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Author Topic: Virginia 2016  (Read 20716 times)

Offline 357MAGNOLE

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Virginia 2016
« on: February 02, 2016, 09:24:32 PM »
It's getting to be that time of year again!

I am about to start my scouting as soon as the rest of this snow melts off and dries up a tad.  Please post your findings in here.

So far I have seen a group of Toms on a couple occasions walking together, probably the same group of 3.  Very excited to hear that first gobble of the spring!

Anyone hearing anything yet? Tons of poults running around with hens back in the summer.  I am hoping for a good year.
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Offline Vaturkeyhntr

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2016, 10:31:24 PM »
Saw multiple groups of longbeards during deer season on the farms we hunt, the largest flock being 12 longbeards together.  The beginning of March is when I usually will start my scouting and put out some trail cams

Offline TKE921

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2016, 03:44:08 PM »
Had a lady show me a picture that was taken out her kitchen window. There must have been 45 in the flock ( Alleghany county )

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2016, 01:53:40 PM »
Found a patch of oaks tore up Saturday afternoon while checking a trail camera.  Turkey scratchin's always make me smile. 

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Virginia 2016
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2016, 02:13:16 PM »
Been doing some shed hunting and have seen more birds this winter in the mountains than in probably the past 15 years. Not sure what they are eating as our acorn crop was a failure but glad to see them around

Offline skimerhorn

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2016, 08:28:42 PM »
Anybody  een out, I've heard a few are starting to crank up

Offline beakbuster10

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Virginia 2016
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2016, 09:18:39 PM »
I've yet to listen but have gotten plenty of birds on camera.


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Virginia 2016
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2016, 04:49:38 PM »
Pulled a card close to home today. Got the juices really flowing.



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Offline 357MAGNOLE

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2016, 06:54:36 PM »
Good lord, them boys look sharp!!!!!
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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2016, 09:25:31 AM »
Went out this morning for a little bit on Quantico MCB and didn't hear anything.  Had a friend deer hunting in Loudon county and heard 2-3 gobbling pretty good.  They were done once they hit the ground.

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2016, 07:11:20 AM »
Heard a couple this morning at the farm in Prince William. They didn't start gobbling til they hit the ground and then they only gobbled every few minutes. Not real fired up but getting there.

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2016, 07:12:38 AM »
1 gobbled about 5 times this morning in King George.  Had hens with him that were very vocal in the tree.  Lots of yelping, cutting and fly down cackles. Hens were still very vocal once on the ground but the gobbler quit gobbling.

The ridge they were in has an old logging road that runs the top of it and it is absolutely tore up with scratchings.

Offline Mazahoochi

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2016, 05:05:49 AM »
Heard a bird gobble several times yesterday morning in Greene Co.  Not sure how much of an affect this warm weather is having on them, but its left no doubt with me Spring is here!

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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2016, 06:46:07 AM »
Sweet. I'm going to get out this weekend in King George to see what I can figure out.
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Re: Virginia 2016
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2016, 09:32:54 PM »
Heard a solo one and a small group this morning. May have been 2 or 3 fairly close, I didn't want to spook them so I kept my distance