Use Binoculars to Locate Turkeys with Preston Pittman

By Ammoland

By John E. Phillips

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- My longtime friend, Preston Pittman of Pickens, Mississippi, one of the nation’s top competitive turkey callers, has won five turkey-calling championships.

Not only is Pittman a contest winner, Preston Pittman actually becomes the turkey when hunting. On a “David Letterman Show” several years ago, Pittman strutted and gobbled and preened himself just like a wild turkey would. According to Pittman, if you’re hoping to take turkeys in the spring, you must observe turkey body language with your binoculars and use that knowledge to become the turkey.

John E. Phillips Question: Preston, how important are your binoculars to you when you’re hunting a turkey like this?

Pittman: They are absolutely critical. You have to realize that a turkey can see 10 times better than you can see, and he can probably hear 10 times better than you can hear. So, the great equalizer is a quality pair of binoculars.

One of the great secrets to consistently take wild turkeys is to be able to read the turkey’s body language. You need to see the gobbler before he spots you, and you also need to be able to see what effects different calls have on …Read the Rest

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