Spring Turkey Hunting

The Pennsylvania spring turkey season (bearded bird only ) opened on May 2 and I was up at 4:45AM to match wits with these birds. I've seen a few birds in the area during the spring, but the first task is to call the gobbles out of the woods and close enough to shoot.



One method to get the birds close is to use a decoy (on the right).



Not only will a decoy attract turkeys, other animals may come in to check out the decoys.



Not all birds that come to the decoys are legal to shoot. This hen turkey came within 3 feet of me, but they're not legal to shoot during the spring season.



Finally, after several early mornings of waiting, a small (tasty) gobbler came in and was shot several times with my digital camera.