bennett454
Active member
Good morning Guys,
I'm originally from the East Coast (PA). However I've been working in Utah the last year. My 10 yr old wants to get out and bag a gobbler. I'm used to hunting Eastern's in "big woods". This year we will be hunting Rio's in Cottonwood bottoms. Is there anything I should know about working these birds differently than easterns? Decoys never helped me with mountain birds as the topography made it tricky for birds to see them. Will decoys come into play more with Rios? Getting ready to start scouting this weekend youth opener is April 28th. I'm thinking big cottonwoods will act as roosting trees. With the open country how tight should we push in regards to roost trees? Anything else I should look for. I have confidence with my son to 30 yds. Do Rio's hang up easily? Do i need to work on expanding his range in the next few weeks? He's still a bit recoil shy of the turkey loads so If we're good at thirty I'll likely leave it. Any other tips.
Thanks in Advance
I'm originally from the East Coast (PA). However I've been working in Utah the last year. My 10 yr old wants to get out and bag a gobbler. I'm used to hunting Eastern's in "big woods". This year we will be hunting Rio's in Cottonwood bottoms. Is there anything I should know about working these birds differently than easterns? Decoys never helped me with mountain birds as the topography made it tricky for birds to see them. Will decoys come into play more with Rios? Getting ready to start scouting this weekend youth opener is April 28th. I'm thinking big cottonwoods will act as roosting trees. With the open country how tight should we push in regards to roost trees? Anything else I should look for. I have confidence with my son to 30 yds. Do Rio's hang up easily? Do i need to work on expanding his range in the next few weeks? He's still a bit recoil shy of the turkey loads so If we're good at thirty I'll likely leave it. Any other tips.
Thanks in Advance