It's on fire here , birds sounding off in every direction.
Birds are still gobbling on rooste and on the ground here in Southern Iredell co and western Rowan co . I wish the season opened 2 weeks earlier here.
Roosted a couple birds on public land this evening, hope the wind dosent blow real hard in the morning I believe I can kill one.
terrible in wnc
Just got home from my land , had atleast 4 different birds gobbling on the rooste .
Im in NW NC, but I had several birds gobbling this morning. Had a couple that continued to gobble past 8:30am. Fortunately, I killed mine just after flydown. I hope the gobbling continues for the rest of the season. Good luck!
Went to public land this morning, nada!!! No gobbling no hens yelping nothing. Absolute gorgeous day to be in the wood though.
Pitiful here in Moore/Lee/Chatham county. Birds gobble on the roost some mornings and go lock jaw on the ground some won't even gobble to real hens. It has been tough, glad I killed a bird on the third day of the season and I am just looking for number two!
Scored on public land this afternoon around 5:30. Birds were gobbling there heads off.
Went out this morning and crickets, absolutely nothing gobbling. Yesterday they were on fire..... Go figure...
Had a longbeard and a jake come in silent this evening and wound up missing the longbeard... just my luck. Yesterday was good though birds gobbled on up into the morning and I had one come into 30 yards at 10 o'clock but he was in some thick stuff and I could not get a shot. It is hit and miss gobbling wise
Well guys its all over here in NC , ended up tagging out, on public land so Im pleased. I guess I will revisit this thread in the spring. Good luck too all who are still hunting.
C. Cook
Mooresville NC
Went out this evening to do a little scouting on public land, no sign of turkeys. I'll bo out Sunday morning after the rain moves out to see if I can hear any gobbling.
Nothing good to report this morning, went out to Davie county and Rowan county and no birds no gobbling nothing. Absolute beautiful morning though.
Did t hear any yesterday heard one this morning gobble probably 30 times
Went to my honey hole where I know there's turkeys , nothing.
Went out this evening to listen a bit. Wind has been terrible the last few days so I figured they might be vocal but I was wrong not a peep and I know there are birds here. So opening morning will be a crap shoot. Good luck to everyone tomorrow in NC for opening day.
Mature birds are Henned up and quite watched 2 4.5 yr old birds yesterday with hens
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Its the Same in Lee and Moore county NC. gobbling on the roost and as soon as they are on the ground, they are quite.. I am still looking for one that wants to dance!!!
Hunted this afternoon in Stanley co, stumbled across 4 jakes in a pasture set up a couple hen decoys and did a little soft calling and the came in on a string . The farm was belonged to the uncle of the friend that was with me and he had never shot a bird so he shot and missed and they scattered with no shot for me but it was exciting the work some birds. They never made a sound coming in.
Hunted Montgomery co. this morning, birds were silent till they hit the ground. Herd the first gobble at around 8:30 .
Hunted Montgomery county agin today, walked at lease 8 miles , not a single gobble. Seen some fresh sign but no birds. Think I'm about done for the season, old paws are tired.
Hunted Stanley co again this morning, finally had some birds that wanted to play. Birds gobbling at every sound. 2 different groups of at least 3 birds each. Had a hen decoy out , when I herd them fly down I gave them a little soft calling and here they come. One jake and one long beard, shot the long beard . 20 lbs 1 1/8 spurs, 10" beard.
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Hunted Stanley co again this morning, finally had some birds that wanted to play. Birds gobbling at every sound. 2 different groups of at least 3 birds each. Had a hen decoy out , when I herd them fly down I gave them a little soft calling and here they come. One jake and one long beard, shot the long beard . 20 lbs 1 1/8 spurs, 10" beard.
Good job sticking with it brother :icon_thumright:
Been following this as Ive hunted the Uwharries for about 40 years.....
Its been a little rough down that way for me, finding way fewer birds on the GL's, I heard 2 gobble on the morning of March 21st before fly down....heerd nary a gobble since....
Bowbender, I can tell you where there are at least 2 mature birds at Uwharrie. Had an encounter 2 weeks ago but my side kick decided to do some excessive moving so he spooked them before we could get a shot.
