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Post by whitetaildave24 on May 21, 2017 18:47:28 GMT -5
I can't believe the amount of turkeys that I saw were killed within a 10 mile radius in the first 5 days of the season. Just from people I know there were 12 birds killed within that time frame, with 5 of them by about noon on opening day.
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Post by parrothead on May 22, 2017 5:41:22 GMT -5
Heck we killed more birds here than they did in Alabama 9500ish down there.
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Post by darinfry on May 22, 2017 21:14:43 GMT -5
Literally everyone I know who hunts turkeys with any reasonable effort killed a bird this year lol. It really was something. It seems numbers at least for now are on the upswing here in Franklin co
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Post by DOC11 on May 24, 2017 14:09:43 GMT -5
I can honestly say that in my neck of the woods the turkey population has been pretty poor to say the least...which it has been for years. I have hunted the salamonie and mississinewa all my life and there has just never really been a good population in this part of the state. I tried to contact DNR to see about introducing some sort of put & take method to increase the population (which they obviously didnt want to do) After discussing with local biologists connected to these properties I was told there is under a 2% chance you will kill a bird. That doesnt give one much hope if he is lucky enough to get drawn. I havent been drawn the past 4 years now...think its about time to put my name in at a different location
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Post by parrothead on May 24, 2017 14:22:19 GMT -5
Doc you need to put in for the Refuge down here in Seymour if you do a draw hunt.
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Post by freedomhunter on May 24, 2017 15:29:02 GMT -5
I can honestly say that in my neck of the woods the turkey population has been pretty poor to say the least...which it has been for years. I have hunted the salamonie and mississinewa all my life and there has just never really been a good population in this part of the state. I tried to contact DNR to see about introducing some sort of put & take method to increase the population (which they obviously didnt want to do) After discussing with local biologists connected to these properties I was told there is under a 2% chance you will kill a bird. That doesnt give one much hope if he is lucky enough to get drawn. I havent been drawn the past 4 years now...think its about time to put my name in at a different location DNR stopped relocating birds years ago and has no plans to do it again. Game over. Go SOUTH, the closer to the Ohio river you get the better. More fun hunting big woods birds, anyway.
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Post by butlerj on May 24, 2017 17:05:00 GMT -5
2008 or so they released 20-30 birds in hancock/shelby county. I've seen the flock only twice and from road both times years apart between then and now. Within The last 3 years one time I seen a strutting tom close to 9 between greenfield and shelbyville. In April.
Personally due to No access to private land and no courage to ask someone. I travel to where I've deer hunted 18 years. Across state. I don't mind the drive it's just getting to bed and having to get up to make time for the drive. I think some other properties are actally closer but I like taking the walk down memory lane as I did as a youngster with my uncles and grandpa.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2017 8:57:37 GMT -5
Here is a picture my wife took a few minutes ago when it was pouring outside. We have resident turkeys year round. So many I just ignore them. That' the 8 tons of gravel that I am moving tomorrow afternoon down to the new wall. Topsoil is just to the right off of frame. I have a cover over the topsoil. Looks like a few inches of rain today.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2017 16:20:47 GMT -5
3 Tom's haven't moved much today in the rain. Moved from side yard to front. We got 3.77 inches so far.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jun 23, 2017 20:06:25 GMT -5
We got hammered too, and I haven't moved much further than that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2017 20:40:46 GMT -5
The local news stated that my area was just over 4 inches.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jun 23, 2017 20:42:03 GMT -5
The local news stated that my area was just over 4 inches. That's more than a good soaking. I know it rained just about all day here, but haven't heard a total.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2017 20:50:43 GMT -5
The local news stated that my area was just over 4 inches. That's more than a good soaking. I know it rained just about all day here, but haven't heard a total. I was hoping to move 8 tons of gravel, then dig out 5.5 inches of the new patio area and then move 8 tons of top soil between 2pm Saturday and most of Sunday. I was planning on renting a Dingo with a tooth loader at 2pm. Might be to wet. I walked the area and it still was hard as a rock (clay and spilled gravel) on top, but the new top soil above and clay below the wall is very soft. Hopefully it dries out enough tonight and in the morning. I can pick up the dingo at 2pm Saturday and return by 9am Monday for only a 1 day charge (8hrs). Might have to put in a full day Sunday.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 20:37:59 GMT -5
The three Tom's moved away this morning with all the construction work going on. We ended up 4.34 inches of rain.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Aug 6, 2017 13:18:35 GMT -5
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