Live From The Woods 2022 Turkey Edition

[Merlot]

39 minutes ago, DirtTime said:

Only crows again. This is crazy, it's a real feel of 72.

Sure beats snowstorms.

[DirtTime]

9 minutes ago, Merlot said:

Sure beats snowstorms.

Good point.

 

 

Are Bill and I the only ones out today?

[mattypotpie8S]

Quiet here as well. Beautiful morning though.

[REDNECK4LIFE32]

Little black flies must be horrendous? I went for a 3 mile walk and got ate up. I'll be back turkey hunting beginning of week.

[turkeyfeathers]

14 minutes ago, REDNECK4LIFE32 said:

Little black flies must be horrendous? I went for a 3 mile walk and got ate up. I'll be back turkey hunting beginning of week.

thermacell !

[Versatile_Hunter]

2 hours ago, DirtTime said:

Only crows again. This is crazy, it's a real feel of 72.

Sit tight. I shot my turkey at 11:40am

[Five Seasons]

We're close to mid-season already as sad as it is to say. What's the consensuses for everyone? Normal season, quiet season, active season?

I don't have a great history on the property I hunt so it's hard for me to determine, but it seems the activity has been less than last year. I've had gobbling and yelps, but only eyes on 2 birds. 

[Versatile_Hunter]

7 minutes ago, Belo said:

We're close to mid-season already as sad as it is to say. What's the consensuses for everyone? Normal season, quiet season, active season?

I don't have a great history on the property I hunt so it's hard for me to determine, but it seems the activity has been less than last year. I've had gobbling and yelps, but only eyes on 2 birds. 

Normal 

[turkeyfeathers]

2 minutes ago, Belo said:

We're close to mid-season already as sad as it is to say. What's the consensuses for everyone? Normal season, quiet season, active season?

I don't have a great history on the property I hunt so it's hard for me to determine, but it seems the activity has been less than last year. I've had gobbling and yelps, but only eyes on 2 birds. 

hunted 5 days so far. I believe only heard gobbling 3x maybe 4 but did lay my eyes on birds each day. Few gobbles on roost and a couple sporatic on the ground. Only came close once to hooking one. Haven't really even played with one yet. Pretty sure I'm only on one bird and 2x now hes had 6-7 hens . 

[SportsmanNH]

19 minutes ago, Versatile_Hunter said:

Sit tight. I shot my turkey at 11:40am

By 11:40am I would either be napping or had a fishing rod in my hands LOL

[Versatile_Hunter]

3 minutes ago, SportsmanNH said:

By 11:40am I would either be napping or had a fishing rod in my hands LOL

Take a couple of walks. Hearing a gobble here and there will keep you in the game. Nothing wrong with napping. No snoring though!

[cynthiafu]

Someone get a turkey.  I am stuck at work .or I would be out there 

[mattypotpie8S]

25 minutes ago, Belo said:

We're close to mid-season already as sad as it is to say. What's the consensuses for everyone? Normal season, quiet season, active season?

I don't have a great history on the property I hunt so it's hard for me to determine, but it seems the activity has been less than last year. I've had gobbling and yelps, but only eyes on 2 birds. 

Better than the last two years here. I usually don't get to mess up as much

[phade]

I'm done w/Turkey. Didn't even hunt NY. Ohio is a one-bird state this year for the first time and that took three days.

4/30 Day 1 Spot 1 - Heard one gobble, and an early shot from the area the birds were coming from. Nothing seen through Noon.

5/1 Day 2 Spot 2 - Preset blind was in the game. Got in, and had four gobblers around us (like a five on a die - us in the middle). One lone tom looped in and wouldn't cross the wire fence 60 yards out, but he put on a show before moving off with storm coming. T-storms came in that were brutally bad and we toughed it out, but no other birds after that storm. A ton of gobbling pre-storm.

5/7 Day 3 Spot 1- No gobbling. One hen at daybreak. Tom and two big jakes around 7:40 completely silent. Buddy and I doubled up and done.

Got two monster toms still on cam at Spot 2 and Spot 1 has birds showing up randomly at various times. 

 

Edited May 13, 2022 by phade

[turkeyfeathers]

Day 6 in the trenches. Full moon is bright 

[turkeyfeathers]

Woodchuck hole almost got me really good. That was as about as close to blowing out a knee as you can get. 

[turkeyfeathers]

Tucked in tight right in their wheelhouse. Alls quiet but a crow where they should be. Got bright real quick. Popped smoke ( Thermacell)

Edited May 14, 2022 by turkeyfeathers

[turkeyfeathers]

And just like that some cutting at 100 or so. Cmon gobbler 

Edited May 14, 2022 by turkeyfeathers

[DirtTime]

Different route. Off fields in the woods. Damp out but not bad. Using the glass today, soft talk and even flapped my hat around. Geese down in the marsh, song birds are nice, crows yapping but Neary a turkey sound except me.

 

[turkeyfeathers]

Had a hen meandor down grassy field to 20 very quietly yelping while another was yelping off my shoulder at 50-75. Had 4 deer off same shoulder at 10-12 yards.  Only songbirds singing now. 

[DirtTime]

Switched from a wood striker to the acrylic. Humidity made the wood not work.

There's a crow that's decided to piss me off and is making a racket 15yards from me. If it was in season....

Edited May 14, 2022 by DirtTime

[WWJD_Hunter]

Plenty of goblin this morning. Two hens cross the field and 3 Jakes. Jake’s ran into gun this morning. Not much of a decoy guy, but I now there is a tom who is call shy in this property.  

[Otto]

Good point.
 
 
Are Bill and I the only ones out today?

I'm out. Just had a hen. Live bait is great, but no Toms with her

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[Merlot]

39 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Had a hen meandor down grassy field to 20 very quietly yelping while another was yelping off my shoulder at 50-75. Had 4 deer off same shoulder at 10-12 yards.  Only songbirds singing now. 

Always enjoy your Turkey hunt play-by-play. 

[turkeyfeathers]

Didn’t hunt Tuesday-Friday due to work. Last x I heard this gobbler was Monday. 49% chance neighbor killed him.  51% he just isn’t talking today.  I am hearing tiny whispering from my fishing rod to go catch some smb and steelhead.