Huckleberry and myself hit a new spot Saturday morning. Been logged but we found 3 that were together and already henned up. They gobbled fairly well considering how foggy it was. I heard one across from my house this morning. Hens were roosted right along highway. Watched 3 hens fly down and no more gobbles lol.
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Got this pic yesterday on my favorite WV ridge. Can't wait!!
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Early spring here , I've heard reports of good gobbling , but I myself havent heard it, but the days I've been off to listen were less than ideal . Birds are definitely ahead of schedule , which could be a good thing. 6 days. We will see I guess. I only have 1 more morning and 2 evenings I can listen before the opener , so I guess we will see .
I've heard reports of gobbling and been seeing birds strutting in big flocks a lot here in Kentucky. Unfortunately working a lot of overtime these next two weeks so I won't get any scouting in before my season starts in Florida then South Carolina
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My DIL scouts for me LOL. They live at 2K ft. and birds don't winter there at all; they go down in the valley about 6 miles south. She called me last week and said they're back...flock of 30 in the back field including 4 or 5 strutters. Of course they'll break up but will be in the area somewhere.
I will be out starting Monday morning taking my daughter. Cold temps have moved in for the week, so will have to see how the birds are effected. I have seen lots of birds since deer season ended, so hoping for a great spring.
I haven't been out yet to look around. We got so much snow I'm waiting for it to melt some before I adventure out.
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Early spring here , I've heard reports of good gobbling , but I myself havent heard it, but the days I've been off to listen were less than ideal . Birds are definitely ahead of schedule , which could be a good thing. 6 days. We will see I guess. I only have 1 more morning and 2 evenings I can listen before the opener , so I guess we will see .
Did you ever get to listen any more? I haven't heard many, just a single bird in some of the same old spots, definitely fewer than than any time in the last 5 or 6 years. I haven't been up towards your way listening though. I saw jakes the last couple years so I'm hoping that a lot of the birds are just silent right now.
Good luck to anyone hunting MS tomorrow
Yes I've been out a few more times since then . Morning and evening . Nothing changed really. Inconsistent , and the last few mornings the weather for gobbling was good in my opinion .
Winter has returned to the ozarks lol. 22 degrees here this morning has em tight lipped.
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Still a few more weeks in WV before season starts. Hope this big boy hangs around long enough
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