turkey question.

the frenchman · Post by **the frenchman** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:23 pm

Hi to all

can you hunt turkey from a tree stand or a platform in a tree ?
if no why?

raydaughety · Post by **raydaughety** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:45 am

I don't see why not. The only problem would be your inability to get after that bird if he won't come in and hangs up out of shooting distance. Just my opinion.

Good Luck and God Bless,

Ray

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:27 am

I always thought it would make sense, like hunting deer.

But I was told you're not supposed to hunt turkeys from a tree stand so I never bothered. Besides, I much like having my ass on the ground more than 20 feet in the air in a tree.

Adrian J Hare · Post by **Adrian J Hare** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:28 am

Your success rate for killing is about 10%

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:08 am

Adrian J Hare wrote:Your success rate for killing is about 10%

Elaborate...

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:12 am

I have often wondered the same thing, I watch my tree stand from the road quite often, daily in fact. There are frequently birds right under it.
I have been told, and I believe it, that the birds realize the sound of the calls is not originating from the ground and it makes them leary.

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:43 am

Pydpiper wrote:I have often wondered the same thing, I watch my tree stand from the road quite often, daily in fact. There are frequently birds right under it.
I have been told, and I believe it, that the birds realize the sound of the calls is not originating from the ground and it makes them leary.

That was my only theory also.

hikerman · Post by **hikerman** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:07 am

I was told that turkeys look up as well for predators.

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:31 am

I'd like to know what is big enough to take out a turkey that is in tree's....

Cossack · Post by **Cossack** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:26 am

I've tried it. They do look up, constantly. I think it could work if just used as an ambush. It didn't work for me as a call site.

DaGriz · Post by **DaGriz** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:27 am

TYE wrote:I'd like to know what is big enough to take out a turkey that is in tree's....

Eagle, Mountain Lion, Sacquatch!!

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:47 am

A long, long time ago . . .when I was still brave enough to climb a tree . . .a group of birds(must have been around 20) came under my stand while I was deer hunting with my compound. It was impossible to move into position to shoot because I had 40 eyes on me. Seems like I waited for an hour(was probably only 30 seconds) for the birds to look the other way. Anyway, I got busted before I got the bow off my knee.

Yes . . .turkeys look up and your skyline is easy to see. Much easier to hunt turkey from a ground blind.

Scott

Adrian J Hare · Post by **Adrian J Hare** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:41 pm

sumner4991 wrote:A long, long time ago . . .when I was still brave enough to climb a tree . . .a group of birds(must have been around 20) came under my stand while I was deer hunting with my compound. It was impossible to move into position to shoot because I had 40 eyes on me. Seems like I waited for an hour(was probably only 30 seconds) for the birds to look the other way. Anyway, I got busted before I got the bow off my knee.

Yes . . .turkeys look up and your skyline is easy to see. Much easier to hunt turkey from a ground blind.

Scott

Thankyou for covering the most part. You are also limited in moving to better setups or covering areas that one can not get to in a stand