You guys hearing anything in Tennessee yet. Weather has been funny hear in the southeast cold one day and warm the next. This past weekend got them moving down here seen several groups and there were a few strutting. But i only heard one gobble so far and it was in the middle of the day and he only gobble once. Just gonna see if you guys are hearing any yet. Two weeks away and im ready...
No gobbles, but two big groups of males just started to split up over the weekend near me.
I think we're going to hit it just right.
Just got home from listening heard 3 birds gobble on the limb and one gobbled for bout 20 mins once he hit the ground. Only time Ive had a chance to get out so far. Where bouts yall at in tn? Im in NE Tn, Sunbright
Hunting in the Henderson area, still seems to be a bit early with our birds. Went Friday and heard one bird on the limb. Saw several gobblers, all still running in groups mid day.
I am from Chattanooga, Tn. My buddy just called me earlier and said he heard two gobble on the roost tonight. So i think it should be a good year hopefully. Last year we didn't do any good after the first two weeks they were done here for the most part. I seen them strutting in the last parts of February and first of March last year cause we didn't have no winter and it was so warm. I think there on schedule this year..
yes gobbling and strutting and the groups are breaking up. Heard some gobbling when I scouted public land last week. Yesterday I called in some jakes and a hen into the backyard and got some video. They don't usually show up in the yard until they break up in the spring. It's getting good here but I sure wish this cold weather would warm up a little.
I am planning on bringing my son to Jackson Co Tenn this weekend for the youth hunt. How good do you guys think the hunting will be?
Heard more than 15 different birds gobble this morning in middle TN..it was very noisy
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Quote from: gophert on March 20, 2013, 06:41:53 PM
Heard more than 15 different birds gobble this morning in middle TN..it was very noisy
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You don't have that many tags. Im willing to help out so the rest don't go to waste ;D. If this dag on wind will ever lay I'm gonna go listen. I swear its blowed hard everyday the past few weeks
I've not had a chance to get out but from talking to a few people there's not much going on here in Oneida.
Seen several bunches of birds but no gobbles.
Saw a huge flock of hen today at 11:30am. Saw 4 gobblers yesterday. Going to listen in the morning.
They've been gobbling like crazy in my part in east Tn! Had a group of 12 gobblers and 26 hens last week. They gobbler well past 10 in the morn
Quote from: turkey_slayer on March 20, 2013, 07:14:07 PM
Quote from: gophert on March 20, 2013, 06:41:53 PM
Heard more than 15 different birds gobble this morning in middle TN..it was very noisy
sent from Tim's Tweaked Out Evo LTE
You don't have that many tags. Im willing to help out so the rest don't go to waste ;D. If this dag on wind will ever lay I'm gonna go listen. I swear its blowed hard everyday the past few weeks
It was a clear crisp cool morning yesterday. Maybe 30 degrees and they were definitely singing. A front is supposed to come through on friday and Juvenile hunt is on Saturday. My guess is they won't make a sound come saturday morning.
Yeah its suppose to rain here all weekend and be cool and im sure the wind will be blowing 100 mph like it has been for two months.
Quote from: bigboy84 on March 21, 2013, 10:33:20 PM
Yeah its suppose to rain here all weekend and be cool and im sure the wind will be blowing 100 mph like it has been for two months.
Least I'm not the only one that has noticed lol. It's actually just calmed down so I'm heading out in a bit. Gonna be 16 degrees
I have never seen the wind like it has been this year. It was windy all deer season and it's been worse this spring. I wish hurricane gussy would blow on outta here!
Heard zilch. Could have heard a pin drop. A few crows was about it. Wasn't any sign where I was tho. Looks like there was a poor acorn crop so back to the drawing board
Took the nephew this morning, nary a peep.
When I left for Florida last Friday, they were singing here at home, and one big winter flock had busted into three groups. Went yesterday to check the plotwatchers and they are all back in one big group now. Didn't hear anything either. My buddy's son killed a whopper this morning here in West Tn, but it never made a peep. Just walked into the food plot with a wad of hens and jakes.
I'm in the Decatur/Henderson County area. We had 4 gobbling on the limb this morning. Flew down and shut up, though. Located a hot gobbler later in the morning, but he was with his hens. We got set up, and called him and his hens into about 80 yards, but that was as close as they would come. Heard a few more random gobbles every now and then, before lunch. Gonna go try it again in the morning.
Zilch again. Nice morning to. Temp about 30, calm and overcast
Well they gobbled in Montgomery county today. We started on public land and heard 2 gobbling on the limb, but had a hunter between us and the birds. Relocated 15 miles to private land and got there after fly down. Heard gobbling before we called. Called and eventually got 3 fired up. Shot 1 around 8:30, heard more gobbling on our walk out.
