Video Transcripts Articles - RSS Feedhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.comVideo Transcripts60Approach Hill Tops With Cautionhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/approach-hill-tops-with-caution-Page1.htmIt's spring turkey season here in Vermont. We're approaching the top of a ridge. One thing I like to do before I come up to the top of a ridge and before I crest any sort of knoll or any sort of hill in the woods is I like to give a little bit of a call before I get there. I'll call a little bit; I'll use my ears and I'll listen and what I'm listening for is I'm listening for those turkeys. Turkeys like to hang out up on the tops here. I'm listening for scratches in leaves. I'm listening for that spit and drum is really what I'm listening for. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:43:19 GMTPreparing A Fresh Turkey Fan For A Strutting Decoyhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/preparing-a-fresh-turkey-fan-for-a-strutting-decoy-Page1.htmOne of the new crazes today is using full body or full strutting gobbler decoys. And one thing I like to do to make them look extremely real is I use a real fan.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:41:32 GMTDealing with Obstacles Big and Small While Turkey Huntinghttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/dealing-with-obstacles-big-and-small-while-turkey-hunting-Page1.htmWe had an amazing day today. I'm here today with field staff Dave Griser for TurkeyHunting24/7 and I'll tell you we ran into a situation today that was absolutely the ultimate obstacle that we've ever, ever had to deal with. And Dave, talk to us a little bit about how this went down and dealing with obstacles overall with turkey hunting.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:12:24 GMTLook For Turkey Sign in Cattle Pastureshttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/look-for-turkey-sign-in-cattle-pastures-Page1.htmYou know, on all these pretty, green, beautiful hills here in Tennessee, people's got cattle on it and these turkeys love cattle. They like to be around cattle for some reason. I think one of the main reasons is turkeys like to get out here where these cow patties are and this time of year in particular, insects get under all these cow patties. They'll scratch and turn over, look, lots of scratching here where they've turned over and got the insects.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:08:18 GMTThe Four Subspecies of the Wild Turkeyhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/the-four-subspecies-of-the-wild-turkey-Page1.htm57 The Florida wild turkey, also known as the Osceola, is found only in the peninsula of south Florida. (turkey call)(turkey noises) Its name comes from the Seminole chief Osceola. The Osceola is similar to the Eastern turkey, but smaller and darker in color with very little white on the bars of its wing feathers. Like all turkeys, the feathers are iridescent, which means that as light hits the feathers, the feathers display a spectrum of rainbow like colors.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:05:05 GMTSetting Up For Variable Change In A Gobblers Routinehttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/setting-up-for-variable-change-in-a-gobblers-routine-Page1.htmYou know, what another awesome hunt today. This morning, when Matt and I got out, you know, we got the birds gobbling on the roost. (turkey noises) One bird actually, we only heard one bird that we think this morning gobbling on the roost. And what really made us successful today was that kept one thing in mind and that was variable change.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:01:57 GMTUsing a Full Strut Gobbler Decoyhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/using-a-full-strut-gobbler-decoy-Page1.htmUm, you know, there's a lot of opportunities for using decoys for different reasons and all that. But today there was a special scenario that we had in mind to really attack these gobblers. Why don't you talk to us a little bit about what we used and why.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:50:27 GMTBenefits of The Pre-Season Scrimmagehttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/benefits-of-the-pre-season-scrimmage-Page1.htmIt's an absolutely beautiful morning out here in April. Our season starts in a couple weeks and I'll tell you a great way to get out there and really tune yourself up for the season. If you notice, there's not a lot of leaves on the trees, so you're cover is really slim. You really got to be careful how you move in on birds. One thing that I really, really enjoy doing is getting out preseason and working some birds. But believe me, not on the properties you're going to go hunt because you're going to educate.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:46:12 GMTUsing The Primos Trigger Stickhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/using-the-primos-trigger-stick-Page1.htmThese short trigger sticks we got just for that, for sitting on the ground. You can get steady on a turkey, come in and really get down and aim like you're supposed to.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:40:41 GMTSetting Up A Hen Decoy On An Approaching Turkeyhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/setting-up-a-hen-decoy-on-an-approaching-turkey-Page1.htmI'm Seth Bogdan and today I'm going to give you a couple of tips on how to use decoys while hunting spring turkeys that hopefully will make you more successful in the woods next spring.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:31:54 GMTFocus Your Pre-Season Scoutinghttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/focus-your-pre-season-scouting-Page1.htmHi, I'm Jay Churchill. I had an awesome spring turkey hunt this year, probably one of the best I've ever had in my whole entire career. I got into the area really early. We walked in, struck our birds, scrambled to get a good set up, we were actually on the side of a rocky outcropping, that had a beautiful vista in front of us, hard woods, wide open.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:02:38 GMTSetting Up For Turkey On A Field Edgehttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/setting-up-for-turkey-on-a-field-edge-Page1.htmAlright guys, we've got a turkey gobbling down the other end of the field, just through this hedge row which connects to another field. We're going to talk a little bit about why I'm set up right here. As you can see, we've got good cover out in front of us. I've got good back cover here. I'm in a little bit of the shadows. It's allowing this real tree camo to work the way it was designed. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:58:20 GMTUse A Goose Call As A Turkey Locator Callhttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/use-a-goose-call-as-a-turkey-locator-call-Page1.htmHere's something a little different for you on a locator call. You know, owl and crow calls have been the number one calls to locate turkeys for years. I use a goose call. