setup for fall turkeys.

[x1957x]

Is there a real glorified setup for a fall turkey. Got a friend that has 2 toms and a jake,,, maybe a hen up around his house about every day.They come in different directions every day. Want to maybe set up a decoy and do soft calls and very few. What is the best decoy like just a plain jake or just a hen etc. Does a guy use a soft hen call? I have heard them gobble in the fall before. Just wanted to see what every one thought would work. Never fall hunted them. Thanks...

[DonBo]

Setting up for fall turkeys is not as easy as spring, they rarely come to calls, especially the toms. Set up where they have been seen. I'd use a jake decoy. Occasional calling may help.

A toms call is courser, deeper and not as frequent. Lots of patience will help.

Good luck.

[x1957x]

Don.. Hey thanks for the bit of info. Question is with the jake decoy. Do you use a half strut or just a plain Jake when setting up? Is it possible that a hen will travel with a couple toms if it does not have poults with it? One other thing, will a hen call work as like to let them know you are there or is that a no no? x57x

[DonBo]

Guess your best on the decoy. I've had luck with my half strutter. It's possible a hen could be part of that flock, possibly the sister of the jake.

Will hen calls work? Possibly, maybe, who knows? Probably not?

[x1957x]

Thanks Don. Let you know what happens..

[bigbucks]

My fall turkeys are pretty much all spot & stalk or spot & ambush.

Have setup the blind in a spot where they've been frequenting & waited for them, but usually don't want to give up an evening or morning bowhunt, unless the kids want to go. They like the spot & stalk better, but they're too slow when the shot comes, as they don't anticipate well enough yet in spite of all my coaching.

I've shot a lot of them in the middle of a Saturday after getting off stand or on a week night on a quick check of a field before heading to a bow stand.

It's easier to sneak up on them on windy nights when they can't hear all the leaves crunching.