For those of you that are there, are the birds on fire yet? I would guess they are with 80 plus degree days for several weeks.
No, it's been raining here a lot and below normal temperature.
In N Florida they were on fire yesterday and a few days last week when I went out to listen.
We haven't had any real winter ..way above average temps overall. But it's been real wet.
Last week they were hammering just before daylight.
Our place down south they have been at it since deer season.
This picture was taken on February 3 lot's of water.
Quote from: joeturkey on February 13, 2019, 03:43:24 PM
This picture was taken on February 3 lot's of water.
No doubt!
You can add some more water to it after yesterday. I am going to have to wear my waders.
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I was told by my friend down there that this year there was a lot of water again. First year every in Florida turkey huntingin 2009. The WMA I was hunting it was as dry as could be, could walk anywhere. When I came back in 2010 the water was back, and also the local gators. This guy really didn't want me walking down his trail to go back out of the woods. And I had to have walk past him in the dark coming in, and that was with out a light. Well the next morning I used a light to walk through that area. And my local friends down there sure had fun giving this yankee a bad time about being scared of the little lizard. That camp fire talk is as important as shooting any turkey.
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Quote from: ddturkeyhunter on February 14, 2019, 10:26:16 AM
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I was told by my friend down there that this year there was a lot of water again. First year every in Florida turkey huntingin 2009. The WMA I was hunting it was as dry as could be, could walk anywhere. When I came back in 2010 the water was back, and also the local gators. This guy really didn't want me walking down his trail to go back out of the woods. And I had to have walk past him in the dark coming in, and that was with out a light. Well the next morning I used a light to walk through that area. And my local friends down there sure had fun giving this yankee a bad time about being scared of the little lizard. That camp fire talk is as important as shooting any turkey.
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The little chunks of logs in the first picture was what i was throwing at him to get him to get out of the trail. He didn't really want to move.
We got a bunch of rain yesterday, but other than that its been fairly dry where i go. But come about may it will be a lake.
Yeah it was super dry until about 2 weeks ago.
Where abouts are you?
Miami
This is a picture of a road in a wma in South Florida this morning normally you could drive a 4x4 truck down this road but NOT today it rained all day yesterday.
Quote from: Ross R on February 14, 2019, 04:18:15 PM
Miami
Im on the west coast in Ft Myers, but hunt glades county. Fingers crossed still dry.
This is what can happen to you when the water is up in Florida.
This is what you can expect in a normal spring season in Florida.
Quote from: warrent423 on February 14, 2019, 08:23:38 PM
Water may affect how we move through The Cypress, but it does not affect "those" turkeys one bit.
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S/W Florida has had a wetter than normal winter but this coming week is predicted dry. It will take at least two weeks of no/little rain to get some areas passable I'm guessing. The birds have been vocal since late January. My buddy and I run at least 3 cameras. We keep up on things in the areas we hunt. I have a lot of trouble on this forum with picture size but I'll try a few. This camera doesn't do dates/times but we know it is approximately Jan 23.
Quote from: joeturkey on February 14, 2019, 04:52:55 PM
This is a picture of a road in a wma in South Florida this morning normally you could drive a 4x4 truck down this road but NOT today it rained all day yesterday.
Looks much the same in North Florida.
Quote from: joey46 on February 15, 2019, 07:52:22 AM
S/W Florida has had a wetter than normal winter but this coming week is predicted dry. It will take at least two weeks of no/little rain to get some areas passable I'm guessing. The birds have been vocal since late January. My buddy and I run at least 3 cameras. We keep up on things in the areas we hunt. I have a lot of trouble on this forum with picture size but I'll try a few. This camera doesn't do dates/times but we know it is approximately Jan 23.
Keep them pictures and reports coming, because I am headed south to Florida again this spring. Just hope it starts warming up a little in MN so I don't die of heat stroke when I get down there. But if I am going to die better, at least it is when I am turkey hunting.
Quote from: SD_smith on February 14, 2019, 11:58:09 PM
Quote from: warrent423 on February 14, 2019, 08:23:38 PM
Water may affect how we move through The Cypress, but it does not affect "those" turkeys one bit.
X2
that is the truth.
Will do. There is little doubt that a few yelps would bring in a few big boys today. Season in the zone we are hunting doesn't open until 3/16. South zone 3/2 so it should be in full killin' mode on opening day. Good luck.
I second that...keep the reports-pictures coming heading down March 19th...can't come soon enough...
:emoticon-animal-005:k you in bc or jw? I hunt jw myself but planning on hitting bc this spring hard and getting one there
I'm going to skip the weekend madness down here but I'll be out midweek in the cypress.