Went scouting outside of Conway, SC and heard four birds. Most of them shut up when they hit the ground but a few would gobble every now and then. Saw a lot of sign also. Can't wait for April 1st.
Are you anywhere near Greenwood, S.C.? Will be there middle of April
No I am about four hours east of there. If you check the upstate sc one and the N Ga mountain ones one here that will give you a better idea. But in the middle of April anywhere in the state they will be hammering down.
Quote from: r250atc31 on March 24, 2014, 06:57:49 AM
No I am about four hours east of there. If you check the upstate sc one and the N Ga mountain ones one here that will give you a better idea. But in the middle of April anywhere in the state they will be hammering down.
From your mouth to God's ears..... :turkey2:
Will the cold weather hurt opening day?
I have been out 4 days in the last 2 weeks and I have not heard a single gobble yet....
I will be back out Friday morning to listen. The weather is going to warm up leading to opening morning so I got no doubt they will be hammering on the roost. If you don't do any scouting and know where they are heading early in the season it could be a little tricky with the hens. Stick it out and try hunting later in the morning till noon at least. Early in the season I kill most of my birds after 9 am........you can't kill them if ur not hunting them.
The birds were hammering this morning. I heard at least 7 different birds and there were some birds gobbling for a while after they hit the ground. Can't wait till Tuesday.
Tuesday was tough but we managed to get one bird. Yesterday I had two long beards dead in no time. Not to bad of a year so far.