Anybody done any scouting yet? Also post up when your season starts.
There are no turkeys in Alabama. I keep telling y'all, but some peacocks or other birds were attempting simulate a gobbler in January
Quote from: Beretta686 on February 08, 2012, 11:03:12 AM
There are no turkeys in Alabama. I keep telling y'all, but some peacocks or other birds were attempting simulate a gobbler in January
You just hide and watch and I'll go find the turks
Seen a few in the past couple of weeks hog hunting. Been looking for some secluded public areas that are only accessible by boat and I'm banking on there being enough water to get there. I should be all by my lonesome.
good luck on there being enough water
Quote from: kdavis31 on February 08, 2012, 10:01:49 PM
good luck on there being enough water
No kidding! You know where I've been going.....
Do you have permission to hunt that private land by your duck pond?
Took this pic this morning. How's that for a scouting report??? ;)
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SC opens March 15th, central FLA's is March 17th. I'm probably doing both.
Rut, you get drawn for anything down here? I got nada. So I'll be hitting the swamps during the week before if you want to hook up. I'll be on spring break and Mike will be working.
Yeah, I got a Spec Ops hunt. Should be good. Most of my time will be spent up in SC. Possibility of trips to Georgia and Virginia as well. Could be a banner year if all goes well!! :icon_thumright:
I'll have to get with ya if I have the time. Most of my time off is during the season. Doing a lot of work right before and right after the season. Gotta pay back the trades from the guys who worked for me while I was off. I'm saving my annual leave to sell back when I go into DROP on June 1st.
I've been wanting to get over there and hunt with you and Mike for a couple of years now.
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on February 09, 2012, 01:47:48 PM
Took this pic this morning. How's that for a scouting report??? ;)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12a.jpg)
SC opens March 15th, central FLA's is March 17th. I'm probably doing both.
Thats my kind of scouting report
Quote from: blackmagic on February 08, 2012, 03:59:33 PM
Seen a few in the past couple of weeks hog hunting. Been looking for some secluded public areas that are only accessible by boat and I'm banking on there being enough water to get there. I should be all by my lonesome.
By your lonesome...I think not. Them birds are gonna need :OGturkeyhead: to save their skins.
Today was Alabama's youth duck season and all though no ducks hit the water we did hear two toms fire off at an owl.
Quote from: blackmagic on February 09, 2012, 09:11:07 AM
Quote from: kdavis31 on February 08, 2012, 10:01:49 PM
good luck on there being enough water
No kidding! You know where I've been going.....
Do you have permission to hunt that private land by your duck pond?
I have permission to turkey hunt in there, but so does every other turkey hunter that he knows. It gets pretty crowded in there during turkey season.
When checked out our second lease yesterday and saw some sign. However we did see some loggers in there doing some thinning, which is fine of they get out of there before turkey season.
Stopped by my favorite field that I can't hunt this morning. Had a couple of gobblers following a couple of hens. They were on the far side of the field and had just come out of the woods. The big gobbler was shock gobbling and gobbling to the hens yelping. I got out my diaphragm, and started yelping and cutting. He loved it!! He was hammering out the gobbles!! :gobble: :gobble: :gobble: :icon_thumright:
But, as often happens, the boss hen didn't like my yelping whatsoever. She led the boys back into the woods. Here's some of the better pics. They aren't the best quality because I was at the extreme range of my zoom. It was still an awesome morning. Seeing that strutter and having him gobble repeatedly at my calls. Man, I am so ready for this season to start!!! :you_rock:
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Man if that don't get your blood pumpin' your either dead or a bunny hugger. :drool:
Checked the cameras Sunday and only had 3 gobblers on one of them, but I still have hopes of better results in the future. The birds are still there I'm just haven't gotten them to smile for the camera yet. :funnyturkey:
One property 130 acres being clear cut right now. That was my favorite by far and first opening day since 1990 I won't be there.
New 800 acres I picked up has a bunch of gobbler tracks all over it.
One small track all I have on camera is 13 Jake's.
