You'll also find them in the foothills southwest of Denver south through Woodland Park and in the northwest in canyons winding up from the Colorado River. Some areas require permits available each year through a drawing whose deadline expires each February. Consult a DOW turkey brochure for details. All of which brings us back to that timing thing. Opinions about when to hunt are as varied as hunters themselves.
Turkeys are smart.
Arnold fully understands the penalties inherent in this strategy. This is the time when toms and hens are bunched on the roost in large flocks. With an entire harem at his wingtips, no tom is likely to wander far to round up a stray hen yelping somewhere off in the distance. The remedy is to get in close to the birds along their migration path so they won't have far to move to the call. These larger early flocks are much more vocal.