SUNDAY I WAS WORKING A TOM IN AN OPEN FIELD AND I WAS ON THE WOOD FRINGE PROBABLY ABOUT 50 YDS. FROM A FENCE LINE. A GROUP OF 4 JAKES CAME UP ON MY LEFTSIDE AND CHECKED OUT MY DEKES AND THEN PROCEEDED INTO THE FIELD I COULD NOT SEE THE TOM OR JAKES AT THIS TIME THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW THE TOM HIGH TAILING IT OUT OF THE FIELD AND THE THE JAKES JUST EASYING ALONG BEHIND COULD NOT TELL WHAT SCARED THE TOM. ANYONE SEEN THIS BEFORE?
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like a gang of angry teenagers...yep seen it before. jakes will go after toms when in groups...individually normally get their butts kicked
THANKS I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY SHOULD HAVE SHOT A JAKE ATLEAST I WOULD HAVE MEAT :icon_thumright:
I had the same thing on the farm in SC. My brother had been scouting the birds for me. A 2 yr old and a couple jakes ran off the big bird we were watching. When I hunted it I couldn't find that big bird anywhere. So I killed the 2 yr old and the big bird came back and I got him the following year. Chief
A group of jakes is definitely a gang. They are all big and bad together, but big wimps by themselves. What I find interesting is how tough is the gobbler you see that has a gang of jakes with him. Sometimes I think the old bird lets those jakes run in first to see if there is danger or not ;D
More than once.Agree with goosetalk,they are like that bunch of punk kids at your school.think they are bunch of big bad a$$es all in a gang,but run like a scared little girl when its man on man(or bird on bird in this case)
typical bunch of punk teenagers who individually couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
Yep, strength in numbers. Had the same thing happen a couple of times.
Yes, I've seen that happen many times.
seen the same thing many,many times
Very common...
But, just as common to wait the little Jake Biebers out, they wander off, and Timid Tommy will work again...
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x2 very common
Seen it many times also. Ruined a hunt or two for me several years ago.
I killed a gobbler 3 years ago that I watched get whopped by 4 jakes and chased away from a group of hen. He ran around in circle as they flogged him numerous times. After the shot I got to looking at him and he was beat to hell. He was missing all the feathers on one legs and most of his back. He wasnt a 2 year old either weighted 24lbs 11in beard and 1 1/4 spurs. Strength in numbers I guess.
Quote from: goosetalk on March 31, 2014, 01:50:50 PM
A group of jakes is definitely a gang. They are all big and bad together, but big wimps by themselves. What I find interesting is how tough is the gobbler you see that has a gang of jakes with him. Sometimes I think the old bird lets those jakes run in first to see if there is danger or not ;D
This! agree most gobblers i have killed with a jake entourage have been very nice. I have also found that 2 (or more) Longbeards are a match for any # of jakes.
Seen it before. :funnyturkey:
last year while hunting i was working 2 longbeards. as soon as they came up over the flat into shooting range 4 jakes came at the same time from the left of me and they started fighting makeing all kinds noice they were all running around circles and stuf lol i managed to get a longbeard it wasnt easy but i got one they were about 15 yds away from me it was awesome
Yep. Get a group together and they become fearless and nasty.....
Seen it way more than once. A gang of jakes will run a gobbler out of town. Sometime I hate those teenage sobs. But they will mature and you can bust one in the face
I've seen it happen at least a handful of times. More than once I ended up killing the gobbler that was chased off...maybe just a coincidence, but it's never been a young gobbler. In my experience, it seems the big trophy longbeards end up with a bunch of jakes running with them for some reason.