How to detur turkeys???

[Stickman]

I have a serious turkey problem and want to find a way to keep them out of the feeder?  Anyone have a foolproof way to scare them away so they don't clean out the corn before the deer can show up?

I tried a coyote decoy but they don't give a damn about it. I know what some are thinking..."just shoot them".  Unfortunately I have only 3 tags and there are 150-200 turkeys.  Pretty overwhelming.

I use the feeders in the middle of a dry field like a food plot but the turkeys know the timer and pile in there and wipe out the corn in a couple minutes.  I'm tired of spending tons of money on feeding these damn turkeys.

Ideas please??

Stickman

[Rob W.]

An owl decoy might work better and not spook the deer. Wish I had your problem.

[BWD]

Set your feeder to go off before day break and/or dusk. Then you can feed coons too.

[Stickman]

Good point.  Have it go off while they are on roost?

[BWD]

Yep...now you're talkin'.

[wtpops]

Try the nwtf they might want to relocate some of them, just a idea dont know if it's posable

[Friend]

Kinda kin to ones man's garbage is another man's treasure.

Wish I had your problem.

[Ranger44]

One possible problem with having the feeder go off at night is getting the deer used to coming the area in the dark if it's a spot you plan to hunt.

You shouldn't have much trouble finding some friends to hunt there next year.