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General Discussion => General Forum => Topic started by: Gobbler2577 on March 29, 2016, 02:32:39 PM

Title: Slow start this year
Post by: Gobbler2577 on March 29, 2016, 02:32:39 PM
I hunt primarily public land in Mississippi and it has been as slow as I've ever seen here.  I managed to finally hear a bird last week and there were three trucks parks within a quarter mile of him.  Finally this morning I was able to get on one who wanted to play.  I sure do love killing public land birds. 
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Post by: OldSchool on March 29, 2016, 02:36:34 PM
Beautiful bird, congrats!! :icon_thumright:
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Post by: jed clampett on March 29, 2016, 03:09:45 PM
Congrats.!!
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Post by: Dr Juice on March 29, 2016, 03:15:08 PM
Congrats ... better late than never!  :turkey2:
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Post by: mgm1955 on March 29, 2016, 07:07:17 PM
Congrats!!
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Post by: fallhnt on March 29, 2016, 07:51:57 PM
congrats
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Post by: Hookinembig on March 29, 2016, 08:01:49 PM
Hard work and patience pays off. Congrats
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Post by: tomstopper on March 29, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Congrats
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Post by: BBD on March 29, 2016, 11:15:06 PM
Very rewarding put your foot on a public land bird, Good job  :icon_thumright:
Title: Slow start this year
Post by: tha bugman on March 30, 2016, 05:37:38 AM
Nice bird!  Beautiful beard!  Congrats!


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Title: Re: Slow start this year
Post by: turkey harvester on March 30, 2016, 09:17:43 AM
Great looking bird, congrats
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Post by: econo on March 30, 2016, 10:52:16 AM
Congrats   :turkey2:
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Post by: maytom on March 30, 2016, 11:20:56 AM
Nice beard on that rascal!!! WTG!!!! :drool:
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Post by: cramerhunts on March 30, 2016, 11:42:44 AM
Congratulations on a very nice bird!
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Post by: SKFOOTER on March 30, 2016, 05:52:28 PM
Congrats Gobbler.  Do you think they're running late or did they start early due to the weather? :OGturkeyhead:
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Post by: SteelerFan on March 30, 2016, 06:01:09 PM
 :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Slow start this year
Post by: Gobbler2577 on March 30, 2016, 08:46:31 PM
SKFOOTER, I can't really say.  I am inclined to believe that there are so many older birds and relatively few two year olds due to bad previous hatches that there's just not been much gobbling.  This turkey was an older bird judging by the hooked and very sharp spurs.  He had strutted a good bit and he was alone that morning.  I have seen this week hens leaving toms by 8 o'clock and around here I'd say they are not early or late.  My buddies who hunt private land have heard gobbling every day and swear this has been the best year in a while.  Both pieces of public land I hunt have proved to be tough to find a gobbling bird. 
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