Any Last minute Turkey Tips for a beginner?

[Budog56]

Well I just printed of two of the three turkey permits I am allowed in nebraska and am getting ready to hunt them this weekend..Ive hunted turkeys only with my dad when I was very young so this is all pretty new to me. Ive read everything I see here so I hope Im as ready as I can be without the actual experience itself. Just wondered if anyone had any last minute tips that I may not be thinking of..By the way we are going to a friends house who has LOTS and they have never been hunted before EVER..Thanks for any info..Seth

[Peachey]

Good Luck and most of all have fun.

[dposalski]

Let me know how it goes.  I am going out for my first time next month.

[vermonster13]

If you can put them to bed the night before and know where they are roosting, first light can be a beautiful thing.

[TimZeigler]

Sounds like fun.  Only advice from me is; use natural cover for concealment, watch your movement cause they got the best site at 270 degrees and when theres more than one they got it covered 360.  Make good shots, and you may want to look into a stringtracker.  Other than that have fun.  Oh, be patient, they may talk to you one minute and then sneak in to you as silent as can be the next minute.

[Steelhead]

Get in a high spot and prick your ears.especially on calm mornings and evenings.You should be able to locate a few that way.Listen for flyups and flydowns to.They dont always gobble. If they dont come in to your calling get in front of em and be where they want to go.Circle ahead enough so you dont bump em or spook em.

Locate the roosting areas and feeding areas and know where the hens are.I have hunted Nebraska for birds 1 time and binoculars were useful where i was at.

Cover alot of ground and use your locater calls.Hard cutting and loud assembly yelps work well at mid day to yank a gobble out of one.Always be listening attentively.You never know when a lonesome Tom will bark 1 out.This works well at midmorning and a bird like this can be very receptive to your call.again a high spot and on the lee side if its windy.If its real windy stay in the bottoms and draws.good luck

[northern fisher]

First thing you do is get a horseshoe and a bottle of KY jelly,go to a place where nobody can hear you scream and well you know where this is going  :eek:    :eek:    :eek:  
Just kidding
Good luck and let us know how you do.

[dan ferguson]

what part of the state are you headin. Will you be hunting the river or hills? We live fairly close. You will have to get ahold of me sometime. Right now the score is turkeys 5 Fergi 0. I did really kill some tree branches though, talk about messing with your arrow flight. Lots and lots of turkeys out there. Also saw my first mountain lion yesterday here in Nebraska. Wished I had his stalking skills.

[Shawn Leonard]

Do not over call, less is more a lot of times! Shawn

[Ybuck]

For myself, the "key" is to be patient.
Good luck to ya, shoot straight, and have fun!

[2-BIG]

In hunting Easterns in my area I love to hunt them off the roost at daybreak but 99% of the time they are with hens. By FAR the most productive time of the day to hunt them is late morning to mid afternoon when they are not with hens. When I get a tom located I give some excited cutting until I am sure he is responding to me and then I call soft and sparingly or shut up all together.Often they will come in silent but they will come in.

[NightHawk]

they will gobble on the roost learned that the hard way

[Sneakypete]

If it's legal in your state, hunt all day. Mornings are overrated in my experience, since the toms tend to come off the roost to waiting hens and wander off to feed and breed. I've done best midday, when the toms are more likely to be alone, out cruising for love.