Central PA Gobbling 2018

[compton30]

Alright, men, we've been waiting all year and the time has finally come to record our encounters.

For those new, report your Date, Weather/Temperature, Time of Day and whatever other information you find pertinent!

I'll kick us off:

Wednesday February 21, close to 50 degrees around 7 I heard the first of the year, a single gobble in Eastern Blair County. They've been strutting off and on from some trail cam pics I've seen, weather depending.

[HFultzjr]

Thanks for getting this rolling. I've been meaning to kick off a new year, but haven't seen or heard any yet. Should be starting up soon. Did have a flock of about 20-25 come through my yard sometime near end of Nov. 2017. Didn't get a good look as I saw them when I left the dog out. They were scratching under some pine trees.

Let the fun begin!

[HFultzjr]

OK, 1st morning out.
02/28/2018
35 Degrees, very still, clear, could hear a country mile.
6:05 - Took my cup of coffee and went out to the back deck
6:20 - The rooster down the road started.......no gobbles
6:35 - A couple of crows started - no gobbles
7:00 - Went back inside

Nothing yet..............................

[TalksToTurkeys]

Sunday March 11th 12:00. 35 degrees, partly sunny, light breeze. I've been walking this state forest road regularly for a few years. Been seeing and hearing birds all winter. I'm sitting here listening to them gobble now. Their getting pretty fired up. A few weeks ago I watched about a dozen Jake's fighting and long beards strutting from this spot.

[HFultzjr]

Sunday March 11th 12:00. 35 degrees, partly sunny, light breeze. I've been walking this state forest road regularly for a few years. Been seeing and hearing birds all winter. I'm sitting here listening to them gobble now. Their getting pretty fired up. A few weeks ago I watched about a dozen Jake's fighting and long beards strutting from this spot.

Nice. All has been quiet my way.

[compton30]

Sunday March 11th 12:00. 35 degrees, partly sunny, light breeze. I've been walking this state forest road regularly for a few years. Been seeing and hearing birds all winter. I'm sitting here listening to them gobble now. Their getting pretty fired up. A few weeks ago I watched about a dozen Jake's fighting and long beards strutting from this spot.

Awesome to hear! Haven't been able to get out much at all with buying a new house and what not. It never seems like ya have so much stuff until ya go to pack it up. Will be out this weekend to get some listening in

[pa_hunter]

3/18/18
First mornining out, 23 degrees, no wind. First spot heard two different birds. Next spot heard a group of 4-6 birds. Not a lot of gobbling but still great to hear the first ones of the year!

[compton30]

Went out this morning. My truck read 38 degrees and it was raining at 6:30 as I started walking to where I wanted to listen this morning. Didn't hear a peep. I will be trying to get out every Saturday Sunday from here on out.

[HFultzjr]

All has been quiet out my way the few times I've listened. Did see 3 jakes the other day.

[Fullfan]

Western PA Mercer County.  Snowing and 36 with a 15 mph west wind. Birds were where I knew they would be. Saw them fly down and do a lil strutting. No gobbling from 3 long beards.

[HFultzjr]

Usually by this time of the year, I've been out to my back deck to listen to the local birds.
Every morning I could have gone out is was, rain, wind, snow, freezing cold, or all the above.
The couple of "good" days were of course the ones I couldn't get out.

[potter]

Had 5 hens 2 jakes show up yesterday at house, called both jakes right to front door, first ones this year cant hunt at house. Im in lehigh county

[M,Yingling]

4-5
snowing blowing no gobbling ,,,seen few bouncing thur woods

4-6 ,,,no wind calm cloudy 32 degrees
lots hens talking right off roost .  no gobbling ,,, only thing i dont like is the amount of deer iam seeing they seem always mess up the turkey hunting LOL 

[compton30]

Nothing this morning but I was only out for a few minutes had to go help stock fish. Cold and truck was covered in a layer of snow this morning.

I think next week is gonna really kick things off weather is starting to come around

[M,Yingling]

4 - 8 they did their thing this morning 26 and calm light flurries

snow on ground it got light kind early today

gobbled for good 45 minutes this morning was still going at when left,, few crows  joined in at end realy got them going lol   could hear few in distance also record didnt pick up

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2j57VchFIU