Well it's all over here in NC, next report in the spring of 2018. Good luck to those that can still hunt!!!
:fud:On a promising note, was at my lease in Wilkes co over the weekend and seen lots of young birds. Looking forward to spring.
Seeing big flocks in Rowan and Wilkes co. here in N.C....
I have seen a couple of small flocks in Lee, Richmond and Moore county.
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Went out Friday morning to Western Rowan co. to try any locate a gobbler with no luck , not even a peep. Went to southern Wilkes co. On Saturday to listen a bit , absolute beautiful morning crisp and cold hard frost on the ground and nothing couldn't believe it. I hope this warm spell will get things hopping, only 2 weeks till opening day.
Been listening for the last two weeks. Heard a bird last week and 1 Monday and three Tuesday but nothing since. 29 degrees this morning so not expecting much.
Where are you located Coonhunter?
Tomorrow is opening day of youth here in NC, good luck to all that are hunting and be safe!!!
Amazing what can change in a week in the turkey woods, there on fire in Wilkes this morning and at mid day. Regular season opens here in NC tomorrow good luck and be safe to all that hunt tomorrow.
Went out this morning opening day and didn't even hear 1 gobble... Nothing......!
Wilson county... Try again tomorrow....
Had the opportunity today to hunt a friends lease in Montgomery county, had one gobbling at around 8 come in on a string but I guess he didn't see what was calling to him so he split before I could shoot. Did a little running and guning till lunch. Sat up 2 hen decoys and a Jake and at 4:00 I scored a nice bird. He came in and flogged that Jake decoy till the metal stake bent over 90 degrees and I shot him at about 35 yards or so. 10"beard and 1" spurs. I'll post pics if I can figure out how.
Opening day in the Piedmont for me was very very quiet. I hunted morning and afternoon and never heard a single bird gobble. This morning on the other hand was a different story. Birds were not very vocal on the limb for me, but they really lit up after fly down. We came close, but he wouldn't close the deal. I heard birds all throughout the morning and messed with two birds around nine that would only shock gobble. Regardless of birds not cooperating, it is still unbelievable the change within 24 hours under virtually identical weather yesterday and today. Best of luck to y'all! It is finally here!
Headed to Wilkes co. tomorrow, anybody hearing any birds??
Struck out agin, beautiful morning but that's about it. Didn't hear a bird or see a bird till my ride home, there's a large amount of hens on this farm in Wilkes and the gobblers must be henned up. I will give them a shot next weekend.
Well , I hunted Montgomery co. Saturday. Absolutely beautiful morning, and and not a peep but I did end up tagging out. I actually set up where I knew the birds would end up around 10 am and low and behold they did. Had out a hen and a Jake decoy and the bird came right to them. 35 yard shot with the new TSS by Federal #9 shot. One more week to go , I sure would like to hear the gobble but I'm done. Walked many miles and hunted hard , time to clean everything up and sit by the pool and think about them gobbling. Good luck and be safe till next year!!
Casey
Well it's 2019 and seasons getting close so I decided to go out to a track of public land to do a little scouting this morning. Had a couple gobbling around 8:00 so it's looking good here in Nc. It's been raining so much here it's hard to see any sign but I plan on hitting pretty hard till season opens. Hope everyone has an awesome season and stay safe. Updates coming.
Pretty quiet this morning in southern Rowan co. But I did find a bird , he gobbled exactly 1 time and then went silent. I happened to walk up on him and 2 hens, didn't spook them and got a chance to watch him strut for 30 minutes or so. I think he's workable, but he's a long ways in. Probably head back out next weekend for one more listen.
Birds were really vocal this morning in Rowan co. Even on the ground, hunted till 9:30 and the rains moved in. Had several close but didn't connect.
Hunted Moore country this morning, wind settled right at daybreak. Not a peep in a spot that's usually good for a gobble or two. Wind got back up around 9 so I called It quits around 10:30. Probably should have went to my trusty public land spot, oh well back t it next week. Side note, friend of mine tagged out in Montgomery co. around lunch time got his first bird last Saturday.