During long drives, do you pass the time running turkey mouth calls? Do you have separate, surprisingly large boxes dedicated to housing your collections of box and pot calls? Most dedicated turkey hunters can relate, but another question remains: Are you making the most of HuntStand? Turkey hunting is a specialized pursuit, and requires specialized spring turkey hunting strategies. What follows are a few more critical ways the HuntStand Hunting app can help you (and your buddies) score this turkey season.
Benefit from the myriad of ways that HuntStand helps a spring turkey hunter.
Know Where You’ve Been
The Trace Path feature provides real-time tracking of your movements in HuntStand. As you chase gobblers all over the woods — especially on new, unfamiliar properties — it can be helpful to keep track of your movements. This makes it easier and faster to get back to your camp or vehicle. And at a glance, you will know if you covered an area you had previously marked as a potential hotspot. When you hunt more efficiently, you hunt more effectively.
Make Some Distance and Area Measurements
As you’re digitally scouting a property with HuntStand’s interactive map, you might want to determine the best place for a morning or afternoon blind setup. If I hunt on this field edge, how far will I be able to shoot? Use HuntStand’s Distance Measurement tool to make sure you’re setting up in a spot that will allow you to cover as much ground as possible in your effective range (gun or bow). How big is that block of timber on this new hunting property? Use HuntStand’s Area Measurement tool to determine acreages.
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Drop Some Pins and Make Some Notes
Use HuntStand to create freehand drawings of boundaries in HuntStand. Example: Maybe there’s a particular ridge on a large property where gobblers seem to consistently hang out. Draw a line (or drop pins) around the ridge and create a note. You can also share this with fellow HuntStand users. When you share, it automatically shows up in their app.
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Study Terrain- and Topography-Based Map Layers
Apply your knowledge of turkey activity related to terrain features by viewing HuntStand’s interactive map with the Terrain layer turned on. How might you approach a roost on a steep ridge? What’s the most efficient way to get back to camp without ending up on a death march? Key layers, such as 3D Map, Contour, Quad Topo, Mapbox Satellite, Monthly Satellite, National Aerial Imagery, Satellite, and Terrain, aid in this effort.
Monitor the Weather Radar, Wind Direction, and Wind Speed
Precipitation and wind can greatly determine the fate of a turkey hunt. Keep track of spring rain showers and storm fronts as you’re planning your hunts by using HuntStand’s Weather map overlay. You don’t have to be told that, once the rain hits, scads of hunters will call it a day. With HuntStand’s incredibly accurate, hour-by-hour weather updates, you can be ready to capitalize when those nasty fronts pass, working birds with little (if any) competition. Furthermore, keep an on the wind direction and speed to help you make turkey calling decisions, which are greatly influenced by wind.
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Share Important Locations with Family and Friends
Want to share information to collaborate with your loved ones, hunting buddies, or fellow HuntStand users? Use the Friend Locator tool to share your location with spouses, family members, friends, hunting buddies, and more. This helps keep everyone safe and on the same page, which is important in turkey hunting. After all, no spring turkey hunting strategy is more important than the one that keeps you safe.
