Wade's World Hunting: Scenario: It’s raining. How do wild turkeys respond to rain, and what’s the best advice for hunting them in this condition?

Wade's World Hunting: Scenario: It’s mid-morning, and you are “running and gunning,” covering ground quickly to locate a wild turkey gobbler. Suddenly you hear a bird, and you move in and set up. When you call, he answers, but he is farther away. You move toward him, and he gobbles again, but he’s farther still. He is gobbling at steady intervals, but despite your calls, he continues moving away. He is a “marching gobbler,” and he’s covering ground quickly looking for a hen or heading to his strut zone. What’s the best strategy for getting “up close and personal” with such a bird?

Wade's World Hunting: Scenario: You’re walking and calling, trying to get a response from a wild turkey gobbler. Suddenly you get an answer, and the gobbler is fairly close. You set up and get ready. Then you make a call, and he answers again, but he’s still in the same place. You wait awhile, make another call and get another answer – same place! After a half hour, it’s obvious the turkey isn’t coming. What is the best strategy to hunt this bird?

Wade's World Hunting: Scenario: It’s mid-morning, and the woods have been silent. You’re walking through your hunting country, using loud yelping and cutting to try to get a response. Suddenly you hear a wild turkey gobble on the next ridge, several hundred yards distant. What do you do next? How do you approach this gobbler, and how do you set up and call him?

Wade's World Hunting: Scenario: One or more wild turkey gobblers have been roosting in a woods just off the edge of a field. At dawn, their pattern has been to fly into the field and strut until their hens show up. How do you maneuver, where do you set up and how do you call to lure these gobblers in when they leave their roost?

Wade's World Hunting: Locator calls are calls hunters use to get a response from a gobbler for location purposes. Many hunters use loud hen yelping to get a response. However, sometimes gobblers will respond to any loud sound: thunder, a distant boom, a car door slamming, etc. They will also frequently gobble at sounds other animals make, and this is what locator calls imitate: an owl, crow, coyote, woodpecker, etc. To locate a gobbler, many hunters cruise through the woods, using a locator call every few hundred yards to prompt a response.

Wade's World Hunting: A turkey vest carries everything the hunter needs for the tasks at hand. That makes knowing what to pack, since you are wearing all the gear.