There are key turkey biological periods during a typical spring hunting season, and hunting tactics need to match these specific periods.
When hunting Merriam’s turkeys, you look for deciduous trees among the conifer forest, meadows and water sources. It’s similar to elk hunting in that sense.
To a hunter, spring is all about the sound of a gobbling turkey, or the vision of a tom in full strut approaching your decoy.
This is a rapidly evolving situation, so please review the resources with some regularity to be sure you are aware of the most current guidance available.
Whether you’re heading to the mountains for Merriam’s turkeys or the plains for Rios turkeys, having the right gear and knowing effective tactics are the key to finding success.
Sometimes toms come in hot—gobbling and at a run. Sometimes slow and silent. Sometimes they won’t respond at all.
It was fresh, organic meat and it fed RSP families with rich, wild flavors you just don’t often get from store-bought, farm-raised meat.
The toms are likely preoccupied with chasing hens. I opt to sit tight and see if one eventually gets curious and saunters up the ridge for a look.
Paula Linhares vividly remembers the first time she hunted, harvested and field-dressed a wild turkey, describing it as a spiritual experience.
CPW’s system is used primarily for waterfowl and small game hunting reservations, but several properties also offer turkey hunting.
Down a creekbed we saw turkeys. But again they were far out of range. Logan worked diligently to call them in toward our decoys.
Colorado Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s magazine, features a wealth of information for hunters, anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.
