As the weeks of turkey season trickle past, you may find yourself losing patience, and becoming restless hunting from one spot. Before you go after turkeys, leaving behind your spacious blind and comfortable chair, you should outfit yourself with the gear that will keep you comfortable and concealed on the move. And when you're on the move - don't forget your blaze orange.

Your ButtIn the blind, you may have enjoyed a cushy chair and backrest, and there's no need to give that up. You can opt for a simple, stadium-style cushion. Most have a loop or clip so that you can attach it to a jacket or pants' loop. Or, you should have a turkey vest which includes a fold-out padded seat.If you're like many of us of a certain age, you may want to support your back as well. My turkey vest (Cabela's) is heavily-padded on the inside, against my back, which is very comfortable when I'm leaning up against a tree.Concealmenton the MoveThe large, hub-style blinds are awesome. For me, they are a home away from home. Truth be told, I've spent time reading in those blinds and have even taken my lap top with me. They are also great for taking youngsters hunting, because you can allow the kids to move and stretch without giving away your position.When you're on the move for turkeys, you never know when a calling situation will happen and if you'll have available cover. Now's the time to leave the big blind in place and take along a small blind, such as the "panel-style" blinds. Check the specifications when you're shopping and look for low weight and a carry bag. Since most panel-style blinds tip the scale at a mere eight pounds, they won't cramp your style at all. Having one of them along means that you choose the spot, rather than letting a spot with natural cover choose you. You can also carry a length of camouflage material that you can drape across existing cover if it is sparse. Fluorescent (blaze) orange is required at stationary calling locations during the fall turkey season - at least 100 square inches must be on display outside the blind and visible from all directions. Although marking the stationary calling location with the blaze orange is not a requirement of the spring season, why not? Turkeys cannot see color. It may also help keep another person from disturbing your calling location, since he or she should spot the orange from a distance.Speaking of safety, note that using the fanned tail of a gobbler to hide behind, no matter whether the tail is real or artificial, is not legal in Pennsylvania. When I was hunting turkeys in Nebraska, members of the hunting party tried this technique and it was very successful and exciting. They even used blaze orange fake fan turkey tails and that didn't deter the gobblers at all. However, that's hunting in the wide-open spaces on private lands in Nebraska - given the hunter numbers here in PA, that method has danger written all over it!Bug ControlI remember hunting in New York with the skilled turkey calling team of the Knight & Hale pro staff. We were walking along in the woods, with my guide stopping to call. Whenever we stopped to set up in a spot, the gnats would instantly swarm us.Given the strange winter we had, it's a given that gnats and mosquitoes will be out in full force from the first day of the youth hunt April 22 to the end of the season May 31. At the New York hunt, by day two I would have paid virtually any amount of money for a Therma-cell - nothing beats one for keeping the bugs away. And you already know - the second you move your hand to squash a biting bug from your face is the same second that a turkey will be looking at you!Turkey Hunter Gear Guide• Decoys, various (Gobbler, Jake, Hens)• Pop-up Blind with stakes or Umbrella-style shield blind• Chairs for Blind• Turkey Vest with drop-down cushion• Camouflage sleeve to cover shotgun stock• Backpack• Diaphragm calls• Slate call with strikers• Plunger call• Box call• Hawk call• Rangefinder• Binoculars• Brush cutters• Bug spray and/or Thermacell• Tick repellant• Water and/or Thermos• First aid kit• Camouflage clothing (pants, shirt, jacket, boots, hat, headnet/mask, gloves)