Last week, we scouted some Crown Land that appeared to contain too much marsh for turkey habitat. Due to the heavy amount of marsh, we were unable to find any vital signs of turkey activity, and so we called it quits after a long day of tredging through knee-deep marsh to find nothing of any importance - although we found many potential waterfowl hotspots for the fall. This weekend, we tried a different piece of Crown Land that was a bit further away than the last one.
To say it all in a sentence, our hard work and patience of some intricate scouting has paid off. This new Crown Land we've recently learned about had it all; loads of deer and turkey tracks, signs of great food source, and we even found some trees that would likely be used as a roosting area for the turkeys. These signs alone had Ryan and I convinced to keep on searching. Eventually, we marked a great spot that had several different tracks running through it which told me that the turkeys are naturally comfortable in this area which makes them easier to call in (since they're already comfortable going that way). After going in and out of there a few times, plotting out where we should set up for the season's opening day, we figured out the two spots for Ryan and I, and we began building a blind out of all the small trees, twigs and branches we cut to give a more clear shooting area. In total, it took us about 45 minutes to trim some shooting lanes and to setup a blind.
I've got the photos here to show some of today's scouting success! Enjoy!
To say it all in a sentence, our hard work and patience of some intricate scouting has paid off. This new Crown Land we've recently learned about had it all; loads of deer and turkey tracks, signs of great food source, and we even found some trees that would likely be used as a roosting area for the turkeys. These signs alone had Ryan and I convinced to keep on searching. Eventually, we marked a great spot that had several different tracks running through it which told me that the turkeys are naturally comfortable in this area which makes them easier to call in (since they're already comfortable going that way). After going in and out of there a few times, plotting out where we should set up for the season's opening day, we figured out the two spots for Ryan and I, and we began building a blind out of all the small trees, twigs and branches we cut to give a more clear shooting area. In total, it took us about 45 minutes to trim some shooting lanes and to setup a blind.
I've got the photos here to show some of today's scouting success! Enjoy!
4 comments:
Nice scouting! Im sure you will get somethin this year with all that sign! Good luck, happy hunting.
seems liek some great sign. now to wait for the season. lol good luck.
hey i'm from HF.com, great turkey scouting. looks like it could be your year. good luck.
You might wana get a few more spots that you could go to in case this one fails you. Try finding an open field cause that would be great for the early morning when there going out to feed. HAPPY HUNTING!
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