How to Fool a Wild Turkey

Turkey hunting is a bi-yearly sport that drawsas they realize it is a hunter, and not another
thousands out into the wild to lure and hunt wildturkey, that is making those sounds. Therefore,
turkeys. Despite the plump and slow moving lookyou must not only fool your turkey with sound,
that most turkeys have on Thanksgivingbut also with sight.
decorations, bagging a turkey in the wild is easierUnfortunately, turkeys are not color blind. In fact,
said than done. Not only do you have to lure thethey have excellent eyesight. It is believed that
turkey to you, but you also have to keep it inturkeys are able to see just as well, if not better
your gun sight without it spotting you.than humans. This means you can't wear your
If you are going to fool a wild turkey into comingblaze orange jumpsuit from deer hunting season.
within range, you have to call it to you. This isInstead you need to don camouflage that helps
done with a turkey call. With this simple deviceyou blend in with your surroundings. Buy camo
you can mimic both loud and soft turkey calls. If athat matches your terrain; evergreen forests look
turkey feels that there are other turkeys in thedifferent than prairies. Remember to cover not
neighborhood, he is more likely to move aboutonly your shirt and pants, but also your hands,
and show himself, hopefully traveling close enoughface, and boots.
to the source of the sound to be within range.With any luck, between your turkey call and
Here is where the tricky part comes in. Whilecamouflage you will be able to fool your wild
turkeys are prepared to investigate the source ofturkey and take him home to the dinner table.
other turkey sounds, they will fly away as soon