Cool start to turkey season

[Fleatrap1]

Turkey season is almost upon us here in the Midwest and its gonna be a cool start.  I have yet to ever shoot a turkey with a bow, still stick with a shotgun.  How many here on Tradgang have had luck harvesting a turkey with trad gear. Do you use a blind or some sort of natural cover, I rarely hunt from a blind with a gun usually just use natural cover.

[Bill Carlsen]

In the last four years I've killed both a Spring and Fall bird with my trad gear. Two were by stalking. It's very exciting to get one even moreso when you take one in the open on the ground.

[maineac]

I've had a lot of close calls, and three successful harvests.  Set up and decoy quality is key.  I had a lot of birds skirt outside my range with my shotgun decoys(they all would have been dead with a scattergun).  I plan on trying with the tadgear again this year.

[fnshtr]

I'm hexed when it comes to turkeys with a stick and string. Many, many with the shotgun. I've hunted them with a recurve/longbow for about 15 years, off and on, and with trad gear only the last 4 years. So... it has been 5 years now since I've killed one.

It will be trad gear only this year. I would not go back to a shotgun as I still get some turkey by calling for my grandkids (while they hunt with a shotgun).

The bow is just too much fun!

[Stixbowdrew]

Put the gun down 2 years ago, and I'm 1 for 2 first year it was almost too easy, last season I put more birds in my lap than I ever have in 20 years of turkey hunting but... I was one missing fool haha!

[The Night Stalker]

I am one for two, I hunted them two times and shot one with a stickbow.  The first time I had one coming into the set at ten yards and our beagle decided to help me by joining the hunt. Turkeys have always been easy, too easy. Years ago I would call them in just to see their reaction to the decoys. I have guided several people over the years that wanted me to call them in. I think we have an advantage in the mountains. If you find one to gobble, you can bet were he will come to a mouth call by the terrain. Elk, on the other hand, avoid me. I am cursed.