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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #30 on: May 02, 2011, 09:47:20 PM »
Camera works very well.  Have to say I would have had a hard time not drawing on one of the jakes.... ;D
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #31 on: May 03, 2011, 06:09:22 AM »
Not a lot of gobbles but lots of hen talk. 3 toms followed a couple hens, then 3 jakes. Details later.
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #32 on: May 03, 2011, 06:12:28 AM »
That is a whole season for me... ;)
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #33 on: May 03, 2011, 07:38:16 AM »
Hehe I havent even seen a turkey this year. ::)
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #34 on: May 03, 2011, 06:17:45 PM »
i have seen several....awesome area to hunt however the damn things are not cooperating
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #35 on: May 03, 2011, 07:55:59 PM »
Went in at first light and set up where I heard the gobbles last evening.  No gobbles on the roost so I set up above where I thought they were, didn't want to spook them. Heard a couple gobbles below to the right a ways off; then heard a gobble striaght ahead, much closer, then heard two more from there. Heard lots of hen talk, yelps and cackles, but no more gobbles except the birds that were further off. Eventually saw the hens followed by two full fan toms in strut and another tom with a thick beard, later ranged the tree the went by at 68 yds. Got the hens to within 20 yds behind some small pines and one yelped; heard the toms drumming and could here their wings snap in the leaves as they would go into strut, could also catch glimpses of fans.
Here's what they were behind:


They headed off to the left and about 15 minutes later I heard birds yelping to the right getting closer; turned out to be 3 jakes and they came through the same spot behind the pines. They finally gobbled to my calls as they headed off. Rest of the morning was quiet. Had some good footage of the jakes but deleted the wrong files. :-[

No gobbles tonight, just saw one hen that I flew out of her roost after an owl hoot at 7:30, plenty of light left. Gonna see how hard the rain is tomorrow, might stay in. Things should get better as the hens get bred in the next couple weeks.  ;)
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #36 on: May 03, 2011, 08:20:28 PM »
Looks like they didn't start to early this year. A lot of stories of hened birds. At least your in the right spot!!
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #37 on: May 03, 2011, 08:27:16 PM »
Last year was much further ahead by the opener, this year seems about normal. The same guys complaining about the season starting too late are probably complaining about the toms being henned up this year.  ;D

I forgot to mention, the 3 jakes today were likely the same ones I had gobbling on tape last month, was about 200 yds from there.
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #38 on: May 04, 2011, 06:40:46 AM »
Quote from: CAPTJJ on May 03, 2011, 08:27:16 PM
Last year was much further ahead by the opener, this year seems about normal. The same guys complaining about the season starting too late are probably complaining about the toms being henned up this year.  ;D



that exact thought ran threw my mind as i was reading about your morning happenings 
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #39 on: May 04, 2011, 08:58:16 PM »
Took the morning off, rain and I had an app't. No talking tonight but found fresh tracks since the rain, heading back to Tuesday's spot.


Saw this hen feeding this afternoon:
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #40 on: May 04, 2011, 09:49:02 PM »
Good luck tomorrow. I am going out to try a new spot saw 4birds at the edge of the field late this morning. Eyehi out.
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #41 on: May 05, 2011, 06:37:44 AM »
Planned on taking the bow for a walk early this morning....
Then got a call last night to get some things together, might be called to go help in Lewis and Essex counties with De-waterization... :o
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #42 on: May 05, 2011, 07:17:41 AM »
Gobbling good today. Big flock went north, another tom south going good on his own, waiting him out.
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #43 on: May 05, 2011, 07:22:46 AM »
I figured with the rain ending they might be a little more vocal today...Hope he strolls in for a visit and gets perforated... ;)
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Re: Turkey 2011
« Reply #44 on: May 05, 2011, 07:29:30 AM »
Sounds like he is strutting back and forth trying to call a hen in.
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