The weather has been horrible as of late, but I have managed to get out and scout some. On 2-22-15, I went out for a few hours and found a gang of 6 gobblers. On 2-28-15, I went to another farm and found 3 gobblers and a gang of 7 hens. Is anyone else seeing anything in VA.?
Saw 12 old gobblers (8-12" beards) on Fri 2/27 in field with 22 younger birds, some young gobblers but mostly hens. Gobblers were in full strut, but not gobbling. Just seemed to be following the other group as they were feeding. Still a lot of snow on the ground! Turkeys had used this field so much that there are bare places where they have scratched and snow has melted some.
It's great to know others are seeing birds as well, especially young birds. The birds I saw were just feeding, no gobbling or strutting at this point, but I was encouraged for the upcoming spring. Good luck and safe hunting!
Been seeing some in fields, but no strutting
Well, about 15 minutes ago I was outside loading truck to do a barn demo today. And heard 2 gobblers, they gobbled 3 times a piece that I heard.
Can't wait to hear my first gobble of 2015
The fields in my area are clear of snow and should start getting green soon.
I was out this weekend and saw a gang of 22 feeding in a field. The gang had 5 gobblers in it.
went out for the first time this morning to listen..ended up listening to one gobble pretty good while in the tree.
I went this morning and did not hear any gobbling. I did see a small gang in a field on the way home from work. I'm about 60-65 miles South East of Richmond.
Heard one gobble 3 or 4 times this morning while letting the chickens out! Pretty relieved cause it's been a couple months since I've seen any turkeys or any sign near my place.
I was out this morning but did not hear anything. The morning was raining / cloudy. Did anyone else make it out / hear anything?
Saw one yesterday morning off the side of Rt 29 at a stoplight all fanned out strutting in a small clearing with 8 or 9 hens. 4 lanes of traffic didn't seem to bother him.
Been out the last two mornings with nothing to show. Plenty hens around and some jakes just haven't seen any longbeards or heard any.
I saw a few in the field about mid-morning. They were too far for me to identify if they were hens or gobblers.
Heard 8 this morning. Also watched 3 strut together for 2 hens.
That's a great sign. I heard 2 tree gobble a few times.
I went and listen this morning with my boykin. Heard to gobble on the roost for about 15 minutes, never gobbled on the ground. It was an awesome morning to be in the woods
Lots of this after they hit the ground!!!(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/18/440fa17c0dad7cb3824f9f72b6965ca7.jpg)(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/18/628e2514211139d3b35dbbabb6312be5.jpg)
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That's a beautiful site. I'm seeing groups with gobblers still ganged up.
A few gobbles this afternoon before roosting.....
Is anyone else hearing anything?
Definitely. Yesterday I listened to one gobbling his head off - on the roost and on the ground. We've got two or three pairs of barred owls that must be nesting in the area and doing a lot of hootin' back and forth every morning and almost every time the gobbler would answer. Few times I heard what sounded like a jake that would hit it just as the big boy's gobble was trailing off.
It seems the signs are promising for the Spring.
Went out this morning with a guy I hunt with. He heard 11 on the roost on 1st farm he went to. I heard 2 on the roost and bumped 2 off the roost on 1st farm I went to. Heard 1 on 2nd farm at 7:45 on the ground. Saw 3 strutters with 12 hens in a field on 3rd farm at 8:30.
I was late getting out this morning but saw a group in a field. It looked to have 3 gobblers in it. The boss gobbled at crows a few times.
I have not been able to get out in the morning to listen, but I saw 3 strutters and 2 hens in a field around 3:30 today. Anybody else hearing / seeing anything?
Heard 3 this morning at one of our farms in Prince William County.
Have been hearing a few gobble on the roost. Was able to see a bird strutting on his limb this morning when I got home from work at 7am. Had a hen with him, and heard one more gobble nearby. Opening day should be good!
I went out for a short time Saturday morning and the weather was horrible, a combination of snow & high winds. When the winds slowed down around 7 I heard a few birds on the roost sounding of at crows.
Anybody else hearing anything?
19° this morning and they were absolutely screaming!!!! Heard 14 different birds and 4 of them gobbled really good on the ground.
