A few birds
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alyeskan
Spike
What a great pic, must be 20 gobblers puffed up in there.
Very cool indeed
Very cool indeed
1wildcatfan
12 pointer
Good Lord.I have a few turkey but not as many as usual.
That is nothing compared to the past. They tore my silage pile all to pieces.
I had a acre Cerel Rey planted behind my house and three acres of wheat where the picture was taken. The fields was destroyed before dove season. The dove did their share along with deer.
Meatstick
12 pointer
1wildcatfan
12 pointer
Jr have his killer eye on one?
Meatstick
12 pointer
Always. He was out back with the spotting scope til dark watching them roost. Told me he "tucked em into bed."
You won't see any flocks like that here in this section EKY. I wish. But 8-15 birds is tops in a flock here. I'd love to see that here though!I have a few turkey but not as many as usual.
Seems like when turkeys first came around here they just multiplied like crazy. I had silage in a bed to feed my cattle and they would find it every year. I would look out and turkey would be all around , on top and in the pile digging out corn. All the fields here would have turkeys scattered all over them. When we put silage in my troughs there would be turkeys eating in the troughs and along with the cattle.
Turkeys would be everywhere when I started feeding from the silage bed, even in my yard and out in the middle of the road. Cars would have to stop at times because of turkeys in the road. It is a wonder there hasn't been a wreck from people driving by and looking at them.
Turkey numbers are down from what they used to be. And no I have never hunted turkey anywhere close to where we feed.
Bucktail
Spike
Like a switch got turned on today. Hens and strutters in every field around the house. Sure gets me fired up and looking forward to season.
JDMiller
12 pointer
Saw the same thing this afternoon…… I disked and sprayed about an 1-1/2 acre plot a few weeks ago and plan on planting this coming Wednesday. Had a roller I want to use after I broadcast and decided to run it out to the farm. Didn’t see a turkey anywhere driving over or on our place around noon. But around 3pm…. was like flipping a switch…. birds out in fields everywhere.
Which the wind & cold was terrible this morning …. figure birds were holding tight to anywhere they could get some relief. But as soon as the wind died down a bit and sun…. they hit the fields.
Saw quite a few strutters but flocks were still pretty large…. at least to my thoughts. I’m sure they’re starting to bust up to somewhat smaller groups but bet most of what I saw flocks had 30-40 birds grouped up in the fields. Which it’s still early…and with freezing temps this weekend .. hopefully not too many nest affected.
Gooser
8 pointer
Saw two toms breeding hens in two different fields and days in Indiana on the way to Champaign Ill on hwy74 thought it was kinda early!! Seen small groups up north and down here large groups funny how each states are different!!
