Wildlifeaddict
FNG
Looking to get a little advice/insight on turkey hunting the mountains. This is my first year going after long beards in Colorado. I have harvested birds in Ohio, Kentucky and Nebraska but I have just spent three days in areas 501 and 511 looking for birds. I put almost 30 miles on foot between locations on and off trail. I tried locator calls both crow and owl, tried hen calls with no luck of hearing or seeing a single bird. This is frustrating in compares to hunting out east where birds are easy to locate. My questions are, are the birds still not that excited right now? Is the population vs area to run the problem? Are these birds going to be in drainage/ lower areas or working ridges? I mostly hiked the ridges where I could call into bigger areas, looking for any advice. I saw a couple of tracks crossing roads but were not fresh. If anybody is in the front range area and is looking to get out and turkey hunt I'd enjoy the opportunity to team up. Thanks again for any help/wisdom