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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: b.glass on March 28, 2009, 02:55:00 PM
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Anyone want to go on a southern Indiana turkey hunt with me and my son?
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What a wonderful offer!
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Sure. You know of a place that has some turkeys?
Have you ever hunted turkeys before? I haven't so you'd have to school me some. :)
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Where abouts??
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Not exactly. I need to do some scouting. I have hunted turkeys for several years but have never been successful. I am self taught and it has been a long process!
Some folks who were at the rabbit hunt talked like they knew where to find some turkeys. Maybe some of them will chime in.
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I'm up for suggestions as far as where to hunt. I have the first weekend of the season and the last weekend of the season free from work to choose from.
Bona
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I'm pretty booked for turkey season with family stuff so I won't be able to make it. But Martin State Forest is good. There are several spots in the Hoosier National Forest down that way that are pretty good too. It's pretty heavily hunted but if you are willing to get back a ways, there are plenty of birds to chase. Jackson Washington SF also has plenty of birds. Have fun, wish I could join you.
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I'm pretty booked up for turkeys this year as well! I may be able to go on the last weekend depending on the location, but by then I am normaly tagless!
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Where abouts in southern Indiana are you? I live about 30 miles south of Bloomington! There are quite a few turkeys in the Hoosier national if you are willing to walk in a ways "to get away from the crowd" had a few come in last year, just couldnt get a shot. Jason
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Vincennes here and depending on my work schedule I would like to graciously take you up on this offer.
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Please come to Switzerland Co. and kill some of our turkeys. We have to many
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I live bewteen Ft. Wayne and Indy. Grant Co.
Thanks John and Dennis for the suggestions. I figured I'd be hearing from you! Sorry you can't make it.
Switzerland Co. looks amazing Clint! Not sure we could do much damage, but I would love to take a crack at that! Would you be joining us?
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Im open for any time. If we could "pick a spot"...
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Any idea how much an out of state turkey license is, or did you have to put in for a draw a long time ago?
Burnsie
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Wow, if I could hunt that spot in Switzerland Co., I would jump on a plane and head there from Oregon :D
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I don't think you have to be drawn for these place mentioned. The places I live near are drawing only. So I have to look elsewhere when not drawn.
I haven't received notification whether or not I've been drawn and I thought that I should have heard by now. I may not have seen it if someone else brought the mail in. You know what I mean?
If I can find my hunter's guide I will post the cost of an out of state license.
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$120 for non-resident
http://www.in.gov/dnr/
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I have an offer already from Adeeden or I'd be game.
I knocked on 4 doors the other day asking permission to hunt where I've seen Turkeys,got shot down on all of them. One guy was real nice and explained how to get on some state park land here in Brazil that backs up to his place. I've seen up to at least 50 birds in his field numerous times. He says he has seen over a 100 out there before. He thinks the DNR breaks them up on purpose cause by hunting season they are scattered and rarely sees them until season is over. Right now I see them about every other day.
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I hunt just North of Vevay and near Patriot. There is some great hunting for deer and turkey in Switz. Co. I can't take anyone on the property that I hunt with a couple of buddies, but if you guys get together I would like to stop by camp and talk turkey. I have heard that Splinter Ridge is a good place to hunt during the week. Not sure about the weekends.
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Thanks Dave! Are you interested?
Mike can you diclose this location? :D
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Check your PMs
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Any public land in Switzerland Co.?
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looks like I'll be stuck chasin the local birds, what few we have. :(
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C2, I don't think there is any public land in Switz. Co. So that would be out for me unless some one has something lined up that they would let us in on.
Bona
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I remember seeing those pictures from scrub-buster before. Hey srub, you going to let us in on this?!
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scrub-buster, If you need any help, I would be more than happy to accomidate. On the farm I hunt turkeys are kinda scarce!! Good Luck, Jason
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b.glass, what county are you in?
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IIRC, the Kokomo area
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Splinter Ridge is located in Switz. County. Check the DNR website. There are a lot of turkeys there, just not sure of the pressure, especially on the weekends.
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Varmint, I am in Grant Co.
willob, I was checking out Splinter Ridge in the guides a little bit. I will look at that closer.
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You should also look into the local lottery draw hunts at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge. They have a local drawing for hunting the second and third weekends of the season. Lots of birds. E-mail me if you want more info.
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Originally posted by b.glass:
I remember seeing those pictures from scrub-buster before. Hey srub, you going to let us in on this?!
I took these pictures on my way home from work one morning a couple of weeks ago. The pictures were taken about a mile from my house. We have a lot of turkeys all around the area. I am not a big turkey hunter, but I am going to try this spring. During deer season last fall, I saw more turkeys than deer. The property that I live/hunt on is strictly family only, but I wouldn't mind if some of the turkeys were taken out. I would think someone would get easier access to turkey hunting in the area than asking around about deer hunting.
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Thanks scrub-buster. I sure thought those pics were older than that! It is truly impressive to me! I'm lucky to see turkeys up here whether I'm scouting or hunting.
I didn't get drawn for the hunt I tried for up here. I think it's time to try another approach...like going south!
I have this next weekend off and I plan to scout some of the areas suggested here.
Meathead, I've looked into Big Oaks and my work schedule doesn't coordinate. But thanks for the input!
Bona
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Hey ya'll !!
