[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-mistakes-to-avoid-while-scouting-for-turkeys\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-mistakes-to-avoid-while-scouting-for-turkeys\/","headline":"3 Mistakes to Avoid While Scouting for Turkeys","name":"3 Mistakes to Avoid While Scouting for Turkeys","description":"1. Leave your calls at home This is no time to educate the turkeys on your hunting property.\u00a0 Wild turkeys...","datePublished":"2016-04-01","dateModified":"2018-11-15","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ScoutSilhouette.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ScoutSilhouette.jpg","height":541,"width":960},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-mistakes-to-avoid-while-scouting-for-turkeys\/","about":["Hunting"],"wordCount":581,"keywords":["Hunting","Tips","Turkey"],"articleBody":"1. Leave your calls at homeThis is no time to educate the turkeys on your hunting property.\u00a0 Wild turkeys are smart and they catch on to fake calls quickly, especially if you\u2019re not an expert caller.\u00a0 It\u2019s best to scout in silence and observe with a good pair of binoculars from a distance.\u00a0 There is one call that you can use, however, and that is a locator call \u2013 be it an owl hoot, coyote howl, or a crow call.During spring, toms are fired up and they will respond to just about any loud noise that excites them.\u00a0 This type of response is known as a shock gobble and is very useful for locating a tom, while not enticing him to come over for a visit \u2013 making it a perfect turkey scouting tool.2.\u00a0Don’t get too closeTurkeys are much easier to scout than deer for several reasons \u2013 the biggest being that they are awake during the day and sleep during the night.\u00a0 There\u2019s no messing around with patterning nocturnal turkeys!\u00a0 Secondly, they love to hang out in the open for long periods of time. Both of these habits make turkeys easy to scout from a distance.\u00a0 Glass fields or strutting areas from the truck or from afar and make mental notes on where and when to be set up.A spotting scope is the perfect tool for scouting turkeys from a distance.If you don\u2019t have any open areas to watch, you can still scout from a distance.\u00a0 This is a pretty typical scenario for turkey hunters in wooded country.\u00a0 Whether you\u2019re hunting the bottomlands of Mississippi or the Ozarks of Missouri, you should learn to scout with your ears.\u00a0 Set up at sunrise on a high point where you can hear a long way and just listen \u2013 the gobblers will tell you right where they are.3. Don\u2019t scout too early I\u2019m not saying that you shouldn\u2019t be out scouting early and enjoying the great outdoors after a long winter, but rather to throw some words of caution your way.\u00a0 If you want to scout for turkeys a month before the season, that\u2019s fine . . . just be aware that what you\u2019re seeing now will likely not hold much\u00a0merit come hunting season.\u00a0 If you scout turkeys all the way up to your season that\u2019s one thing, it\u2019s another to see turkeys in a field every day during early March and think that\u2019s where you need to be in April.Pre-season turkey scouting is best done the week or two leading up to your season.\u00a0 This is because turkeys change their patterns dramatically from winter to spring.\u00a0 Simply put, you want the most recent information when it comes to turkey hunting.RELATED\u00a0– 6 Pre-Season Turkey Scouting Strategies"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-mistakes-to-avoid-while-scouting-for-turkeys\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"3 Mistakes to Avoid While Scouting for Turkeys"}}]}]