Does anyone frequently Turkey Hunt without a Blind?

Spurs · March 24, 2010, 10:31:00 PM

Gary, do you brush your blind in? I tried the double bull once last year in the middle of a field, and the bird worked in and saw the blind, turned and went back up the hill and then started gobbling again. They say don't brush it in, but I am not sure they are hunting easterns. Lol!

Don Stokes · March 25, 2010, 07:53:00 AM

Spurs, I recommend a camo bow with NO reflective qualities. One of my best opportunities was blown because the gobbler spooked at 15 yards. My bow was the only possibility, and it was flat black with very little shine. I hadn't even twitched, and the rest of my camo was good. Now I use either removable tape or paint.

longbowman · March 25, 2010, 08:29:00 AM

That's the only way I hunt deer and turkey. Just pay attention and you'll do fine.

Rob DiStefano · March 25, 2010, 09:22:00 AM

in the latest trad archer's world there's some product rap about the 'apache pyramid blind' - no website or online images that i've found yet. looks like the name - a camo tri-cornered teepee shield.

"Pro Release shoot-through Apache Pyramid Concealment Blind weighs a portable 3 pounds, adjusts from 1 to 5 1/2 feet high, 3 to 8 feet wide, and sets up in 10 seconds. Trebark, Mossy Oak, and Realtree Camo patterns are standard, plus woodland, cattail, and snow patterns are available on special order."

MSwickard · March 25, 2010, 10:24:00 AM

QuoteGuys who bowhunt turkeys without a blind are either a) hunting merriams or b) spirtwalkers who like hunting turkeys more than eating them.

Nice!.....Guess that's why they invented 12ga turkey loads

kbetts · March 25, 2010, 10:39:00 AM

Ghillie on the way. Fletching some black w/ brown or green instead of my normal brights. I will have my blind set, but am trying for the "blindless" turkey this year. My bow is camo, but needs a little something I think.
After sitting in the tent last year, its time to up the nerve factor.

Chris Shelton · March 25, 2010, 11:12:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Biggie Hoffman:
Guys who bowhunt turkeys without a blind are either a) hunting merriams or b) spirtwalkers who like hunting turkeys more than eating them.

I can not say I am good at it, because I still have never shot a turkey, lol. But I have learned from alot of my mistakes!

I dont use a "blind", just natural cover. But I think this year I am going to adjust some natural cover, so technically I will be hunting from a "natural blind". I actually read a awesome little tip in Outdoor Life where you just find some trees in a square formation, tie a rope around them and hang brush from the rope. Then you cut holes into the brush and walla, a natural blind! In the past I have just used a stump or something to use for cover . . . but I think I might give this tip a try?

Spurs · March 25, 2010, 11:19:00 AM

Thanks Rob, Is this mag online or is it mail order. I can get Trad Bowhunter, but I will check online for Trad Archer's World. Thanks

hayslope · March 25, 2010, 01:40:00 PM

If they had the sense of smell of a deer, we'd probably never kill one.

Overspined · March 25, 2010, 08:17:00 PM

I will be doing the same this year, no blind and no fabric/shield/etc!! And I WILL shoot AT one! I have a month to do it. I will use a leafy suit by scent blocker (I don't use the liner just the camo). I bought a little stool for turkey hunting w/ fold down legs, butt pad, and just lay the 66" longbow over and let them have it. You have to practice from your butt on the stool and wait until they are close and don't move. When you draw, just do it smoothly and quickly and you will have just enough time to get off a shot... I hope. This is what I do w/ guns. I just lay them along my leg and then pick them up and shoot when I feel like it. IMO you just need a little something to get that lower limb tip away from the ground a bit.

RPolk · March 26, 2010, 09:59:00 AM

I enjoy calling and walking the ridge lines with my ghillie suit. I',ve never enjoyed sitting in a blind.

Bill Turner · March 26, 2010, 11:29:00 AM

Something to distract the bird is important. I like hunting with a calling partner when possible. Really like the Guille over the blind. Will be using it more and more as time goes on. Have no problem carrying my bow, guille suit and DB blind chair in with me.