2007 Spring Turkey

[Saratoga Leo]

Anyone having any luck yet?  I made it out opening day and had 20-30 birds around me and my friend but they snuck past us.  I manage to call in a bearded hen at 9am opening day with no chance to shoot it.  I have had 2 people tell me that if i get the chance again to shoot it since a bearded hen is very rare and worth taking.  I guess i can agree with them but in the hunting book it ask's that if you indentify a bearded hen not to shoot it.  What do you guys think?  Does a bearded hen still breed and get ther respect that a non bearded hen would get with males and other hens? 

[adkRoy]

We had two yahoos stalk us as we used a hen call. How stupid is that!

[the wizard]

 Yup!  I called in two diff. hunters last fri. on the State land, I can't understand why anyone would try sneaking up on a hen.
        If you hear a hen in one spot for very long generally it is a hunter, all the years I've hunted , Ihave yet to see a real hen stand in one spot and call out , they always walk around.

[bwhunter2417]

i called in a hunter a few years ago, came in to 30 yards but never offered a shot... lol... he was a great stalker, especially when he didnt even see the hen decoy that was 10 yards from him

[yesjacker]

     Bearded hens are shootable with no penalty.

[irishjigger]

Saturday May 12

Buddy and I harvested two birds this AM ! Most have been brothers both about 9 1/2 " beards , just under 1" spikes and about 18-19 lbs !

[adkRoy]

jigger, you look so surprised that you shot one.

[irishjigger]

No , I was surprised when the red eye flash thing went off , and more birds gobbling off to my left !