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Gobbler pairing

Started by FullChoke, April 16, 2021, 09:57:26 AM

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High plains drifter

Some of them are homosexuals, and like to hang with other males.

Marc

I've seen all types of situations that I do not understand in the gobbler world of breeding.

Last year on one ranch, the birds were grouped up in large flocks of hens/toms/jakes until the hens were on the nest.  Often times, the hens would come off the nest to intercept the preceived intruder (i.e. my callin).

I kept expecting the birds to break up into smaller groups, but once the hens were nested, the jakes and toms strolled around in groups together.

I have no idea how to tell a 2 year-old from a 5 year-old?  But I have often seen mature birds that seem to roam together most of the season from anywhere from 2-4 birds.  I call them "party birds."  Sometimes these bachelor groups are less apt to hang up that singles (maybe the numbers give them conifdence?); when they come, they come.

Did I do that?

Fly fishermen are born honest, but they get over it.