Gobbling hens....anybody else seen this.

[stratos907]

I observed on several occasions a gobbling hen on Peabody WMA Sinclair unit in October while bow hunting. Anyone else seen this in KY. It was hilrious.

[Joey Cheek]

My buddy and I saw this in Ohio a few years ago.You are right it is funny as hell.She came within 15 yards of us it was all I could do to keep from laughing.

[stratos907]

Im sure it's hormonal....she was huge...probably 15 pounds!

[matewsq2]

WE had tame birds when i was a kid an the hens would gobble an strut to it was prtty cool to watch

[jettdog68]

Ive seen several strutting and Gobbling hens in the springtime!!!

["KJ"]

Turkeys are weird critters, aint they. I love em though.

[turk2di]

Not a common occurence. Could they have possibly been poult jakes giving it a shot? I would love to see it, but in 20 years of messing with turks, haven't been lucky enought to witness it yet:(

[Kybirdman]

Not a common occurence. Could they have possibly been poult jakes giving it a shot? I would love to see it, but in 20 years of messing with turks, haven't been lucky enought to witness it yet:(
Ditto. Have seen a lot of ticked off hens. Just really wander if they possess a larynx similar to a gobbler that would enable them to gobble. 20 yrs of turkey hunting and never seen either. Could a hen strutt out her feathers to aid in drying? Good questions for Lovett Williams Jr.

[kidd rock]

Saw it one time, in Alabama several years ago.

[CSS archer]

I've seen a hen strut, even videoed it. She was displaying dominance over another hen, but she dropped her wings, tail fanned and strait up, feathers on end for several minutes.

I haven't seen a hen gobble but know another biologist that has.

[hunting fool]

Almost fell out of my treestand trying to find the jake sounding gobble, only to find out it was a Hen, darnest thing I ever saw!!!!!!!!!!!

[rcb216]

Here is a clip of one, never saw it myself but I have seen one strut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0BSNwaiTe0#

[MikeKy]

I've never seen one gobble but had a hen come in to my decoys on opening day in 2007. She strutted and displayed around them for a while. Thought I was going to lose a decoy but she finally lost interest and wandered off. She was big time upset with those decoys.

[BigKuntry]

My buddy and I saw this in Ohio a few years ago.You are right it is funny as hell.She came within 15 yards of us it was all I could do to keep from laughing.

You took the words right out of my mouth...that there is SO FUNNY, I could not believe it!! This is the 3rd, or 4th times that I've seen a thread this month about gobbling hens!

[BRADM]

Turkeys are weird critters, aint they. I love em though.

Yes they are weird...but I dont always love them. ;)

Brad

[CHL]

Pretty neat. I've heard of them strutting as well but that would be something to see them gobble.

[B.M. Barrelcooker]

Ain't nothin special. I've been livin with a gobbling hen for about fifteen years.:p