Anybody Have Luck In Arkansas This Year?

[jb177]

I live in AR and I know the population is down, but dang.  I've been out only 3 mornings have heard zero gobbles.  I don't have premium places to hunt, but 4 years ago I'd at least hear some birds.  I don't consider myself to be a great hunter, but I'd at least like to hear the birds on the roost.  I know some real killers that are even having slow years.  The population has really dropped off the last 3 years and I fear I won't have any birds to hunt when my daughter gets of age.

Anyhow, you fellow Arkansans having any luck?  Or non-residents for that matter?

[drenalinld]

I hunt some Deltic Timber land just South of Petit Jean Mtn if you know where that is. I have had a couple good mornings. One where a brother and I hunted a gobbling bird from daylight until 10:30 when he drifted off of our property with hens. Later that same day, my brother and I called up a longbeard and he was able to kill it. The next morning I got on a turkey at first light and killed him at 6:30! Very fortunate hunt. I haven't heard a gobble since. The gobblers are few and they are really henned up here. Keep trying, the hens have to nest soon.

[turkey slayer]

My good hunting buddy filled his two tags the first weekend, and has taken 2 of our other friends and called in a bird for each.

[jb177]

I'm glad to see some people are breaking some necks. We've lost a lot of birds in central AR. I'm not so sure they're henned up around here b/c even those birds gobble on roost a few times.

Btw Slayer, how do I get on that "buddy" list? 

[LX_Trkyhntr]

My daughter killed a bird on the youth hunt.  Last Monday I was hunting with the U of A baseball coach and had a bird coming in for him, but dogs messed that hunt up.  I haven't been out here since.  I am going to be guiding in MO this coming weekend.  I hope to get out again before season's over!