2020 Spring Turkey Thread

remrug · May 21, 2020

Going to give it one last try in Baltimore Co tomorrow morning.Are they still gobbling?

outrider58 · May 22, 2020

remrug said:
Going to give it one last try in Baltimore Co tomorrow morning.Are they still gobbling?

Yes
Me too.

remrug · May 22, 2020

Had a good hour and a half before it started raining,but didnt hear or see any turkeys.That makes three hunts in a row with no gobbles.This is on a farm where I have had pretty good success in the past.

Guess I will give em hell next year...lol

outrider58 · May 23, 2020

Called this one in for my buddy this morning. Now we're working on one for me.

44man · May 23, 2020

The boys hunting at the farm are bitching that they haven’t seen or even hear a single bird. I figure that thunderstorm has them shut down but it’s hard to tell

I told them to run and gun calling till their tired of it or get a bird to come in

Idk if that’s the right call but at least they will have some fun lol

Mag Dump · May 23, 2020

outrider58 said:
Called this one in for my buddy this morning. Now we're working on one for me.

Well done sir!!! Good luck on one for yourself!

94hokie · May 23, 2020

Finally got one yesterday evening. 10 1/2'' beard and 1 1/4'' spurs. Had another one gobbling and coming my way this morning but I think a hen met up with him 100-150 yards from me and he went silent.

outrider58 · May 23, 2020

Mag Dump said:
Well done sir!!! Good luck on one for yourself!

Thanks. No luck for me, but calling that bird in for my bro was just as good. It was only his second turkey, both being called in by me.

94hokie said:
Finally got one yesterday evening. 10 1/2'' beard and 1 1/4'' spurs. Had another one gobbling and coming my way this morning but I think a hen met up with him 100-150 yards from me and he went silent.

That thing is a monster. Bet it goes better that 25#(nice job getting the feet in there)!

kstone803 · May 23, 2020

I went, I got wet then got hot then went home. I hate turkeys. Blew a hen out of a tree roost at 0930. WTF was she doing in a tree that late?

94hokie · May 23, 2020

outrider58 said:
That thing is a monster. Bet it goes better that 25#(nice job getting the feet in there)!

It weighed 22#, We figure he was probably around 25 before breeding started. Had to take an extra picture with the feet just for posting here.

remrug · May 23, 2020

Congrats to all that were successful this year.It was my worst season ever.I only went a few times tho.

amsmlmssml · May 24, 2020

remrug said:
Congrats to all that were successful this year.It was my worst season ever.I only went a few times tho.

+1, I have never encountered as many hunters and lack of gobbling as I did this year. Seems like it was feast or famine. Several guys I know limited out early. Congrats to those who were successful! Till next year. Stay safe!

94hokie · May 24, 2020

amsmlmssml said:
+1, I have never encountered as many hunters and lack of gobbling as I did this year. Seems like it was feast or famine. Several guys I know limited out early. Congrats to those who were successful! Till next year. Stay safe!

Birds were definitely not vocal most of the season. Most of the Toms that were killed by people I know came in quiet. The only bird I heard really gobble off the roost was the one I heard yesterday.

outrider58 · May 24, 2020

94hokie said:
Birds were definitely not vocal most of the season. Most of the Toms that were killed by people I know came in quiet. The only bird I heard really gobble off the roost was the one I heard yesterday.

Same here.

midnightSGT · May 24, 2020

I went out a total of five times. I only heard one bird gobble. I did not see any birds. I'm starting to think that the predators may be eating well. I full disclosure I was hunting maryland property
and the hunting pressure was quite high.

remrug · May 25, 2020

One thing you have to remember

Two years ago,we had record levels of rainfall.The cold,wet Spring took a heavy toll on poult survival.Most of the toms shot every year are 2 years old.More hunting pressure this year combined with less toms equals much less gobbling going on.

BigCountry14 · May 25, 2020

This year was much more exciting up here than normal. I have high hopes for next year too. We had pretty good poult survival last year from what I saw and my cameras are catching more than ever. Hope they do well this year too. I know of at least 4 more gobblers in addition to the one i shot within a square mile.

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outrider58 · May 25, 2020

My buddy who shot the turkey I posted heard two different gobblers today as he began to cut his hay.

Doco Overboard · May 25, 2020

Some will be strutting still at the end of June. I'm not sure if the morbidity of last years hatch has as much to do with how vocal they are.
I could probably see the increased numbers of birds of prey in a lot of different areas. Hunter density, other forms of predation or even how windy it was at the beginning of the season and some guys just not hearing a gobble.
Could also be an increased number of hen birds or immature roosters interfering with the pecking order somehow. Who seen birds running hens all around like the whitetail rut when they were out?
It was also pretty warm where I hunt even when the youth hunt was on. Usually you have to be prepared for cold where I go or have a little something to eat with you to keep warm till about 10:00.

BigCountry14 · May 25, 2020

Seems to me here where I am in Harford, the hens broke up and started nesting really early. The Tom's were all hard up all spring. Anything that sounded remotely like a hen clucking and they were gobbling and running towards it. We had a jake last week gobbling at my chickens at noon.

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