ok my turkey season opens on monday and i have done some scouting thier are two toms that roost on a small ridge the area around

[willkillsdeer]

ok my turkey season opens on monday and i have done some scouting thier are two toms that roost on a small ridge the area around it is not really huntable but there is a field about 150 yards away that i can hunt if i put a my pop-up blind out in the field will the turkeys be able to hear me from there?

[shane]

Oh yeah. Turkeys have very good hearing. They can hear calls from literally miles away.

But they have no sense of smell. Sweat all you want.

[Del in KS]

In the days before pop up blinds became common I once located an open ridge in a pasture that several gobblers liked to strutt on. There was not even a decent tree to lean against. But while watching with binoculars I noticed a patch of wild roses very close to the birds. That afternoon I used my shears (ALWAYS CARRY PRUNING SHEARS) to hollow out a hole in the rose bush. Next morning in the dark I set up right there with a feeding hen decoy 20 yd out front. Shot a big Tom that morning and an even bigger bird the following year.

[shane]

Well played, Del. Good tip on the shears too. Don't leave home without 'em!

[jbird]

Yes they'll hear you. I'd throw a decoy or 2 or 3 out if you've got em. I'd try a box-call if it's windy, they really carry far.

[willkillsdeer]

i have decoys but i don't have a box call i'll have to see about that

[rudyglove27]

Good answer Del in KS and + 1 for you sir!!!