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Open areas are often used by wild turkeys, particularly on rainy or windy days.  One of the easiest ways to locate a flock of turkeys in the fall is to either stop and glass fields or scan them while driving through the countryside.  Be sure to check newly-plowed or planted fields in areas where you know there are turkeys.

Finding birds in open fields is one thing; scattering them successfully is something else.  Running across an open field, doing your best impression of a whirling dervish gone berserk, will likely produce little more than a hasty departure of the flock in the opposite direction.  The solution lies in double-teaming.  You and a buddy can slip into position on opposite sides of the field, then at either a prearranged time or on an agreed-upon signal, charge the birds.  The resulting confusion should produce a decent scatter, although you will will want to follow up with secondary scatters if several birds fly off in the same direction.  Incidentally, turkeys seldom fly more than 200 to 300 yards when spooked, so second scatters don't involve covering a lot of ground