What's your approach?

[Pinelander]

I might use a blind, but will probably stay a bit mobile for these IL turkeys. The setup here is quite similar to the one that worked well back in Iowa years ago. They work an open field that is West of edge cover near a creek. During the morning hours, the edge is dark and shaded when foliage is full-out. Edge cover is like a hide-behind wall about chest high. Makes for easy stand-up shooting when they're on the dekes (all easier said then done of course).

Will use the 50# warfer with some heavier, fatter shafts for maximum shock power and some very large, 3-bladed heads with rubber band wrapped on shaft right behind the head. Calls? I take 'em all - my favorite slate, new but broke-in double-diaphram yelper, and of course my cedar box for early morning cuttin'.

I noticed something at Dick's Sporting Goods recently... turkey wings designed to flap against something to sound like turkeys flying down. What a waste of money, slapping gloved hands against legs fools 'em just the same.

[Glynn Sluder]

Piney, I'm going to use decoys.

When they're rutting, the big guys don't put up with jakes or lesser sized toms with hens. They challenge them and then jump right on em if they don't move.

A couple of hens and jakes set up in the right manner will hopefully give you a good close shot without a blind.

If a jake doesn't leave, the tom will face right at him and lots of times they will fan their tails for posturing. If you set the jake up looking right at you then you can get drawn under cover of the birds own tail.

Of course sometimes they come in in pairs or threesomes and you're gonna get busted breathing then.

I'm really looking forward to this spring after a long layoff on turkey hunting.

Turkeys took off so well here when they reintroduced them it's incredible. Lots of stupid under hunted birds to make it more fair for me.

I'm gonna use the warfer too, man I love that bow! I plan on using Snuffers for a big hole.
Glynn

[pondscum2]

sounds like you have it down pat, Hank! turkey hunting is one of the most relaxing activities i know of as long as killing a turkey aint your only reason that you're out there. :highfive: ps2