So, I was just browsing around the NJ website for hunting regulations and the fall turkey season is this coming week, saturday to saturday.  I found DOD Ponds WMA in Area 20 that is only about 20 minutes from my home, so I'm thinking of buying a cheap turkey call and heading that way with the bow or the shotgun.  I've never hunted anything except squirrels with a pellet gun back in the day, so I'm still looking for someone who'd be interested in joining me and maybe teaching me a little.  Pretty much open to any date in the week.  Any takers?

I don't hunt turkey but I have been told that they are hard to hunt in the fall because they do not respond to calls. you might have better luck with a decoy. Good luck!

find there roost. drive the area and listen for them. get within 100 yards and when they fly down they call to each other to group up in the morning.  or if you see them in a field you can rush them to cause them to fly (can only do in fall NOT in the spring).  call to the hens b/c they will cluckin' and puttin' to each other to re-group. 

 

What free time I do have the next couple weeks will be chasin' deer or striped bass.  good luck if you go.