Turkey's In The Snow!

[grampy]

Had some chores to do at the farm this morning. Got some snow overnight. Took a ride to the west side of the property and saw these guy's crossing the road. Good to see we have "some" turkey's that made it through a tough winter here!

[Bionic]

I do not share an interest in turkey hunting,  but just yesterday around 4:30, I rounded a bend, and saw a tom all fanned out in the road.  I took a pic myself, no anow on the ground, that mprning it snowed an inch, and warmed up enough to melt off.  Fast pic, so hes doing the sideways strut.

[grampy]

Was just thinking. With youth season fast approaching, anyone ever hunt turkey's in "snow camo"?

[reeltime]

never used snow camo but I have killed a few ny gobblers in may with snow on the ground.   i don't remember what years, I know one was on mothers day in the mid 90's  and I think the other one was early 2000's  one year it was mid to upper 80s may 1 and the next year there was snow on the ground may 1 or visa versa

 

[Lawdwaz]

I killed one in the snow back in the early 90's IIRC.  Around May 7th............

It was foggy too!!

[wolc123]

40 minutes ago, reeltime said:

  one year it was mid to upper 80s may 1 and the next year there was snow on the ground may 1 or visa versa

 

I remember having a foot of snow in my brand new boat when I woke up on opening day of walleye season in May of 1989.   My buddy and I shoveled it out and towed it to Chataqua lake from their cabin near Salamanca.   His dad and his buddy made the much shorter haul to the Kinzua reservoir later that morning.  I knew where the deep holes were in Chataqua and we had our limit of walleyes in short order, using perch minnows and a Lindy rig.  They never found any in Kinzua on that cold day.   They wanted to stay closer, so they could do a little turkey hunting in the morning.    I still have that boat, but don't do much walleye fishing from it any more.   

[G-Man]

Killed them in may with flurries falling and wind howling..not my 1st choice

[Buckmaster7600]

Probably 2002 or 3 I killed a big Tom on opening day in 6” of snow in schoharie county. It was a ton of fun tracking him in the snow, I even had a good idea how big his spurs and beard were before I ever saw him. He never gobbled but when I finally caught up to him he did come into the call.


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