I haven't been to listen yet mostly because of the cold weather. When everyone starts going out to listen let us know how it goes also what part of the state your in. The youth season is just around the corner now.
Going out this afternoon and will give some feedback!
One bird gobbled 5 times this morning on the roost. North central Bama.
Thats good to hear! I am gonna go listen in the morning.
Well I went yesterday morning heard 2 they gobbled 2 times each. This morning heard 5 all gobble 1 or 2 times except 1 of them. He gobbled 7 times I listened to him strut until 1030 about 11 he gobbled one more time. They are henned up bad though. This was in south west alabama.
Gobbling good in south alabama
Gobbling good in north east Alabama
Mine are gobbling good. But these loggers on a neighboring property are making it hard. They are suppose to be cutting until mid summer on it.
Birds gobbled really good on Sunday and Monday mornings. They are really henned up bad and none of the two yr olds are very vocal. Most of the big dominant birds have them lock jawed. Heard three this morning after the rain but they all gobbled only a handful of times
I heard about 40 gobbles between 6:15-6:45, but they was across property line this morning. I have been doing this for a while but only killed 1 turkey. I think I need to just go with a guide service. Any ideas?
boom
Quote from: Boom on March 29, 2015, 10:02:45 PM
I heard about 40 gobbles between 6:15-6:45, but they was across property line this morning. I have been doing this for a while but only killed 1 turkey. I think I need to just go with a guide service. Any ideas?
boom
Just keep going the hens are breaking away from the gobblers right now around here. You never know when you go one morning and he gobbles on yours. But he might only be on yours for 1 day you never know. I have followed birds all the way across a big lease I'm on witch is about 2 miles across it. It didn't take but around 5 morning and he was across the property line on the other side. I killed him eventually about 1/2 mile from the lease line behind my brothers house.
Only gobbles I've heard past 3 days have been after 830 here in Chilton county. Killed one this morning that started at 830. Finally pulled trigger at 1230.
Quote from: Boom on March 29, 2015, 10:02:45 PM
I heard about 40 gobbles between 6:15-6:45, but they was across property line this morning. I have been doing this for a while but only killed 1 turkey. I think I need to just go with a guide service. Any ideas?
boom
You will get them just hang with it
Quote from: tonybforua on March 30, 2015, 05:31:27 PM
Only gobbles I've heard past 3 days have been after 830 here in Chilton county. Killed one this morning that started at 830. Finally pulled trigger at 1230.
Congrats on the bird.
Heard some gobbles in Tuscaloosa. Have called in some hens twice this year, but no strutter boys. Ready to get on some! Had to work around the house today and hitting it hard in the morning!
Boom
Anybody hunt Cahaba river WMA? If so any luck on hearing anything?
Well it's that time to get this thread started again. It shouldn't be long until someone gets the urge to go listen. I've saw strut sign and it want be long until I go listen.
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Gobbling good in central Alabama this morning. Hens are vocal. Overcast and a touch windy. 60 degrees
I'll be sitting on the river between Alabama and Georgia in the morning to see who talks first
Good to hear!
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Heard a jake this morning. I was driving down the road right at daylight and just happened to look to my left and saw the silhouettes of a couple turkeys in trees along the river. Went down a little ways and got out. Ended up being about 15 hens. Went down the road a little further and listened to the jake gobble a few times.
Anybody around Heflin hearing anything?
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Man, this has been a rough season so far. There was promise starting out with gobbling birds and a few close calls. Now, the last few mornings have been dead silent in my part of the state. Others are reporting the same.
Some of the old timers say that that the turkeys bred early this year given the warm temps in late Feb / early March. Which means now they are basically done breeding except for the hens that might have a damaged nest that are coming back into season.
Others say that the season is yet to really get started.
All I know is that I have only missed 5 mornings hunts all year and I am pretty discouraged with the less than stellar results thus far. I have had a few woulda shoulda hunts where two to three birds should be in the freezer, but these silent mornings just have me stumped.