Turkey Habbits

[STONE EM]

Hey guys been lurking on here for a while and I have finally found a topic to ask the experts on, I hunt a piece of property that is roughly 1500 acres and in middle Georgia, this weekend was my first trip out and was doing some scouting via plot watchers. In a field I had turkeys (5-10 hens, 2-3 jakes, 2-3 gobblers, not always that many) in it for the past 2-3 weeks almost every morning and every afternoon, however the past 3-4 days there has been almost no activity except maybe the occasional hen visit, any idea why they would all of a sudden just disappear? Thanks for the input

Matt

[Dtrkyman]

New food source, is there any pressure on the birds

[STONE EM]

Food source is still good, and I'm the only hunter out there besides natural predators lol...any other ideas, a major cold front did come through during that time could that have altered there habbits?

[Tail Feathers]

Likely it's about food.  A new field with more bugs, more greenup somewhere else...hard to say.  Perhaps Chances are good they will be back after a new bug hatch on your field if that's the case.
If you are far enough south for the hens to be laying already perhaps they moved off to an area with better nesting cover nearby.  Hens will hang close during the laying period and gobblers will go with them.

[Ihuntoldschool]

Hens quit breeding, went to laying/nesting.  Gobblers left to search for new hens that are still breeding or have not been bred.    Not uncommon, they will travel several miles, sometimes many, many more in search of hens during a Spring.

[STONE EM]

10-4 Thanks for the replies, I guess that could have happened...only one way to find out..

[Ihuntoldschool]

I bet some are still around or at the very least will come back.  They move around more than a lot of people realize.   

[ridgerunner]

I bet some are still around or at the very least will come back.  They move around more than a lot of people realize.   

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Plot watcher is nice, but can't beat the real thing, your own eyes and ears......Go out first thing in the am and listen for gobbling before they fly down...quick way to find em...couple mornings you should be able to pinpoint them.