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Two turkey tags filled in Wisconsin, but via very different hunts

Steve Heiting with his tom that came in silently late on the first morning of Wisconsin’s second hunting period. The woods road it followed from the ridge to the field can be seen on the left in the picture. (Photo by John Stellflue)

One of the intriguing aspects of hunting turkeys is never knowing how the next bird will react to your calling efforts.
Will it respond immediately or hang up out of range? Will it attack your decoys or shy away from them? What turkeys will or will not do can vary by bird, as well as by the hour, the day, or the week. Sometimes, it’s anybody’s guess.
As John Stellflue and I walked downhill to the truck shortly before noon on
April 24, the first day of Wisconsin’s second turkey season, we laughed at how differently our hunts had transpired.

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