Re: texas turkey hunting
[Re: hipp2412]
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03/26/24 09:30 PM
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Yeah, and no, lol. If you have a higher pitched call, take it with you. Coyote howler will make them gobble on the roost and during the day. Don’t chase them cause you won’t catch them. Unlike our Eastern’s here, they’ll gobble before the first hint of light. They generally hit the ground with somewhere on their mind and they try to get to that spot as fast as they can. If you’ve never heard them gobble, just go with it’s a gobbler and not a jake. Their gobble sounds like a yodel to me, lol. I mentioned a higher pitched call, for me I get better responses out of a glass call I had made specifically with a higher pitch more than a raspy pitch. Rios and Merriam’s just respond to that call better for me. Rio and Merriam hens tend to be more vocal and social as well and that can work to your advantage. Spend a day scouting and learning the property, then hunt. Of course if you strike one, work him and kill him. Take optics. Guessing you’re in the Hill Country, so you’ll be able to do some glassing. Good luck and can’t wait to see some pics!!
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Re: texas turkey hunting
[Re: hipp2412]
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03/26/24 10:17 PM
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… I hunted deer over in that country one year then didn’t go back…. felt weird not having any trees to get up in and the deer were stupid …. Did shoot some turkey out of the truck window with a 22 mag
… my recommendation is to have some cold beer for the drive in between flocks and ride with your gun crown down in the floorboard… you can get it out the window easier thataway
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Re: texas turkey hunting
[Re: hipp2412]
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03/26/24 11:35 PM
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Lots of turkey in Medina County. The northern half of the county is hill country, the southern half below HWY 90 is pretty much south Texas brush country. Still lots of turkey in both north and south.
In the north, the turkeys roost in oak mottes in valleys. In the south, they are usually roosting along the taller trees along the creeks. Look for live oaks. Can call them in easily, my buddies there do it all the time. You can call them in, they are always pretty active around Easter. Jakes going nuts now there.
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Re: texas turkey hunting
[Re: hipp2412]
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03/26/24 11:38 PM
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April 1, I am headed to San Antonio Texas to visit some family members and then I will be hunting Rios in Medina County. Does anyone hunt Rios in this area? how's the bird population? Hopefully I can get a bird the first day then we will go after pigs and coyotes. The guys I will be with do not hunt turkeys so I will need to figure these birds out on my own. Tell those guys to turn the corn feeder on now, and use it as a last resort.
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Re: texas turkey hunting
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03/27/24 07:59 AM
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… I hunted deer over in that country one year then didn’t go back…. felt weird not having any trees to get up in and the deer were stupid …. Did shoot some turkey out of the truck window with a 22 mag
… my recommendation is to have some cold beer for the drive in between flocks and ride with your gun crown down in the floorboard… you can get it out the window easier thataway Oh, the same tactics that we use in PA. Glad I dont have to change anything..lol
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