roosted birds.

[grtwhthunter/fisherman]

ok 2 of the places i wanna hunt maybe r big fields that have been controlled burnt over last 2 yrs,woods r pretty open but there r high and low spots in the fields.anyway was wondering how far from treed birds do you have to stay without alarming them.will they just think im something else or trouble.there r no other ways around you can see FAR.

[ub1243]

public birds will jump the roost on you. or fly down away from you. get in early.

i have set up on private, birds saw me, and they still landed within 30 yards.

[redneck]

If you are A week you will be ok first morning or so. I have set up right under them but makes it real hard you can not move or call.

find the strut zone off the roost and set up in between the birds and the zone. if you are a ok caller you can work up 50 to 100 yards. do some soft stuff like tree yelps and maybe a fly down then go easy. If you are a real good caller you know what to do.

[R & R]

If its state woods I would play them that they are going to get busted off the roost. Remember that most state woods guys are home by 10am & just in time for the birds to start rolling back into the fields.

[brokenwing]

Watch them mornin b4 n c about where they r landin then they n get in that zone n just hold tight let them talk alil n then let them no ur there wit som soft lovin yelps lol. Like ron said do so
tree yelps wen they start but dont over do it!

[tomcbigbucks]

Vince, try to roost or watch them fly up night before, then get in early, try to get them to answer an owl call to make sure they're in same spot then setup.(I usually try setup about a 100-150 yards) give them 15+ mins to quiet down before doing some soft tree yelps, usually they will have started on there own first.
If the birds are in one of our WMA's they usually are hunted pretty hard, by watching at night you might get an idea of other hunters planning on hunting there and then you can adjust your plan.

[ACEarcher]

I used to have a spot like this. It wasn't public, but those birds would pick me off from a couple hundred yards away and the pale moon light. Augh it got very frustrating at times. Best thing is go in about 2 hours before twilight. I know its really early, but just use as much darkness to your advantage. You'd be suprised how much they can see in the twilight. Even if they don't bust out of the rooste they could pitch and shut up completely cause they're spooked. Although sometimes if you spook them off the roost early they are trying like mad to reflock by day light. Sometimes that "typical" fall season tactic works in the spring. Just get ready to call in a lot of hens. Just hope that gobble is tailing right behind her.:thup:

[grtwhthunter/fisherman]

ok like i was saying lol.. know where they roost ,know where there goin most times and im takin the boy on youth day (first to get at them) was wondering how far away to stay to get set up and how well they see in the dark as to not bust them. since you can see so far was wondering if they get spooked at movement 100 yrds away:rolleyes:

[redneck]

well with the boy you better stay out a ways if this is his first he is going to be moving. give him a hunt to remember. stay back a ways but still in the line of travel for the zone let him hear the birds on the roost, fire them up with the owl before light go in and set up, get his heart pounding, then when the song birds start singing maybe give a crow call and let them fire up again this should make him really pumped. when they fly down do some soft stuff just enough to make them talk as they are coming in so the boys knows they are on the way. when they are close he will be so fired up he may miss he may not shoot or he may take one but who the heck cares he will be hooked for life :) It is not the kill it is every thing up to the kill that he will remember. if a swing and miss brush it off and go get another one.

just as a side note I will some times jog into the set up maybe 30 to 40 mins before first shooting time and go right up to 30 yards of the roost and sit right down get the gun ready and wait. if they fly down on the other side they still may be with in gun range if I can keep them there. I will give a couple soft yelps this sometimes will make the tom stay for a few and may give me a shot on those pain in the neck hard called birds. I learned to do this one time when a bunch of deer ran through and the birds did not care. we have taken a few like this. but some times they fly right down in front that is rough. I only do this on the last day birds that give me a Hard time.