My knowledge of HOW to hunt fall birds was slow in coming . But, with a little persistance it's coming along real nice .
I have only broke one flock of bird ,,,,,,,,,,,it was on private land and I did it after playing with the flock for about a half hour . The break wasn't too bad . Birds went in several directions . I set up and began calling and immediately got return keekee's . I let them two come in and bust me. Moved out the ridge and started calling again . Two more come a running . I didn't kill any though I could have at several different times during the encounter .
I target longbeards by footwork , listening early in the morning, and simply put ,,,covering a lot of ground . Fall season will reveal things that will never be seen nor heard during a spring season .
I like fall more than spring ,,,,but I'm glad to have both . Our spring season in Ohio is 4 weeks . Fall is seven weeks .
I could go on and on .
If Ohio ever ups the fall limit , and I'm physically able , I'll try to get a dog . I can see ,without having any turkey dog experience of my own , how a dog would be a great asset to an old man.
''To trick an old longbeard, while he searches for food,
he'll not likely come to a jake , jenny, or brood .
He'll take the company of gobblers ; toms his own age ,
or amble alone , across his home range .
To catch him alone on a limb in the even,
and be back by dawn to try to deceive him .
To strike up some talk ; coarse cluck or a yelp,
or a long four stroke scratch ;it could only help.
Or maybe that purr of aggression and fight,
it might be the call that brings him in sight.
His desire to be boss; it might be his weakness,
he won't likely ignore an intruder with meakness.''
I get a bigger thrill out of talking with gobblers in the fall .
