Does anyone have luck roosting turkeys?

[Deleted]

I can't seem to find a turkey that gobbles at night anymore. When I was a kid I could get many to gobble before bed. Now it seems like I can't get one to gobble at night to save my life. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

[dougell]

I very rarely ever try to roost birds.I think in many cases you're just setting yourself up to spook them,unless you know exactly where they're roosting or you get in there way before they fly up to roost.I just go in way before daylight and let them gobble on their own and they decide how to set up.I almost never call to them on the roost either.If I'm far enough away,I give a couple soft clucks or tree yelps just to let them know I'm there.If you call to them on the roost,they expect to you do what nature expects,come to them.In short,I have better luck not calling to them when they're roosting be it at night or in the morning.I think the single biggest mistake people make is hammering away at them on the roost.It's easy to make them gobble that way but they expect the hen to come to them.

[Deleted]

I usually will give them one call in the roost some clucks and purrs to let them know I am there then I wait til they are on the ground.

[richg]

I never did hear many gobblers on roost in the evenings.It's a good start to the next day if you can locate one without spooking him.

[cspot]

I have good luck waiting until almost pitch black dark and then owl hooting to get them to respond. Some are stingy about gobbling in the evening though. I never get close to where they roost and prefer to be on the next ridge. Of course where I live that means I walk out on my porch.

[ridgecommander]

Lightning works well but it is kinda hard to conjure up when you need it.

I really don't try to actively get birds to gobble in the evening. I prefer to do my homework in the mornings, sneak in very early and wait for them to sound off before deciding on my final setup. Early in the season, you usually have enough time as they are still gobbling good. Later in the season, they may only gobble once or twice then they hit the ground. That is my experience anyways.

[pottsy]

I hsve in the past 1 year put three birds to bed next morning we went there at first light they sounded off guy I was hunting with asked how many birds I roosted wbrn they flew doen there were 11 gobblers on ground.