Just saw a hen and about a half dozen poults in Northern Ny, St. Lawrence County. This was yesterday, 6/1. I could just see them over the freshly cut hay.
Thought it seemed early for this area. I clearly remember seeing a hen being bred last year I n the same date. Hopefully all the dry weather will help the hatch in NY. Tom numbers seem down again.
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It's nice to hear.
I also agree on tom numbers. We only saw 3 on our main lease this whole season. The road that the property is on is typically loaded with birds and the last couple of years we have only seen a few here and there. We did have some jakes on the property this season though which is a plus after we didn't see any at all last year.
I saw a hen with very small poults in NW Montana yesterday.
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I saw this hen on 5/21. There were about 8 hatchlings with mom. What an awesome site.
Was up in central Vermont hunting last weekend and encountered a hen w 11 poults that appeared to be several days old.
Didn't expect to see that this early but it certainly explained the total silence we experienced for 3 days of hunting from 415 am until 12 noon.
Quote from: VaTuRkStOmPeR on June 02, 2016, 05:14:30 PM
Was up in central Vermont hunting last weekend and encountered a hen w 11 poults that appeared to be several days old.
Didn't expect to see that this early but it certainly explained the total silence we experienced for 3 days of hunting from 415 am until 12 noon.
Ditto. No gobbling last week of hunting by me when I knew birds were there. Luckily I fired up 6 Jake's just b4 quitting time on the last day of season and dropped 1. It was amazing l, last call I made b4 done 4 season, almost back to vehicle. Normally pass on them, but not that close to the end. Still fun!
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