Quote from: whiskey on March 23, 2013, 06:46:23 PM
Well they gobbled in Montgomery county today. We started on public land and heard 2 gobbling on the limb, but had a hunter between us and the birds. Relocated 15 miles to private land and got there after fly down. Heard gobbling before we called. Called and eventually got 3 fired up. Shot 1 around 8:30, heard more gobbling on our walk out.
Congrats!
Wasn't a very good morning over my way. It was foggy and raining most of the morning. We heard one gobble three times early, but then he shut up.
WOW i had a great foggy sunday morning it was awesome!!! birds were hammering on the roost. saw 8 goblers and about 30 hens. got alot of good video of all the birds. i know where im going to be sitting saturday monrning.
i pulled my trail cameras. i had strutters on all 4 cameras. actually got a pic of one tom breading a hen. gobblers are still bunched up but the dance has started in wayne co!!
Went out Saturday morning to listen and heard one on the limb gobble half dozen times. Not much sign yet. Last year we didn't see any sign at our spot until 2-3 days before opening day. But I think they are on track this year for a good season in west tn. Beech bluff area.
Saw 13 long beards in a groups without a single gobble. Ice on puddles in the mornings. It is supposed to be 48 here saturday morning with a high of 60. Hopefully that will help get them started. Southern Middle Tn. reflexl
Went and listened last Friday, heard about 30 gobbles total. Took my daughter Saturday, heard three total. Sunday, nothing.
Hoping they get fired up Saturday.
Heard 7-8 different birds gobbling on the roost this morning. About half continued to gobble for about an hour once they hit the ground and then went silent for the rest of the morning. They are slowly but surely getting there.
Went out this morning and not a peep, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
This morning I heard one gobble on the roost about 5 times. Then, the bottom fell out....RAIN that is. I am seeing alot of birds displaying, but still not much gobbling. The birds also seem to still be together somewhat.
I scouted on the 27th in Maury Co. and went on top of a big bluff where I could see and hear a good ways. They were gobbling all over the place, nearby and far off. there was frost on the ground but that didn't effect the birds. Opening morning is looking really good on the forecast and I am headed to bed to get very little sleep....
Taking the nephew on his 2nd turkey hunt this morning, hope we find one that's suicidal.
Heard 4 this morning on the roost and continued to gobble until about 8am. They roosted on the other side of the river from the property we are hunting... Go figure. They never would cross...
We heard 3 Saturday until about 8 then nearly nothing but a gobble here and there. This morning we had 3 gobbling in a different spot on the roost then they went silent. I had one today gobble 50 times in a two hour stretch between 10 and 12 then I spooked him trying to go to him. I bumped one today walking out and I had called 50 yards before I got to him and he was silent. He had two hens with him though.
Oh well try again this weekend. Southern middle TN
Hunted half the day on opening day and all day on Sunday. Gobbling was good on both WMAs I hunted. Killed a bird both days. Gobbling on roost, on ground, around mid to late morning, and then mid to late afternoon. Both toms I killed were singled out.
Hunting in Hardeman county. Its been tough thus far, little to no gobbling at any time during the day. Killed one saturday but he only gobbled 3 times. Hoping after this front blows through they get fired up a little. Never heard the first gobble on sunday.
I'm hunting in Henderson co. around the Lexington area in west TN and not hearing much. Killed one Tuesday and he only gobbled one time on the roost, same story Wednesday. Think the weather has got things messed up.
Heard 6-7 gobbles before fly down and then silence but at least it may be starting to get a little better.
I hunted a the first week of season and never heard a gobble seen some but no gobbles till Thursday during the rain I had one gobble at me called him in and smoked him but since then no gobbling in middle tn perry county
Been hearing a few birds. A little roost gobbling but hardly any on the ground. Ive managed to kill 3 this week on public land buts it been tough. Most birds have had hens and some are still in big flocks.
Hammering this morning on the roost on the Campbell/Claiborne co lines.... Pretty henned up not much gobbling after fly down at first.... I got a few gobbles from one bird after 10 but got on a hot one that wouldnt bugde about 11 am...
Heard 1 bird gobble 3 times this morning. Henned up bad in Oneida.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong....We heard two gobblers today but neither would come into shooting range. I have yet to kill a bird. Last season killed 0 and this season thus far 0
Havent heard much in coffee county. I heard some pretty good gobbling in marion today but after flydown they shutup.