Went out yesterday morning and this morning, heard no gobbling.
Went out this morning and they were gobbling like crazy until they hit the ground. Im pumped for April 11th! A little windy but a good morning. 45-50 degrees. Mitchells, VA
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Heard a lot of gobbling Sunday morning despite the 19 degree weather. 5 different birds on the roost and a couple after flying down. Hens were real noisey too.
This morning was about 20 degrees warmer, but not a peep...
Put out a game camera this past weekend and got some good pictures of a few toms coming out of the woods and strutting for hens then later returning to the woods. 4/11 can't come soon enough.
I went out Monday morning and didn't hear a peep. I did see a few hens in a field, but no gobblers with them. The morning was cool and windy. I am going out again Friday morning & afternoon in the hopes of locating something for Saturday morning / youth day.
I'll keep everyone posted if I get out before then and appreciate all the updates from others!
Heard several yesterday morning, probably 7-8. This morning only heard 3 and they were miles outside of my hunting area. 35 degrees this morning, could have been why. 10 days ...
I took my son out for Youth day on Saturday and heard a single gobble. I went Sunday and heard nothing as well. I'm a little confused on what they might be doing, but hope it improves.
Is anyone else hearing anything?
Yeah, I don't have a whole lot of experience turkey hunting, and am trying to figure out how the weather is affecting how much they gobble. Sunday the weather was beautiful and I could distinguish between at least 7 different birds gobbling their heads off on the roost. Never heard it like that before, some years there just aren't any birds around where I'm at and I don't hear a single gobble all season. This morning it was 60 degrees at 6:30 but overcast and a little drizzly and I heard just a single distant gobble until I hit the owl call and then heard another.
Cloudy and warm yesterday morning and they were quite vocal. Enough to let me know where I need to be tomorrow morning. This morning, foggy, cool, and overcast, and I only heard one and he was in another zip code. Tomorrow should be good, 50's and sunny early. They should rock. Good luck!
They were not real vocal this morning, heard only a few. But there were more strutting in the fields around sussex co. than I have seen in the past 2 weeks.
mid 40s , damp and raining on and off this am. heard 3 within a reasonable distance and others a ways off. they gobbled their heads off back and forth at daybreak for about 5 minutes . I heard one fly down and then not a peep other than the hens I heard afterwards..... it all died as quick as it started, nothing after that. south central va.
I have been hunting the NF just west of Woodstock, VA. and the gobblers are doing much. They have gobbled some on the roost and then shut up. Friday I heard one on the roost gobble twice and I went to him and set up at a safe distance to avoid being seen (the mt. is very open). I never heard another sound. I have been seeing hens on almost a daily basis.
Gobbling has slowed down a lot in my area of Southern VA.
Any reports in other areas?
Still hammering in central VA. Killed one Monday(19.5#) and one yesterday(20 1/4#). Have three that have been together the last five days in one area gobbling their fool heads off and I just can't seem to get in the right spot to wack one. Think I have it nailed down now, we will see come Saturday.
I have not heard a gobble in the last 2 weeks and over 20 hours in the field. I think they are done here.
Went out this morning in the Suffolk VA. Area...Today was most Gobbling that I have heard all year,,They were Gobbling everywhere...Tried to set up on 3 different Tom's...Seen all 3 birds...couldn't get them to break away from their hens...They are still henned up and that unusual for this time of year...On the way out of my hunting area...I seen 4 Gobblers and 2 hens in a field that i can hunt...I glasses them...One was a real nice long beard ..The other 3 Gobblers were nice too...The Boss Tom was chasing the other 3 Gobblers trying to keep them away from his 2 hens...So with any luck...I'm going to set up a blind and put out a few Decoys in that field and soft call tomorrow...
Great to hear! Saturday is my last chance at it!
I went out today just to let a box turtle free on the back side of base and as I rounded a corner there was a big old long beard strutting in the street, this is today May 25th. He went off in the bushes before I could get a picture but I got him to shock gobble a few times with the car horn. I will try and post up a video, I am impressed he was still running around strutting this late. Especially since its been all quite here on base for the last few weeks. He had a big beard on him too, he was definately not a jake or young one.
https://youtu.be/DWCepXfntcg