270 acres have seen no turkey sign at all. Place is good late when neighbors get tired of baiting.
130 acres got.several gobblers with hens on the game camera.
190 acres few tracks nothing on game cameras.
600 acres full of birds. Chuffa fields look like hogs have been in them. 5 fields of chuffas.
Haven't been to place in GA. Or Barbour county.
Have not checked pasture I can hunt
Haven't been to any of the other properties I have permission to hunt yet.
from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk
Found one spot a gobblers been walking...gotta wait a couple of days past opener until I can check it out though. Need to go check river levels so Turkeywhacker will get off my case for hog hunting too much.
Quote from: blackmagic on February 25, 2012, 08:32:22 AM
Found one spot a gobblers been walking...gotta wait a couple of days past opener until I can check it out though. Need to go check river levels so Turkeywhacker will get off my case for hog hunting too much.
Do you run dogs? If so what kind? We went last weekend and only killed 1, which sucks when we normally kill 4-6 every weekend we go.
No dogs. Never done that but would like to one day for the experience of it all. I'm just slipping through the swamps. Gunned down about 10 this season.
Here's a few from this month.
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Stupid hogs puttin' wear and tear on my game cart ;D Just kiddin', I love huntin' em too but the time to turkey scout is now and put the pork chop express away for a while. :icon_thumright:
Went listening this morning and heard 4 in Arkansas. To bad our season doesnt open for month and a half.
Saw 7 gobblers today. Didn't hear a peep though. (and didn't see any hogs, dangit)
18 days to go, and I'll be sitting against a tree in Carolina with my scattergun on my knee!!! Here's what's waiting for me!! :fud: :funnyturkey: :turkey2: :z-guntootsmiley: :icon_thumright:
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blackmagic - If you can make it to Alabama I'm sure I can get you ona hunt, but it would have to be after turkey season.
Now as for the scouting, we checked out my buddy's place and probably saw 20-30 different sets of gobbler tracks and had some great pics on the trail cameras.
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There now, but when I pull the feeders Wednesday. They won't stay around.
Nice!!! Looks like your place is loaded with birds!!
Awesome pics Rut and Beretta
Saw about 40 turkeys in 3 different groups this morning on the way home. 4 strutters in the groups. It was foggy though, so I didn't stop for pics.
I've seen several untouchable groups this week in my travels and and been getting the inside scoop on some that i can hunt from some select people.
Ran into a single and a group of 7 longbeards. Thought it was odd to see the big group still together. Didn't hear a peep all morning either.
I haven't found the birds yet on the WMA I have a permit for this weekend but still have today and tomorrow to scout and am working up a game plan for the hunt. Chief.
Good luck Chief. :icon_thumright:
Any of you Florida guys hunting yet?
Quote from: Shotgun on March 04, 2012, 05:26:33 PM
Any of you Florida guys hunting yet?
Next weekend for youth weekend with my daughter!
I am so depressed. I have a youth hunt this weekend and have no idea where I am going. pulled the feeders in the pics and like I said the turkeys disappeared too.
Quote from: Beretta686 on March 06, 2012, 11:47:01 AM
I am so depressed. I have a youth hunt this weekend and have no idea where I am going. pulled the feeders in the pics and like I said the turkeys disappeared too.
Don't stress it they havent went far. Just start at a good listening spot and when you hear one go to him. Good luck
My biggest cause of depression is that they have clear cut 130 acres of my most favorite place and the loggers are still in there.
Wow!! That does suck!! :(
I had the land owner of our biggest section of land tell me yesterday that he counted over 100 birds in his front yard. He ask that we (me and my camera man) thin them out.
Here's a short version of opening day last year. My guess is that the flock has more than doubled.
http://youtu.be/ajn-SXu9izU
Well brother, if you need some help thinning, give me a buzz, and I'll be on my way!!!
Here's my luck so far.
http://youtu.be/SDwJDmEPKxM (http://youtu.be/SDwJDmEPKxM)
I think I'll be okay. :gobble: