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Post by mullis56 on May 2, 2006 18:57:52 GMT -5
It is now getting later in the year, and I think it will be easier to kill a 3 to 5 year old tom this coming week into next.......anyone else agree? My reasoning I've always killed 2-year olds first 4-5 days and then the 2nd and even 3rd weekends, if I'm still hunting, I've always killed whoppers 3-5 year olds. (i.e. - 3 years ago last Saturday of season 26#, 3 beards, 12-1/4", 9" and 7-3/8" with 1-3/8 hooks......... Let me know if you think the biggest are already killed or if I have a shot of getting a pig this coming weekend (Friday and Saturday is when I am going to be able to get out) Thanks for the support:P
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Post by gobblerstopper on May 2, 2006 21:20:44 GMT -5
I think a lot of it depends on the property that you are hunting. On over hunted public ground, you are probably right. Most of the loudmouth over-eager 2 year olds have been shot all ready. Leaving the older birds for us to go after. A lot of other places, the two year olds have been getting whipped for over a month now and they are probably becoming a little less aggressive toward the calling. I also think this is when people start referring to birds as "call shy" (which I do not believe exist ). The birds that are left are the older smarter birds that all ready know how the game is supposed to be played. Heck, at this point even a surviving 2 year old should be considered a 3 year old.
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Post by Decatur on May 3, 2006 6:39:47 GMT -5
I wish I had enough turkey hunting experience to offer an opinion, but only getting to hunt 3 days a year leaves me a little lacking. I sure wish there was somewhere closer for us poor Adams county turkey hunters to hunt!
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Post by ridgerunner on May 5, 2006 21:51:32 GMT -5
Thats possible, but would be hard to actually know for sure..I think it depends more on the property, the previous years hatch, hunting pressure over the years, experience of the hunters hunting said property, all that being said..., I will always and gladly shoot a two year old bird. If he's gobbling and is a mature bird and I can take him, I will everytime....If he happens to be a old bird, then all the better, but I'm not that caliber of hunter, as long as he is a mature bird thats all I'm looking for..
The only way really your question could be answered is if you had a biologist do a study on that specific property document data before, during and after season..Myself I actually think alot of the bigger birds are the first ones killed. They are dominant birds, the smaller ones have had their butts kicked many times as the season progresses and aren't as willing to run in to a call or decoy setup for fear of being whipped, but a dominant bird will usually be the first on the scene...IMO....Ridgerunner
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Post by mbogo on May 8, 2006 8:51:23 GMT -5
Mullis56, the older/larger birds in my hunting area seem to become more vocal and visible later in the season, if they are not pressured too much early in the season. I've hunted a handful of large birds over the years that hardly gobbled until the last week of season. They weren't any easier to call but at least they were vocal.
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Post by parrothead on May 8, 2006 9:24:25 GMT -5
THe birds were vocal all weekend in Jefferson Co. They just would not respond to calls. Sat. they gobbled even after hitting the ground. Sunday once they hit the ground they were done.
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