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Post by oneshot on May 17, 2007 18:22:43 GMT -5
Yesterday May 16 at 5:05 PM I saw a tom strutting for a hen in a field. So it looks like in Gibson County the rut is still on!
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Post by hoosierdaddy on May 17, 2007 20:18:58 GMT -5
What I am worried about is that the eggs froze during that hard frost and the hens had to start over with a new nest.If that is the case,the hatch will be 2 to 4 weeks later than what it should have been.It also looks like the hard frost killed a lot of buds on the trees,which will probably mean a very poor mast crop this fall. Late hatch + no food = high mortality rate this winter.You think turkey huntin' sucked this spring,wait two years and see what we got.
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on May 18, 2007 21:27:33 GMT -5
I was thinking the same thing. Poor season since the hens nested late. Toms still gobbling and strutting in Mich. for the late season.Don't know about the mast crop yet but should be able to tell soon. Hopefully it will be a mild winter with good holdover crops in the field because of to much rain to harvest. Nothing against the farmers, but they are subsidized-the turks aren't. With all the need for corn increasing, the farmer look to have a few good years ahead finally.
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