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Turkey Hunting Tips => Wild Turkey Biology & Management Questions for Dr. Lovett Williams => Topic started by: Tunaguy on March 25, 2011, 08:55:13 AM

Title: Flydown
Post by: Tunaguy on March 25, 2011, 08:55:13 AM
Dr. Lovett

What-if anything triggers fly-down time? Amount of light? Do the hens usually go first?

Tunaguy
Title: Re: Flydown
Post by: Lovett on March 30, 2011, 06:08:59 PM
Tunaguy,

The amount of light. 

Hens go first in spring so the gobblers can stay up on the roost gobble.  The gobbling goes farther when he in a tree.