not, I will only get to a good point of view that allows me to see some areas and keep looking through the glass until I hear or see them. . Then I will slide hard and start working with the clutch chats. If I have to retreat from a path, I rely on a four-reed call to cut the distance and the leaf; where I shoot, they will not hear subtle speech, so you must pour out on them with shouting, fighting snoring, swallowing. If a bird or birds swallow me, I know I’m golden. But it is important to look for those nonverbal answers – to knock, to play the drums, to turn towards you. If you get something from this from a bird, it is carbonated. “All you have to do is wait for him, because he is coming.”