Hens must be nesting

[fireduck]

Monday hunted at knox and heard by far the most gobbling for the season. I killed a tom at 6:50 who was love sick and looking for some hens. 19lbs 9 1/4in beard and 1 1/4 spurs. When I shot him 2 other toms came in gobbling there heads off.

[huntindawoods]

congrats on your bird it sounds like you had an awsome hunt

[HillBillyFiveO]

Congrats! Hopefully they still need lovin' this afternoon. I ain't got a bird yet and today is my last chance. :o We'll see!

Floyd T.

[KY_Fried]

They're nesting here. I bumped a hen up in the same spot 3 times the past few days so I know she's on a nest. Gonna have to travel a different route next time since I hate disturbing her so much. Not much gobbling
going on lately though.

[yeehaw21]

Congrats! Hopefully they still need lovin' this afternoon. I ain't got a bird yet and today is my last chance. :o We'll see!

Floyd T.

Well at least I'm not the only one who seems not to have connected yet.;) Hope your luck, and mine, changes soon. I had my chance opening morning. Had a bird sneak in to 10 yards before I seen him. I didn't expect him to come around from the right side. He busted me before I had a chance. If I'd had my cheek down on my gun more, I'd have gotten him. Live and learn!

[str8 shot]

there nesting here to,seen one hen every outing by herself go into the same spot of woods

[notimlmit]

I've been hunting Metcalfe this season, yesterday was my last day. I've seen hens every morning go to toms and again in the afternoons. They cut me off every single time I even got close. Even called hens to me which at the same time had a bird working then they would go to him and cut me off. I did notice something yesterday afternoon, Two toms had hens with them and would strut a little then just walk away from the hens as if they weren't all that interested.

[Feedman]

I saw a tom breed a hen this morning.

[turk2di]

A buddy jumped 2 hens at Peabody with 12 eggs apiece earlier this week. No doubt they r incubating.

[blade]

I noticed a big change last sunday in my area. I killed my 2nd Tom of the year. I shot an Old Tom that had been henned up since the start of the season. He weighed 25 1/2 pounds and had 4 beards. One was 10 7/8", 2 were 8 1/2" and one was 7 3/4". I got out of the truck at 4pm and was back on the road by 5 pm. The hen sightings have been few this past week and have seen alot of loaner toms in the fields. This is a pretty good indicator that the hens are sitting there nests. My first tom was 20 1/2 lbs with a 9" beard and 1" spurs. Its been a good year, I hate to see it end.