Common Mistakes For Wild Turkey
Used to, when waterfowl and small game seasons ended, hunters had to wait several months to get back into the field. Now, thanks to a successful restocking effort, wild turkeys are plentiful throughout much of the country, and the gobbling season starts in early spring.
Saying somebody is the best turkey hunter in the country is getting out on thin ice. Still, I'd put Harold Knight up against anybody. This co-founder of Knight & Hale Game Calls is a magician with these birds. He can almost make them appear and come at will.
With his experience, it seems logical to ask Knight about basic mistakes that beginner hunters make, that can be avoided. For instance, when aiming your gun, wait until the turkey's head goes behind a tree so he can't see you move. When he comes out, aim and take the shot.
And what about missing? Just be deliberate when you aim, and concentrate on squeezing your trigger instead of yanking it, and chances are you'll collect your gobbler.
"Being around hundreds and hundreds of turkey hunters, the last 47 years, I can see lots of mistakes. One that stands out, is when a turkey is about to get in shotgun range, a person moves. He might want to move his a gun just a little, the closer he gets, the better the turkey can see, of course he can see better than we can. And he sees that slightest bit of movement and he flies away."
He continues, "I've seen this happen numerous of times, hundreds of times. I see a lot people that get excited when they see get to shoot one, they don't aim well, they don't get down on the gun good, and they shoot over the turkey or miss the turkey. I've seen that happen a lot of times too."
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