Quiet Birds

[#FreeCarlRay]

Good morning gentlemen and ladies, I hope everyone's season has been going well anyone having any issues with birds being more quiet than past seasons? Seems that way her in Va for me.


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[Greg Massey]

From what I have heard and seen birds have been pretty quiet.

[Muzzy61]

Just finished our season in North Florida and the birds were very quiet. A little gobbling on the roost and very little on the ground.

[357MAGNOLE]

Just finished our season in North Florida and the birds were very quiet. A little gobbling on the roost and very little on the ground.

That was my experience as well on public land, but as soon as I started hitting my lease right across the border literally 15 miles away from Osceola WMA the birds hammered almost every day until they started feeling the pressure. I also think the general hunting pressure is increasing rapidly with all the social media exposure to turkey hunting.

[bbcoach]

We are a week into a 4 week season here in Eastern NC and the birds are very quiet here.  I've never seen it this quiet in all the years I have hunted here.

[Spring Creek Calls]

Quiet here around my house in SW Michigan. One bird gobbled twice Saturday and not a peep since. Tomorrow is a new day.

[Dtrkyman]

Decent gobbling past 2 days in Missouri, about normal I'd say.


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[Dougas]

They have been gobbling really well for me here in Oregon. All three of them lost their lives to me because of it.

[mdmitchell]

Hunted KY on some public all weekend and didn't hear a gobble for 2 days. I finally managed to find a cluster of birds and strike them mid afternoon and kill one but man the quiet mornings were frustrating.

[Rt0426]

Was in MO this past weekend.  Birds gobbled on the roost until meeting up with their hens, as expected.  But absolutely zero late morning, afternoon, or evening gobbles.  It was a little strange since we always seem to get some kind of courtesy gobble, but the weather was great, so you cant really complain too much!

[trclark]

Gobbled really good last week in WV, got colder this week, hard frost yesterday and no gobbles, and nothing yet today.

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[silvestris]

Saldu have a tendency to shut them up.

[Ihuntoldschool]

Saldu have a tendency to shut them up.

X2. There's your problem.

[Ihuntoldschool]

In addition to Saldu which is the main problem.

1. Alot die 1st week of season.   Dead birds don't gobble. 

2. Foliage heavier by the day and birds on ground are harder to hear .

3.  After flydown boss gobblers are with hens. Think more drumming less gobbling.  He's got a volume knob on his gobble like on a radio. He'll gobble just loud enough.

[jimmyg97]

How are predators where you're at? I have permission on a farm that has a coyote problem and birds are pretty tight lipped in the area.