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I have been out three days this far and have not heard a single gobble here in Putnam county. The second day out i managed to call in two hens hoping one was towing a tom with her but of course no such luck. A buddy of mine shot a nice tom today in Westchester but again I only saw a hen and no toms. Its killing me because I only have so many days i can hunt due to work this year and am starting to feel the pressure, got used to geting a tag filled the first few days. My question is anyone else having a rough start and if so do you think they haven't started up fully yet or they've already breed and are done?

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sits in trees Newbie

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For those that are talking about it heating up later, there's little chance of that, turkey mating and tom calling are best the very first week of the season and in actuality NYs season starts on the tail end of the turkey rut.

I've put away my turkey gun and will be pulling my blinds in soon. Terrible season.

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They have been very vocal here, as I've mentioned. Now usually they'll get quiet after the first week here,at camp they continue to gobble and in fact they gobble all year there...we hear them, especially during deer season, gobbling their fool heads off..

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Very quiet season here in WNY as well. Over that last 25 years, I have had good luck right up to the last day of the season. Little over a half month left......sounds like another photo finish this year as well.

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I've had very good luck late in the season in years past. Never give up.I killed almost as many the second half of the season as I have the early.Less hunters.Guys like "sits in trees" have quit.Almost like late black powder season.The pansys have gone home :rolleyes:

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I've been out 7 times already and have only heard gobbling from the roost. once they fly down, it's been silent. been seeing hens but none of them have made a peep or had boys with them. saw 2 jakes strutting on the 3rd and no bearded birds since, except for in the roost. tried to get close to them before fly down and they were gobbling their heads of but they flew down to the neighbor's field on the other side of the creek and had no interest in my calling. definitely my most frustrating season yet.

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I've got six days in. Four mornings they gobbled from the roost. Flew down, shut up and went the other way. The other two mornings they weren't even there. Getting tired of getting up way to early, driving to far and nothing there. Not done yet. But my boat is calling me...

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