Birds are not gobbling on roost...at all, but very active by 7:30. My two sons were hunting together last Saturday, sitting on a food plot facing East, Two birds come from the west, gobbling as they come...boys turn around and face west...birds stop at 75 yards...quit gobbling. One son said it then sounded like the hallelujah chorus right behind him. Oldest is able to sneak a peek behind him and there are 7 long beards 25 yards behind them in the middle of the food plot gobbling their brains out. Can't get a shot off...both groups eventually walk off.
Today oldest son is working the same food plot...big long beard glides off a roost tree, lands right in the plot. Son raises gun...click...broken firing pin.
I posted earlier about shooting a bird last Saturday, thinking it was dead only to have it run off and get away. Today a guy probably shot that bird on public land about 1/4 mile from my property. He said the waddles were basically shot off it when it came in with two other Tom's. That's the one he chose to shoot. I saw the bird. How do you basically shoot the waddles off and it lives a week?
You have definitely had an odd season so far!!! I hope that y'all get it turned around, I believe y'all will!!! Wildlife definitely have a strong will to live/survive!!!
Have a good one and May God bless y'all, Bo
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Time to sacrifice a goat or something. Gotta change ur luck somehow.
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While I've managed to bag 2 so far I have been experiencing the same thing. Very little gobbling compared to the norm for me and last year I seen a ton of jakes.
It's as if they just aren't gobbling for some reason.
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You guys are making me jealous! I still have 20 some days to go:(
It's been odd I'm my region also .. not gobbling on limb much . But some days getting cranked up after sun gets high ,, historically opposite of what usually occurs .
Same here in east Ms...I know the birds are there but they don't want to say a word until they hit the ground. Even then it's just a few gobbles here and there.
That is an odd season for ya'll!
Hopefully it will turn around and all 3 of you get one this week
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It can only get better when your season starts out that way. Keep us posted. Good luck guys!
Sounds like early season turkey hunting. Gobblers grouped up, no reason to sing on roost because hens aren't ready and coming to tree, gobblers get to strutting firing up once it warms. I would say any day now that will change for the better.