Seeing any turkeys???

[growalot]

I went out yesterday...shouldn't have but wanted to see if there were any tracks and if so how they were traveling...plus cams needed new batteries...Well I was very very pleased to see them every where and some very regular trails the turkey have made along with roosting trees...I moved one cam to see if I can catch their travels but I know I have several big boys still around...in most places even I was able to walk on top of the hard pack  sinking a couple of inches...but several tracks and groups of tracks were sunken in with very large prints....In 2 weeks I'll set up my doghouse blind and maybe even the chair blind...thinking there will be a good amount of rain this season..at least early....

Edited April 3, 2015 by growalot

[Robby]

Big old Tom walked by my shop this morning, all alone. Got my blood up!!!!

Robby

Edited April 3, 2015 by Robby

[MACHINIST]

Went today to 3 of my spot,not a single turkey track but I am not supper surprised with the water everywhere and the snow melting at record pace.Saw quite a few deer and the beavers are in high gear cutting trees

 

 

 

[WNY Bowhunter]

Saw a flock of 30 birds or so this morning that I've been watched for the past couple of weeks now...there were 5 longbearded stutters in the midst!!! Down the road a little bit here was another flock with a big ole strutter.  Today finally felt as is spring is here (until this weekend)...

[WNY Bowhunter]

Hmm...that's weird?

[ATbuckhunter]

While driving around in jersey yesterday, I saw quite a few turkeys and a few strutters as well. Looks like spring is finally starting.

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[MACHINIST]

Heading out now to listen to the woods wake up and to hopefully see some birds where I hunt

[MACHINIST]

saw 3 groups of turkeys I saw all had one strutter and the bigger group had 3 strutters with 25-30 birds in it.The smallest group was 10-12

[WNY Bowhunter]

Saw three flocks with in a half a mile the other day...about 80 birds total.

[growalot]

WNY BH...if I figured this correctly ...you are in wind generator country as well as First Light...are you seeing any of those flock in close..say 1/4 mile  or closer of the generators? Just curious...

Edited April 7, 2015 by growalot

[ants]

I saw a tom and 2 hens Sunday. Those are the first and only birds I have seen since November. There was a good flock all fall. Hope the nasty winter didn't crush them too bad.

[WNY Bowhunter]

No windmills here...there are some around Naples and some in the Howard/Canisteo area.

 

[josephmrtn]

Just saw my first flock of the year yesterday, I have no idea where they go but they always seem to disappear between end of Dec til beginning of April

[landtracdeerhunter]

Seen a lone hen this morning in a typical nesting area. She saw me and went into a hedge row.

[stubby68]

              Grow I live within a couple miles of lots of windmills. Have been seeing lots of birds. I hunt around them every spring. Never a problem have seen birds feeding under them as well as have gotten a few within yards of them. Some years I have better luck under the windmills then in other spots.

[Pygmy]

Just saw my first flock of the year yesterday, I have no idea where they go but they always seem to disappear between end of Dec til beginning of April

My buddy who lives in Ontario near the north shore of Lake Ontario  has noticed a similar phenomenon over the years,Joe.

 

He sees few birds close to his home in the winter and then starts seeing them again in April. His area has similar topography to your area. I have always suspected it had to do with the terrain and cover/feed patterns along the lake plain, or in your case, The St Lawrence River.

[growalot]

they head down hill and to the swamps here...they also go for the pine plantations...

[G-Man]

Lots of birds out and strutting for their hens along the tracks between buffalo and cleveland ohio. Surprised how many made it thru a long cold winter.

[WNY Bowhunter]

Hope to have some "after" pics of these guys in a few weeks...

[growalot]

Wow...looks like their beards made it through in fine shape as well....we get a lot of beard rot here and I think frozen off beards...nice pics

[WNY Bowhunter]

The winter didn't seem to any effect on the beards because I'm seeing some NICE ones around!

[Dave]

Saw a flock of about 6 on Saturday in the field across form the house. In Long Eddy area