The ol' "10 o'clock tom" as my brother and I call them. I get most of my turkeys from about 10:00-2:00, but I do go out before fly-down just because I love that time of day in the woods. But I also stay pretty mobile as well, and rarely use dekes. I'm in Colorado hunting Merriam's, so I know that's a different game from a lot of the country.
Spring wild turkey
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Here's this year's tom, shot a couple weeks ago. My first day out, just checking a few of my favorite spots for sign or any vocalization. At the second spot, after a couple light clucks, I got a gobble a 1/4 mile away. Couldn't get another response, so I went silent and made a large circle around and headed back toward my truck. Starting calling again (soft) and immediately got a bunch of gobbles. Set up quickly against that big Ponderosa and had two toms come a runnin'. Waited till they were 15 yards out and took the one in front (didn't want to hit the other one by accident). Anyway, less than 45 minutes after leaving the house I was done, which is always a bummer!
If you're wondering about the gun, that's my dad's old Model 37, 12 ga full choke (2.75" max shell). It's the only thing I've ever used for turkeys, and I've killed 30+ in 31 years (only year I didn't get one was 2001 due to severe drought, which totally messed them up). You don't need a cannon for turkeys if you call them in close.
If you're wondering about the gun, that's my dad's old Model 37, 12 ga full choke (2.75" max shell). It's the only thing I've ever used for turkeys, and I've killed 30+ in 31 years (only year I didn't get one was 2001 due to severe drought, which totally messed them up). You don't need a cannon for turkeys if you call them in close.