This weekend's weather.....

[rixxatool]

Newbie Turkey hunting guy here needs some advice for this weekend! I hate to watch the weather forecast but according to a couple of weather websites they are actually agreeing on rain, wind and thunderstorms potentially starting this evening. How do the turkeys react to these kinds of conditions? Should I plan on setting up deep in the thick woods or field edges or what? Help please!

[Cheetah]

Not going to be good. Rain and wind on Saturday. Wind on Sunday. Both are bad in my experience. Monday forecast is better.

My plans is to round up some blinds, which I hate using, and just sit it out somewhere on Saturday and try to keep dry in it. There will be three of us hunting, so we will probably set up on ridge tops that lead to fields we know the birds like to use. Once it dries out on Sunday and Monday I will do my usual run and gun hunting.

[sticknstring]

Last night and this morning was sure gorgeous. Had one fired up last night out behind the house about a 1/2 mile away. I'd call loud as I could, wait about 5 seconds and he'd fire off! Rain or shine, I'd be out there. Grab a blind to keep dry and stick it out. Patience puts a lot of birds in the freezer. I can't wait until Tuesday!

[DonBo]

Turkeys tend to stay out in larger fields during the rain. Like others have said, get in a blind, set it on the edge of a field with a decoy or two and wait 'em out. The season's only 5 days, no way I'd sit out any of them because of the weather. They're still out there, you should be too.

[Borch]

The turkeys have really been spending a lot of time in the fields, meadows and pastures during these wet days we've been having. I love hunting in the rain and have done so even before I owned a blind. The blind sure makes it a lot more comfortable though. I would venture half or more of my birds have been shot in the rain.

As far as wind goes it make birds skittish. If possible set up on the edge of a field with a hill or woods as a wind stop. Birds often times end up in these areas when it's windy and rainy. Unless my dad has shot one this morning and he hasn't called yet, I'll likely be out hunting in it all day or until we score on Saturday.

[rixxatool]

Thanks for all the idea's and information! I just got off the phone with a buddy of mine who is letting me use his blind so I should be set! Hope the birds cooperate now but we will see! Good luck everyone!

[Abndoc]

i sat out yesterday from morning until night...in all the wind, rain, sleet, ice, snow and [PoorWordUsage]...and today sat out until noon in the sun...birds where in the same place yesterday and today..almost same time if the helps.

[Wallydog]

You'll never whack a gobbler in bed or in your truck! The weather is just another dad gum factor that turkeys and turkey hunters have to deal with!

WD

[Archerysniper]

We are loveing the blind this morning I have the neighbors daughter out right now in a down pour but were staying nice and dry cant hear a darn thing over the rain and wind though just going to sit here and wait them out. Good luck to everyone thats out is this stuff hopefully you also have a blind.

[Archerysniper]

The birds are moveing, we just had a hen come thru at 60 yards a a strutter make a quick apperence at 150 and went back over the hill were it sounds like 2 or 3 more are gobbling.

[fishermusk]

Technology these days, we can get updates from the turkey blind.

Nothing wrong with that, let us know when you get a bird. The moon times for the day are 9:57 am -11:57 am, these moon times work for turkeys too.

[Archerysniper]

Just worked 2 toms into 61 yards they stood on a little hill and eyeballed the decoys gobbling like crazy but wouldn't close the last 30 yards. Got a text from my buddy and his boy dropped a heavy one with a 8.5" beard at 7:45.

I know I got a 15 year old girl hooked on turkey hunting after all that gobbling she was shakeing and breathing funny.

[Borch]

Called one in for my dad that he shot at 15 yards at 8:30am. A nice soaking wet 2 year old bird. Story and pics to come later.

Good Luck AS!

[Archerysniper]

We hung it up at 10 for breakfast after we had 2 dogs chase a deer right through where the toms were and right up to the blind I gave the dogs a warning shot but doubt that will stop them from chaseing more deer.

[Archerysniper]

Congrats on the bird for your dad Borch.

[Borch]

Thanks

Too bad about the dogs showing up to ruin the hunt. Seems like stuff like that happens all the time hunting turkeys.