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:56:27 GMTKnight And Hale Discuss Hunting Turkeys During Transition Period 5http://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/knight-and-hale-discuss-hunting-turkeys-during-transition-period-5-Page1.htmFolks, we're discussing transition period number five today that turkeys go through. We've already gone through the first four. You pick a state, pick a date and pick the zone that you're in and we're going to tell you exactly what transition period those turkeys are in and how to hunt them. And Harold, this could be a tough time; it can be an easy time. What are these turkeys doing this time? Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:53:46 GMTKnight And Hale Discuss Hunting Turkeys During Transition Period 4http://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/knight-and-hale-discuss-hunting-turkeys-during-transition-period-4-Page1.htmWell, folks, once again we're here today to tell you about changes that the turkeys are in from one transition period to the next. We're in transition period four. We've already gone through three of them in the past three or four weeks. This week we're going to talk about when these turkeys get lonesome. They get call shy. They got all the things that's going on with them and they get tough to call up. Harold tell us exactly what these turkeys are doing in transition period number four.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:50:34 GMTKnight And Hale Discuss Hunting Turkeys During Transition Period 3http://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/knight-and-hale-discuss-hunting-turkeys-during-transition-period-3-Page1.htmFolks, we're talking about transition periods again today. We're in number three. We've been through the previous first two transitions and these are the times turkeys change. Every 15 days there's some kind of a transition they go through, all dictated by the hen. The gobblers are just there following along doing whatever the hens tell them to do.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:40:36 GMTKnight And Hale Discuss Hunting Turkeys During Transition Period 2http://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/knight-and-hale-discuss-hunting-turkeys-during-transition-period-2-Page1.htmFolks, what we're talking about is transition periods of turkeys. There's five different transition periods these turkeys go through. Last week we discussed transition period one and how to call up those turkeys. This week we're going to talk about transition period two.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:33:18 GMTHarold Knight And David Hale Explain Turkey Breeding Transition Periodshttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/harold-knight-and-david-hale-explain-turkey-breeding-transition-periods-Page1.htmHarold one of the things I'm excited about in doing our spring airing this year is talk about the transition periods turkeys go through. I don't want that to sound difficult, but you have about five different transitions these turkeys are going to go through. And that's going to be transition one, two, three, four, five.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:30:04 GMTKnight And Hale Discuss Hunting Turkeys During Transition Period 1 http://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/knight-and-hale-discuss-hunting-turkeys-during-transition-period-1-Page1.htmFolks if you missed your show last week, we talked about the transition periods turkeys go through. Pick a state; pick a date. We've got the United States broke down into three zones. You tell me what zone you're in, what dates you want to hunt the turkey and we're going to figure out exactly how to hunt those turkeys.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:19:47 GMTPicking The Best Position For Setting Up At The Base Of A Treehttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/picking-the-best-position-for-setting-up-at-the-base-of-a-tree-Page1.htmOne of the things I'm going to look at here when I'm setting up on this bird is the area around me. I've got a field off to my right. And I've got a stream over my shoulder to the left. I've got open hard wood straight out in front of me. I have a feeling the bird's not going to come this way because it's just too thick and I have the stream behind me.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:15:49 GMTChanging Your Call Can Get A Responsehttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/changing-your-call-can-get-a-response-Page1.htmVideo Transcript: You know, we've been in here all morning long. We've been working this long beard and we saw him this morning. He worked pretty good in the tree, worked really good when he hit the ground for a little while. You know we were thinking about calling and he was gobbling on us already.Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:38 GMTHilltop Setup For Hard Hunted Gobblershttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/hilltop-setup-for-hard-hunted-gobblers-Page1.htmVideo Transcription: That bird's still quite a ways out and I'll tell you what, these hard hunted lake gobblers are really tough to get on. They've been called to all season, just real difficult to get to even commit to you. What I like to do in this situation that I put myself in here, this bird is down in a hollow. He's been hanging out here all season. Thu, 19 May 2011 14:20:05 GMTSpring Turkey Hunting Safety Tipshttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/spring-turkey-hunting-safety-tips-Page1.htmVideo Transcript: With the turkey population at an all time high, thanks to the efforts and dedication of the National Wild Turkey Federation and it's volunteers, more and more hunters are flocking to the spring woods each year. With more hunters and more turkeys the chances for an accident become higher and higher. The National Wild Turkey Federation has come up with a checklist that will help you become a more defensive and safe turkey hunter.Thu, 19 May 2011 13:56:46 GMTPre Season Scouting Tips For Turkey Huntershttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/pre-season-scouting-tips-for-turkey-hunters-Page1.htmVideo Transcript: Pre season scouting can be the ticket to being a successful turkey hunter. But some hunters try to take the shortcut to pre season scouting. A shortcut that goes something like listening from the roadside for a gobbler to sound off the morning before the season opens. You may hear a gobbler and be able to get a general idea as to where he's gobbling from but the real information you want to know is where he likes to spend his time.Thu, 19 May 2011 12:55:41 GMTHow To Be More Effective At Calling Turkeys On Windy Dayshttp://www.turkeyhunting247.com/Article/video-transcripts/how-to-be-more-effective-at-calling-turkeys-on-windy-days-Page1.htmVideo Transcript - You know as turkey hunters we have to deal with a lot of adversity. We've got terrain. We've got weather conditions like snow, rain. But the most adverse condition that I could think of that as a turkey hunter that we have to deal with is the wind.Thu, 19 May 2011 09:12:22 GMT