|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2013 6:48:34 GMT -5
We've got gobblers all around us. Woodmaster had a jake come and attack his decoy. Right now I've got a long ears straight across the field about 200 yards gobbling his head off, but not moving. He does double gobbles when Woodmaster calls
|
|
|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2013 6:58:39 GMT -5
"Long EARs" lol stupid iPhone
Long beard
|
|
|
Post by 3ptbuck on Apr 14, 2013 7:53:00 GMT -5
Good morning down here also. Lots of gobbling again today and had a pair of jakes fly down and strut around my hen decoy for about the first 20min.
|
|
|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2013 8:28:05 GMT -5
Good morning down here also. Lots of gobbling again today and had a pair of jakes fly down and strut around my hen decoy for about the first 20min. Great and beautiful morning. God graced us with a magnificent sunrise. The bird across the field from me stood there, strutted and gobbled for a good 45 minutes and finally gave up as no hens went to him. He had to have gobbled 200 times... Only birds we have had close enough to kill has been jakes..
|
|
|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2013 8:33:03 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by featherduster on Apr 14, 2013 8:53:59 GMT -5
Woody says :He had to have gobbled 200 times... Timex says: They will only gobble so many times a season. That bird might be reaching his GOBBLE LIMIT.
|
|
|
Post by GS1 on Apr 14, 2013 9:30:54 GMT -5
Not to worry. He can get into next years allotment and start using them. It's actually pretty common. That's why they gobble good one year and not the next.
We should also be seeing some poults in a couple of weeks from those hens that were bred in early march too.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2013 9:45:08 GMT -5
If one bird gobbled 200 times, he's most likely a 2 year old and will likely not survive the season. His limit will be reached. The reason they gobble good one year and not the next is mostly related to the hatch two years prior. When most of the flock is made up of 2 yr. old Toms, you'll hear plenty of gobbling. When it's 3-4 year olds, you'll hear a lot less. A whole lot less. Turkey Biology 101.....good to know if your a novice.
|
|
|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2013 10:49:01 GMT -5
He survived this morning even though he gobbled , double gobbled and triple gobbled at Woodmaster's calls. He wouldn't budge from his spot.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2013 11:11:32 GMT -5
That would be a good spot to be tomorrow morning. Another thing is use your gobble tube everytime Woodmaster calls. Don't call to the tom at all after the first series.
|
|
|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2013 11:54:39 GMT -5
Can't make it tomorrow.
Woodmaster called sparingly. He finally quit altogether. After about 20 minutes the bird left the opposite direction..
|
|
|
Post by daworz on Apr 15, 2013 13:37:47 GMT -5
Congrats Woody, Reading this Make me Mad that I didnt Go. Oh Well Indiana's season will be here before we know it. Put the smack down on Bird #2 and save some for Woodmaster, Find any Shrooms/ or have you been to busy with the Birds?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2013 4:16:13 GMT -5
The Toms were gobbling a lot yesterday morning.
Congratulations on a great Kentucky Tom. It sounds like you guys have a good property with a lot of Turkeys.
Kentucky has a great mix of big woods with farmland and pasture land which creates some of the best Turkey habitat in America. Kentucky also has one of the highest Turkey populations and harvest in America.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 11:25:36 GMT -5
First time off work for me turned out good. Lots of gobbling with at least a dozen different toms. Killed this one on my second set up. Had a gobbling bird in front and one coming from the rear and two more that didnt gobble except on tbe rebound.
|
|
|
Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 17, 2013 17:35:51 GMT -5
Congrats Woody and timex on a couple of nice birds. Sounds like they are pretty vocal down there.
|
|
|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 18, 2013 8:30:31 GMT -5
Congratulations Timex! We will be back down to Fordsville this Saturday and maybe Sunday. Sunday is Woodmaster's 51st birthday so maybe he will get a feathered present?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2013 10:28:40 GMT -5
Toms roosting witb the hens today. Had one bunch in a green field that had 15 hens and 5 long beards all together. Still too early for good hunting.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 20:42:27 GMT -5
Congratulations on a successful Hunt. First time off work for me turned out good. Lots of gobbling with at least a dozen different toms. Killed this one on my second set up. Had a gobbling bird in front and one coming from the rear and two more that didnt gobble except on tbe rebound.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 20:46:51 GMT -5
I agree. I hunted 4 days last week. We heard Toms gobbling every morning, but they were with Hens so they would not come to our calls. The last week of season should be good. Toms roosting witb the hens today. Had one bunch in a green field that had 15 hens and 5 long beards all together. Still too early for good hunting.
|
|
|
Post by Woody Williams on Apr 21, 2013 7:33:11 GMT -5
Sloooowwww morning.
I've seen 5 hens and 1 jake. We only have had one gobbling and he didn't gobble much or very long. Nice morning otherwise..
|
|