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Post by jman46151 on May 11, 2023 11:09:54 GMT -5
I stuck around until noon. Only bird in range was a hen. Was hoping she’d pull one of the gobblers in. Had birds all around me throughout the morning. At least four different birds gobbling in a circle, but none would close the distance. Of course I tried to make a move on two and as soon as I got to where I wanted to setup they had moved to the west side of the property. I did walk the property before leaving and bumped a hen off her nest. I never saw her until she took off and I was only about five feet away. Scared the heck outta me. Still a great day in the woods and always better than a day at work. I had that happen to me once. It will scare the crap out of ya!
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Post by deadeer on May 11, 2023 11:15:56 GMT -5
Birds are definitely on a different pattern around our area now. Zero sightings for any of my contacts this week.
Calling for some rain on the weekend, but no matter as we got a blind up at each location. Gonna give it the last hoorah.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on May 11, 2023 12:24:37 GMT -5
If rains not bad Saturday morning I’ll give it one last go. Got one last setup to try where ones been strutting on a logging road a while after he flies down on my last two hunts. Raining too hard and I’m done for the season. I’ll give Sunday up for Mother’s Day so no hunting then.
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Post by huntsemall on May 11, 2023 14:01:38 GMT -5
Got a phone call around 715 this morning asking if I was up. A parent of one of my football kids smoked a pretty nice tom just below the house. Probably 9-10" beard and 1" spurs. Luckily just a broken grill as I have seen pictures after they've flown into windshields. It was still alive, but barely. I dispatched him as I didn't like him suffering. Called our CO and he gave the neighbors the paperwork.
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Post by genesis273 on May 11, 2023 15:16:07 GMT -5
Sort of live from the turkey woods... I saw something pretty cool this afternoon at work. I was on a long hike across a field at work to retrieve some surveillance equipment. I rounded the corner of a freshly planted field and 200 yards up there was a few turkeys. One smoke phased hen dusting herself. They bolted for the woods before I could even get my phone out but, she left some feathers in the dust bowl. I had never seen one before.
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Post by Woody Williams on May 11, 2023 16:04:27 GMT -5
My daughter took this picture of a smoke phase hen in Cades Cove. They are beautiful birds. About the only turkey I would mount would be a nice sized smoke phase gobbler. I’ve never seen one, but we do get some red phase birds from time to time
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Post by Woody Williams on May 11, 2023 16:11:53 GMT -5
🤣
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Post by whitetaildave24 on May 11, 2023 18:27:01 GMT -5
I second that.
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Post by elmo on May 11, 2023 19:15:21 GMT -5
Yep I’m there.
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Post by featherduster on May 11, 2023 19:41:43 GMT -5
I third that!!!!!
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Post by genesis273 on May 11, 2023 20:29:28 GMT -5
My daughter took this picture of a smoke phase hen in Cades Cove. They are beautiful birds. About the only turkey I would mount would be a nice sized smoke phase gobbler. I’ve never seen one, but we do get some red phase birds from time to time I have one full mount tom in half strut. I will never pay for another one unless it's a smoke phase.
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Post by treetop on May 12, 2023 4:30:00 GMT -5
Not over yet hang in there 30 seconds can change everything
Good luck everyone going out today and this weekend
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Post by treetop on May 12, 2023 5:39:38 GMT -5
Sitting here waiting on a different cabinet guy to show up at 8 got two Tom’s strutting in the yard not seen a hen yet but they are ready for her
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Post by featherduster on May 12, 2023 9:17:06 GMT -5
I am done for the year!
I can say that my hunting area is a TURKEY FREE zone.
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Post by treetop on May 12, 2023 11:13:10 GMT -5
I am done for the year! I can say that my hunting area is a TURKEY FREE zone. Dang I was hoping to buy you a Miller High Life
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Post by deadeer on May 12, 2023 12:00:08 GMT -5
I am done for the year! I can say that my hunting area is a TURKEY FREE zone. Dang I was hoping to buy you a Miller High Life Still can, just have to toast to next year. 🍻
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Post by deadeer on May 12, 2023 12:06:17 GMT -5
About 50 mile round trip this morning to Michigan City and back, and we didn't see a single bird anywhere. ☹ What the heck? Enthusiasm is waning quickly. I'm gonna leave it up to Luke about finishing out the weekend.
If I mentioned the word FISHING, he'd say "what turkey?". Lol
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Post by huntsemall on May 12, 2023 15:20:47 GMT -5
IMO, can't go wrong with either choice!
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Post by whitetaildave24 on May 12, 2023 21:02:42 GMT -5
Coming home this evening and this guy strutting in a field not far from home. Wife called me to tell me about him this morning as well and then my daughter proceeds to tell me her and my son have saw him the past three mornings on their way to school. I went to school with the owners, so this may require a knock on their door if he’s out there tomorrow evening.
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Post by deadeer on May 13, 2023 0:25:49 GMT -5
Our Saturday morning hunt is not gonna be happening. I'm just leaving work now, at 1:30am, after a last minute, late night road call. Oh well, best to refill the piggybank when the opportunity allows I guess. 😕
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