What time do your birds wake up?

[Tail Feathers]

They woke up about 6:15 this morning. 
We had some state biologist on my lease trapping, banding and putting trackers on some birds  He said our birds stay on the roost later than any birds he's ever seen.  Said in Feb they often didn't come down till 8am.

[grayfox]

Must not be waking up at all where I hunt. Heard one bird gobble a couple times a little after 6:00 the first day which was April 1st. Been three times since & haven't heard a single gobble.

[Greg Massey]

Around 6 - 6:15 ... most of the time in my area... regardless i like to be in the area about an hour before daylight ...

[ChesterCopperpot]

We're late, but it's mountains. 6:30 earliest, but usually 6:45 going good. Fly down at 7 to 7:15. All of that dependent on fog which we have a whole lot. If it's foggy, when the fog starts burning off.


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[Tom007]

Gobbling 5:30, hit ground 5:45 ish.  In late season, gobbling at 5, hit ground 5:15.......

[AndyH]

The days I've scouted this spring I haven't heard one gobble on the limb, for some reason this spring they hit the ground and then gobble. Interested to see if this trend continues once the season starts on Saturday


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[AppalachianHollers]

The days I've scouted this spring I haven't heard one gobble on the limb, for some reason this spring they hit the ground and then gobble. Interested to see if this trend continues once the season starts on Saturday


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Around here it's been rare to hear one on the limb before legal shooting light.


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[roosterstraw]

They usually start around 6 where I hunt.

[Tom Threetoes]

When I first started turkey hunting in the mid to late '80s they would start while it was still pitch dark. As the time passed and hunting pressure increased they started gobbling later, now they seldom gobble before they can see their landing spot.