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Poults Have Hatched

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:46:27 +0000

Watched a hen Turkey scratching around in one of my pastures with a nice batch of poults in tow, hopefully they will grow up to maturity.

When it rains the woods pours Turkeys.

Thu, 22 May 2025 22:10:05 +0000

When it rains hard around here it is a pretty good bet the local Turkeys will be coming out of the woods and heading into more open areas. I believe they feel the rain and wind in the woods makes for conditions that take away to some extent their keen senses, I think they feel safer in open areas where they have good vision of their surroundings. I have these guys patterned pretty well. Bottom line, if I still hunted Turkeys I would be hunting the edges of woods on rainy days.

Public land in CNY area

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:17:29 +0000

Hello all sorry for asking this I’m sure it’s been asked plenty time over but figure any info or advice would be refreshing, I am looking for somewhere to hunt turkey in counties Oswego,Oneida,Maddison Onondaga, Cayuga or Jefferson my go to place is low on population the last couple years and looking for other options. I was thinking about Montezuma WMA but not sure about that area any information would be appreciated.

Bobcat Jumps Turkey Hunter

Thu, 08 May 2025 11:01:29 +0000

Got it done in the rain this morning.

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:22:26 +0000

This guy gave me the slip yesterday. Had his hens all gathered up. Today he wasn't so lucky. Leatherstocking country was beautiful.

Got it done by sunrise!

Thu, 01 May 2025 11:50:42 +0000

Went to my favorite spot. Was in at 5:12 first gobble from roost 5:35. There were actually 4 Toms roosted around me.

First one flew down and started to walk towards me. At 30 yards I let him have it! Man was I excited. Had to put a stick across his neck and he was done.

Going to have him mounted. Ended up being 17 lbs 8.5 inch beard and 1 inch spurs. Real beautiful bird.

Youth bird

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 18:11:13 +0000

My son missed a Jake in PA Saturday in the miserable weather, followed it up with a beautiful double bearded heavy Tom. Saw 11 beards in these high winds and it was not easy, we covered 5-6 miles locating a dozen birds, when we found them they wanted to play. Our buddies son missed a Jake for his first bird. Back at it Thursday.

Nice Toms

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:10:39 +0000

My two Royal Palm gobblers, the hens have been laying and one is setting on a nest, it will be interesting to see if she hatches them out.

Gobbling like crazy!

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:18:21 +0000

I went to retrieve my ladder that got buried under my elevated deer house stand that blew over. Thank goodness without me in it! And when I got there I kicked up at least 20 deer. Tails going everywhere!
Then I caught site a a really big Tom strutting across my field. I videoed some of him and tried to get a few pictures.

Then after pulling my ladder out and stacking some of the salvaged wood, I rode up into the woods to check the couple cameras I have. I’m actually there now. And the woods were booming with gobbling for about 45 minutes I’m up here. It’s the first spring in many years I have heard this here.

I may actually get the bug to try his Spring.

Turkeys out and about.

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:21:23 +0000

Snapped a quick one through the window of my gun room this morning, the local birds out in the pasture scratching up some grub.

Establishing the "Pecking Order"

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:09:45 +0000

Chickens, Pheasants, Quail, Turkeys etc all do it.

Brownsville Deer pantry had two flocks of Turkeys show up at the feeders and the battle was on!

Tom’s came up for a visit.

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:43:46 +0000

Have a flock of 75-100 birds use my farm every year. Looks like these boys came up for a few stones in their diet.

2024 Fall Turkey season

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:47:14 +0000

I haven't been able to find dates for fall 2024 season. All I could find is fall 2023 and spring 2024. Nothing for fall 2024. Has anyone seen anything? Thanks.

Turkeys acting like it is Spring

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 21:47:25 +0000

My domestic Toms and the local wild Toms have been strutting and fighting this past week acting like it is mating season, a little bit odd I think.

Great sight this morning!

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:33:31 +0000

On my jog I ran into 2 hens and about 20 Poults! Been a real long time for seeing that. Pictures not great. They all flew off to another field.

Which Predators Are the Worst on Wild Turkeys

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:55:14 +0000

"Ma" Turkey and her brood.

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:20:52 +0000

Looked out the window a few minutes ago and one of the local Turkey hens walking by with her poults in tow. She has a least a half dozen that I could see, they are all out of the woods in the open when it rains, a couple of nice Toms out there also.

Batch Of New Poults

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 11:38:46 +0000

Saw a hen with a pretty good hatch of new poults making their way through one of my pastures, a half dozen at least. Best hatch I have seen around here in quite a few years. Also saw a bearded hen scratching around for food.

Well it’s the final hours

Fri, 31 May 2024 13:28:34 +0000

Had a hen come out at 8:00 this morning .

I have my doubts if I’ll see a Tom

so this being the first year I’ve Turkey hunted I think I’ve learned a lot .

When the fall season starts , any tips?

do I use my mouth call ?

hunt open fields on edge of woods ?

hunt woods ?

hunt early mornings ?

stay all day ?

hunt later afternoons ?

appreciate any help

Live From The Woods 2024 Turkey Edition

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:15:50 +0000

The 2024 Spring Turkey Season is almost here. Post up those live from the woods pictures and reports. Maybe @fasteddie would be so kind as to pin this?

Got the turkey chokes on the shotguns and plan to pattern Wednesday.

Good luck out there, everyone. Be safe and shoot straight.

Where did they go

Sat, 11 May 2024 12:21:23 +0000

the weeks before and first week of season I was getting lots of pics of big long beards and hens on my cameras .

They were coming out of the woods to a field area I kept mowed .

i set up my ground blind and had one big Tom come close .. I haven’t seen a turkey on any of my cameras since ??

would it still be worth putting out my hen decoy on this mower of and calling ?

Hens with little ones already ?

Sun, 12 May 2024 13:39:08 +0000

A hunter near me said he saw a hen with little ones yesterday .

Isnt this early ?? I thought they were still breeding

Need some help with turkey loads ?

Thu, 02 May 2024 02:37:15 +0000

So I’m seeing lots of birds on my trail cam

I want to use my 20ga 1187 3” mag with 28” bird barrel

I have a full choke tube , do I need a turkey choke ?

I have 2-3/4 “ 4 Shot Remingtons or Kent 3” number 4 and 5 shot Turkey , assume the Kent’s would be best ?

Should I camo wrap my gun or doesn’t it really matter ?

Thanks for the help

This pic is from the other day

Leatherstocking country Otsego County.

Sat, 04 May 2024 18:07:48 +0000

Day two was a success. Opening day I messed up. Today was excellent. Spotted 3 Tom's in the field last evening. Followed them to roost. Snuck back in early this morning. They gobbled from the roost. Nothing on the ground. A few soft yelps and a short time later a saw a white head move. He came in silent.

2 days 2 birds

Sat, 04 May 2024 01:28:16 +0000

I’m beyond excited, I had a back to back in 2 days with 2 awesome hunts. Thursday I called in 10 birds at once, 9 left. Today I called in a lone hot mature bird all by himself

Yesterday was 4.5 beard and 1/8 “ spurs

Today 8” beard and 3/4 “ spurs.

I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy my hunting and harvest 2 nice toms, and have a great time in the woods