Turkey Hunters

[BarryBobPosthole]

Any turkeys gobbling where you live?
Hunting plans?

BKB

[Hombre]

I'd really like to take cade again this year but it requires a drive out east. We will see

[BarryBobPosthole]

Let me know if you decide to come out. I’d like to visit.

BKB

[Big Muddy]

Our season opens Mar. 15th.....my landowner-buddy, where I turkey hunt, called a few days ago, and said he's been seeing 20-25 turkeys in the area I hunt.....there were 4 big gobblers in the bunch.....last year, I killed a 6" gobbler there, and then crappie fished one of his big cattle ponds, during the middle of the day.....man, I can't wait to get over there to hunt and fish !!!

[Bwana]

Just found out yesterday that my dad, wife, and I all drew tags. Found out this morning that one of the main ranches we hunt doesn't have hardly any birds. Based on the scarcity of birds both last spring and fall on the ranches we have traditionally hunted, it looks like it is time to find some greener grass.

Our season opens on April 14th.

[BarryBobPosthole]

Do you guys have a walk-in program, Bwana?

BKB

[Chicken Dinner]

Our season opens April 14th as well. If I’m outdoors, I’m usually fishing by then.


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[Captain]

I’m not a turkey hunter, I’m a turkey shooter...

[Bwana]

Posthole, we have the PLOTS Program...Public Land Open To Sportsman but I think I have only ever seen one such place that MIGHT hold a turkey and I think it gets hit pretty hard.

A guy's best bet is to simply start knocking on doors.

[Trav]

We have a bunch on my lease and the season opens on April 1st but no gobbling as of yet.

[Chicken Dinner]

Anybody else not allowed to hunt past noon for part of their season?


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[BarryBobPosthole]

I’m not a turkey hunter, I’m a turkey shooter...

101 or regular?

BKB

[Penguin]

I jumped one walking around in the woods below the house a couple days ago. The wife told me a flock of a dozen or so them were playing around in the front yard last week. It is far too early for gobbling around here. Last evening we got another snow storm so we are still a few weeks away from the sunny and warm stuff that lights them up.

But I will be going after them. Season opens April 16 and if I can keep some of the local outlaws out of them I'll be getting after them soon after. The way my schedule is I can actually get a bit of hunting in early if I leave for work at about 8:00 or so. We'll see. I got grandad's model 12 oiled up and my camo washed and ready. Maybe I can finally put the pieces together this year.

Will

[DeputyDog]

Our season opens April 25. Too early for any gobbling but I have been seeing a lot of them out moving.

CD, Indiana used to have a noon cutoff each day for turkey hunting. They eliminated it a few years ago. Bi think that was a holdover from when turkeys were still pretty scarce.


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[Bwana]

All day hunting here.

[Cards01]

Mo. was until noon only when I lived there growing up.

[Penguin]

1:00 pm cutoff here.

Will

[Penguin]

Had this bunch walk into the front yard on sunday morning for a bite to eat. There were 12 in the bunch but it is a bit tough to make them all out with this phone shot at that kind of distance. The one with the white spot is a gobbler strutting around. The ladies were ignoring him. :)

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[Thumper]

This place is FULL of turkeys! ;)

[quercus alba]

This place is FULL of turkeys! ;)

And you don't even have to hunt for them.

[Thumper]

Nope ... I simply click on this site and there they are! ;)

[Chicken Dinner]

34 and raining to beat the band here right now. It's supposed to switch over to snow around quitting time this afternoon and snow through tomorrow evening. This crap isn't supposed to happen in Virginia this time of year. Happy vernal equinox!

[quercus alba]

It's Trumps fault

[Chicken Dinner]

Thanks, Trump!

[Penguin]

Looks like we're in for a good bit as well. 50th percentile looks like around 10 inches... of what will no doubt be sloppy wet stuff.

If the wind lies low we may be lucky enough to keep power overnight. Ah well. I still have a few days of wood left so I guess the Mrs. and I can fry some eggs and deer steak on the wood stove if that happens.

Will

[Chicken Dinner]

I was looking at what’s left of my wood pile last night and I don’t think there’s enough to make it worth opening the flue. I must have burned a quarter cord when we lost power for a couple of days earlier this month.


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[Penguin]

Believe it or not, I had a hen running the fence line up to the red gate in the photo above when I was coming in yesterday. Crossed the driveway right in front of my truck.

They're starting to make their rounds.

Will