Fall Turkey Hunting

[Duff-Man]

Going fall turkey hunting for the first time, other than the weather what is different than spring turkey hunting, if anything?

[rugersol]

Going fall turkey hunting for the first time, other than the weather what is different than spring turkey hunting, if anything?

'Less yer in my back yard, no turkeys!

Oh wait ... my mistake! ... no difference!

If I ever go again, I'm gettin' a new call ... starts out like an engine revving ... and finishes with a car-horn blast fer 'bout 10 seconds ... it may not attract 'em ... but they sure as hell ain't gonna move, neither!

Oh ya ... almost hit one on Victoria in/near Roseville the other day! ... I usually don't slow down when they look to cross ... 'er I'll ending up doin' the same circle-jerk as with the middle-aged woman at the 4-way stop ... and he made a run fer it!

Good luck!

Where 'bouts ya goin'?

[Duff-Man]

Suconnix WMA, but debating trying another spot.

[FJ540]

Missed the deadline by two days when I discovered I had them...



2 hens and 5 poults in the frame.

[crbutler]

Couple of big differences in fall turkey.

One, any turkey is legal, not just a tom with a visible beard.

Two, they really don't respond well to calling in the fall. In the spring, they tend to come great distances to calling because the males want to breed.

If you are trying a fall hunt, I would really recommend LOTS of scouting. You need to pattern the birds much more than in the spring.

[traveler]

Veterans Cemetery just south of the airport. Light hunting pressure and plentiful turkeys. If that fails try Resurrection Cemetery just off of Lexington and 110.

[DeanC]

Ummm... https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=307.08

Subd. 2.(b) A person who, without the consent of the appropriate authority and the landowner, intentionally, willfully, and knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a gross misdemeanor:

(3) discharges any firearms upon or over the grounds of any public or private cemetery or authenticated burial ground.

[FJ540]

So get `em with a bow or

I used to be lethal with a slingshot. I should get another one, those were fun times.

[goldtopper]

I've shot several in the Fall.
My best success came with scouting well and having a general idea where they are. They'll be feeding on acorns under Oaks and on berries- even buckthorn berries. In the afternoon, you can ambush them on the way to their roost. Sunny areas, usually west-facing hillsides are a good bet in the late afternoon.
Spot and stalk works well, but you really gotta be stealthy.

[Pred]

I have never tried this method, but I have read that if you can find a flock, run quickly into them to try to bust up the flock and get them to scatter. Some southern states allow use of dogs for this, but not MN. The birds will eventually try to all gather again. During this time you set up and use an 'assembly call' in the hopes of bringing one back close enough for a shot. But to my untrained ear, the assembly call sounds an awful lot like the yelp, and don't really understand what the difference is.

[Pezhead]

They have an app for the smart phone with turkey calls. Just don't have it when your hunting.

[FJ540]

They have an app for the smart phone with turkey calls. Just don't have it when your hunting.

Here ya go - Make it your ring tone, then turn the ringer all the way up. Now instead of annoyingly vibrating in your pocket, your wife will actually help lure them in.

[Pezhead]

They have an app for the smart phone with turkey calls. Just don't have it when your hunting.

Here ya go - Make it your ring tone, then turn the ringer all the way up. Now instead of annoyingly vibrating in your pocket, your wife will actually help lure them in.

They do have a wife allert ring tone, she wasn't impressed. On the Turkey call it says best to use external speakers. Oh and check local game laws.