Anybody hunt in wv. They have been gobbling like crazy.
Guess we are the only 2 :OGani: there not to fired up around here.
Haha there's one more.guy on hear I no that's from hardy county. But I hunt in wetzel county.
OH yeah!!!! Come on WV season, only one more week!! I live in Kanawha county but hunt my farms in Calhoun and Jackson county the most for turkeys. I went to Calhoun this weekend and heard 12 different gobblers on my farm, but they are not super fired up yet, still in bigger flocks. We will hit the gobbling peak just right and should be a great season!!
I'm holding down the fort in raleigh co. the sleepless nights have began. I am seriously thinking about getting some of that nyquil zzz stuff for sunday night. :z-guntootsmiley:
Im here in marshall co. Havent really been out. I know there are birds in the area i want to hunt so ill just wait till opening morning.
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Marion County here. They are just starting to get fired up here. I'm going to miss first week but that may be ok this year.
By the first weekend it should be full on they should come running to your call!! This is stacking up to potentially be one of our best springs in a long time
They're starting to gobble good in southern WV. Been hearing them every morning for about the last week.
Was out this morning,had one cutting me off on a owl hoot,he was hot.
Also seen a small flock with 3 strutters.
Great to hear that ridge reaper. I figured ur call would be loud enough. Them turkeys sure can hear well.
And stryker benedrayl is the exact same thing don't waste ur money on Zzz quill buy ya some benedrayl read the ingredient on the of them both the same thing. I wasted my money on them.
10/4. I am definitely going to need help getting some shut eye sunday. I am fairly new to turkey hunting only been at it 4 years this will be my 5th and i have never anticipated something this much before. I definitely have the bug. As longbeard stated i think the season is going to hit perfect this year they should be fired up. Last year it got warm way too early and i think they were towards the end of mating before we got to get after em in the southern part anyway. The first week last year i saw/heard quite a few toms but then after that it just fell off. Anyways good luck fellas and its going to be the longest week ever waiting on monday.
last year was definitely a different year. They were fired up and gobbling hard in the end of march. Everything was green, most hens had already been nesting awhile when season came in and some had already hatched in the middle of season. It wasnt your normal season at all but was still a pretty good season as far as I was concerned, I was on birds that gobbled hard every day of the season all the way until the end. Key is to have multiple places to bounce around to never over pressuring one place. If you do this you can stay on hot birds through the whole season. Do you homework and put in the time listening and scouting. This season should be very good and birds should really respond well to calls and come looking hard. Hunt all hours that you can, you never know when that bird may get lonely after his hens leave him.
Yea longbeard last year was weird. Had one all fired up on last day it was a Jake so I gave him a pass since he made it threw season. Heard a few others also. Last year I heard 5 or 6 gobbling on feb 26 in proctor wv.
Like i said we managed to call in birds every day we were out even up to the last day and put several down last year, we were blessed with a good season dispite the weather and the early spring. We saw a group of 6 jakes on the last day of the season last year which got us excited for a great batch of 2 year olds on the farm this year, and we believe we heard those birds there the other morning. Pretty pumped to get out after em and make a few of them movie stars
I hunt Wood and Wirt Co. lived there 55 years moved to Ohio 3 yrs ago.
Can't wait!!! Been seeing some birds struttin', heard a few gobbles as well...It should be a fun year here in Mineral County!!
I hunt in Grant county and I think it's going to be a good season. Gobbling here good, but roosting with hens still. Won't be hard to wake up and head out this year.. Good luck you mountaineers!
Still roosting with hens in wetzel also. Last year on the last day that Jake had a hen with it also.
I live in Berkeley County and hunt in Hamphire County. It has really picked up in the last two weeks. I've seen more strutters with hens in fields this year than I can ever recall. Im guessing there will be birds gobbling well after the season is closed!
I live in Hardy but also hunt in my home county of Jefferson. I hunted next door in Clarke Co. VA and was able to take a nice bird yesterday. I only heard 2 gobble at daybreak and was nowhere near them. About 9:30 one gobble quite a ways off, I called and he gobbled again at about half the distance, the next time he gobble was maybe 60 yds but still out of sight, he then sneaked up to about 30 yds. He'll eat well. I was back in the same area this AM and only heard 1 bird sound off at daybreak and too far away (only 1 gobble). I looked for him but to no avail. About 10:15 one gobbled and they turned out to be 3 jakes. I have hunted in Raleigh Co. and love it down there except for the steep terrain. Two steps forward and one back, grab a tree and pull yourself up. There are lots of birds there though.
Was out this morning and never heard a bird until 9,just one time.Im in Hardy as well.
I am from out of state but hunt the coal fields in McDowell. My hunting partner is from Princeton and said he only heard 3 on our lease last Saturday. Good luck to every body. I sure live hunting those mountain birds.
I have been out everyday this week,and it has gotten quite.Spotted on in a corn filed with some hens this am,the other day I never heard one until 9 just one time.
Seems like maybe they are hened up right now,so maybe next week they will start breakin apart.
Most are henned up or still in bigger flocks. They should definitley be breaking up very soon! I have been hearing a bunch of birds lately, as well as my buddies. They really arent cranked up yet here but its coming!
I was out this yesterday and did not hear a bird until around 9:00. Today I was over back of Woodstock, Va. and heard nothing on the roost. I did hear a bird around 10:00 but he wouldn't cooperate.
Good luck to you guys, I am lucky enough to have jury duty Monday morning and can not get out of it. This will be the first opening day I have missed in 43 years. 44 in a row ain't going to happen for me. Maybe Tuesday I have a plan. Can I rinder a fair verdict, when I get asked this question on Monday. He is guilty or he would not be here. Hope this works. I have some located if I get a chance to hunt them.
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Put 6 to roost last night. I went to a different place this morning and heard 5 . They shut up after ten . Plus I heard two hens. Monday is looking good
I'm from preston co,and this morning was the first time i've got out at daylight to listen.I've been running to other states that are already in so i had to get out and find some local birds.It was really windy here but i still managed to hear at least 4 birds before the wind got really bad,also went for a little ride and saw 4 more strutters but they all still have a lot of hens with them.
Birds in VA were tough on us. Really whipped our butt, weather really didnt help, rain the first day and a 40 degree temp drop the second day. Heard alot of gobbling but I think they were just gobbling to hear themselves. Just about every bird had hens with them and wouldnt answer a turkey call at all. We could get them to shock gobble at a crow and that was about it. We watched a strutter in a field with a hen for a long time, actually filmed him mount and mate her which was pretty cool. We went home empty handed though.
Hearing much of the same from buddies out today in WV. Gobbled some on the roost today then shut up, most are with hens. Had two buddies that roosted birds last night, one killed his at 6:25 this morning, pitched to 15 yards right into his decoys and that was it, the other buddy said he never heard his this morning and he flew off with his hens down the ridge. Stay after em guys, I really think the best is ahead of us.