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General Discussion => General Forum => Topic started by: quackaddict on April 16, 2018, 11:41:18 AM

Title: New Mexico opener
Post by: quackaddict on April 16, 2018, 11:41:18 AM
Pretty rough opener for me. Hope some of you other NM guys had better luck than I did. Went to a pretty reliable spot where I always hear at least a couple different birds on the tree, even if they are distant...nada. Heard one bird that sounded like he was 20 miles away at 8:45 gobble twice, and that was it. Put about 5 miles on my feet and saw a lot of sign where I always do, but none of it was fresh. Oh well...headed back to the mountains Thursday night to hunt Friday - Sunday. Hopefully the winds stay away!
Title: Re: New Mexico opener
Post by: JMalin on April 16, 2018, 11:46:10 AM
Ha, we started threads within minutes of each other.
Title: Re: New Mexico opener
Post by: quackaddict on April 16, 2018, 12:10:27 PM
Quote from: JMalin on April 16, 2018, 11:46:10 AM
Ha, we started threads within minutes of each other.

Sure did. My report was from the southern Gila, so doesn't do you much good if you're headed to the Lincoln. I'm planning on hunting the Lincoln, but not until the first weekend in May, so I'm not much help for you...sorry!
Title: Re: New Mexico opener
Post by: JMalin on April 16, 2018, 03:24:03 PM
I haven't had problems finding birds where I hunt, but getting one to gobble on the ground has been a different story.