Good Luck with the birds :thumbsup:
Don't forget to think OCTOBER...(see John Scifres' post).
More deer hunters/campers would be a good thing!
Bona, try west central...saw a bunch of birds along U.S. 41 the other day from Haubstadt to Danville...
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Thanks Billy!
This is my last night of a series of 7, then I have 5 off! I plan to go scouting on Thurs. or Fri.
I'm gett'n excited!
Bona
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Hey Billy, I would REALLY like to go to John's deer camp this Oct. What is the title to his post so I can check out the particulars?
I had to sleep yesterday and Greg wanted me to wait until Sat. so he could go with me. So, I can give a report tomorrow night or Sun. on what I'm able to find out.
I'm trying to narrow down my search options so I can get a decent idea of the area instead of just a drive-by. I don't know if I will get more than one day to scout.
Bona
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Hi Bona,
Here's the details on The Southern Indiana Bowhunt (http://residents.bowhunting.net/sticknstring/2009JWBowhunt.html)
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Thanks John!
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Well, I think I've decided on Hardy Lake. We can camp there and hunt there too. And we are close enough to some other areas that we could hunt them too. Tenatively it is going to be Thurs afternoon through Sunday noonish.
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dates?
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Oh, ya. The 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th.
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I need some pointers on hunting the turkeys in the southern part of the state. I have learned that the turkeys up here are call shy from the get-go.
I would sure like my son to get his first turkey. What suggestions can you give me? Heck! I would like to get MY first turkey!
Bona
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jakes are plentiful, stupid and easy to kill.
2 year olds are sometimes stupid and less easy to kill.
3+ are unkillable :)
I really prefer to run and gun on turkeys. That's why I like a big place. There is always a hot turkey somewhere. You can't find 'em sitting against a tree yelping every 30 minutes. Find a spot with ridges you can run. Start in the predawn with some owl hoots but if you don't get on a bird then move. There tough to kill if you can't get them coming to a call. You can't generally get them coming to a call unless you hear them first. I run the ridges, yelping aggressively every 100 yards. It's best if it's a ridge without a trail as those get hammered. If you bust a bird or he gets henned up, move on and then come back in the afternoon to the same spot and blind call for an hour or so. If you are hunting a Fish and Wildlife Area, you might not be able to hunt in the afternoon though.
Have fun. Wish I could be there.
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Thank you John! That's what I'm taklin about. I'm excited and expect to have some fun whether we get one or not!
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Be patient. There are a lot of birds in that area. Just because you don't here anything or one leaves doesn't mean there isn't another one headed your way.
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Thought someone might be curious about how our hunt turned out.
We got some really good tips for you guys and one member, (I don't know if he would mind if I gave his name so I will wait until I contact him), gave us a tour of several places that he has seen, heard or had reports of birds.
We went, after getting in on the fill in spots where hunters drawn did not show, to the first place he showed us. We hoped to find some turkeys in the areas that had been dozed last year.
We did alot of walking and calling without hearing any turkey talk. It's a beautiful morning, promising to be warm. The birds are all singing their own tune but they sound great together. The dogwoods are in bloom, they're neat to see, we don't see very many of them 175 miles up north.
We set up and called for a while...nothing but Tim found the skull of a spike buck amongst the pines where we sat. We decided to circle around calling as we headed toward our van when...A GOBBLE!!
"Did you hear that?!" I whisper. Tim's head nods with eyes big! "He's up there", I point to our right. "Let's go".
We work our way down a path kept clear for tractors. Tim takes the call and striker and makes a nice, soft yelp and the tom responds, bringing a big smile to our faces.
Just as we are rounding a corner to what turned out to be a small green field, we see turkeys and they are close! We slam on the brakes and throw it in reverse! I can't find a tree big enough to sit against so I get on my knees and have Tim lean against me, and I started talking to what I thought were hens, hoping to get them to come to us and pull a tom with them.
It was very cool to "talk" to turkeys that didn't turn tail and run! I would often mimic the sounds that the hens made and they hung around for quite a while then we could tell they were moving off. And the tom we originally heard was still sounding off once and a while.
When the hens were gone we had to decide on a strategy for the tom that was still obviously there. We decided to go through the timber pretty much straight toward him which turned out to be the wrong thing to do. I tried to use the call as we went to make any noise sound like hens coming to him. I think we got too close. He stopped sounding off.
We had one other sighting. As we were heading toward our van again a turkey took flight about 5 feet from the ground and flew about 30 yds down the tractor path we were walking! By far the best turkey hunt we have been on!
A better grasp of the lay of the land will help for next year if we don't get another chance this year. I may get to go again on the last 2-3 days of the season. ;)
Pictures are coming up!
Bona
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Bona it sounds like a great Trip! But Please, Please, Please, don't call call as your walking especially towards a "gobble" thats a good way to eat a load of turkey shot!
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Good point! I'll remember that. Thank you.
Bona
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Sorry that you couldn't get a turkey killed but glad you guys had fun. A friend of mine killed a 22 lb'er in that area this morning. Hopefully a bird will come in for you and your son before season is over. No mushrooms?
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My husband hit the jackpot on the morels with about 40 taken from the woods.
Thanks for the well wishes.
Bona
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Bona..sounds like you and your son had a great hunt. Good luck on your next trip.
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Thanks Richard. With work and school I don't know if we will have another chance to go together this year. But we WILL keep try'n!