Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/09/21 07:57 AM
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The lack of a real winter in many places seems to have the off their cycles in many areas we are loaded with birds they are just way behind their normal yearly cycle from past years it look like. They will break up before the end of the season when they do then things will be rocking.
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/09/21 08:42 AM
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I went out to the black hills last week and it was tough hunting. Not much happening on the south dakota side and we had some better luck on some BLM land in Wyoming but even then it wasn't easy. Had one bird come in range in 6 days and that's the one we got.
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/09/21 01:40 PM
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Not many getting killed by the standard methods here but plenty of hunters after them, during the bad weather seen 100s out feeding just no interest in anything but the flock right now.
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Jerry Herbst
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/19/21 07:36 PM
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Birds are there just not on the move now the hens are still in tow, spent about 2 weeks in the Black Hills this spring total. During the early storms that pushed them into the open areas they were all over the place just not workable then. Now that the snowpack is gone they hang together in the thick areas, life is good for the gobblers now. LOL
I put on well over 1,500 miles scouting for birds seen more in the last 2 days then the previous weeks out there, seen a gobbler with several hens today and a string of jakes and hens yesterday about 8 of them. They gobble on the roost but get quiet soon after fly down making them tough to set up on, when you do they walk off with the hens they have with them. You can chase gobbles all morning and never see a bird.
I can think of 3 shot that remember hearing the whole time out there so not a lot of birds getting killed.
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/19/21 07:52 PM
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The introduction of TSS might have a impact on calling in the future also, I know since side by sides became popular open road calling is avoided more.
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Jerry Herbst
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Re: Turkey hunting is tough!
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05/19/21 07:54 PM
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We are already seeing poults down South. Turkey numbers on public land are down significantly. Private land birds are always plentiful, but we manage them. 3 birds off one 2500ac. And 6 birds off a 5000ac tract. My son saw one hen with 11 poults and a different hen with 13 poults. This property is trapped year round. Another property 2 hens were seen with poults, one had 5 the other 7...this property is not trapped. Already had a landowner call and say this is the first year he’s ever seen poults and gotten pics of hens with poults on camera.
I believe I’ve heard Georgia will shorten their season and reduce the limit next year. It’s a shame too. If they’d just eliminate the use of fans and decoys they could change the population in one season and make money by fining those that don’t comply. Reducing bag limits and shortening season will take years to accomplish anything unfortunately. Wow you must have some different turkeys down there if they commit suicide every time they see a fan or decoy. I will keep that in mind if I ever hunt in Georgia.
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