burn areas

[common man]

Just wanted some general advice about hunting around burn areas for turkeys, Do you hunt the edges or set up right in them?

 

[Dupree]

They typically use the edges more than the middle, depending on the size of the burn. I hunt wherever he is gobbling.

 

[LEGHORN]

Anywhere, in and around. In my experience, the turkeys love it. It’s a bit harder to keep from being spotted; but I think that’s one of the reasons they’re there. Plus, everything is black; turkeys are black. They blend in well; except when they’re strutting all around and that sun hits em. Man what a sight.

 

[Dupree]

Anywhere, in and around. In my experience, the turkeys love it. It’s a bit harder to keep from being spotted; but I think that’s one of the reasons they’re there. Plus, everything is black; turkeys are black. They blend in well; except when they’re strutting all around and that sun hits em. Man what a sight.

The older mossy oak break up that is really dark seems to blend the best out of anything I’ve worn in a fresh burn.

 

[Gut_Pile]

Larger burns (100+ acres) they will typically stay within a couple hundred yards of the edge.

But they are turkeys, they can be anywhere