My private property turkey hunt on Wednesday

[Dougas]

I went out Wednesday evening. The good; I saw a hen feeding and a hen sitting on a nest, a quail, and a duck. The bad; I saw a coyote patrolling the field that the turkeys should be in, two hawks, a bald eagle, a giant owl and seven turkey vultures all patrolling the property. I also found a dead doe deer that had been killed and eaten about a week or two ago and another killed and eaten within the last two days and no toms. The public land I hunt is closed for logging and the other private property owner got an anti hunting live in girlfriend and she comes first. This may be a lean year for me. Im going to keep at it and hope the predators don't discourage wandering toms from coming on the property.

[joey46]

Good luck.  Things can change from day to day.

[Turkeybutt]

I hope things change for you.

[FullChoke]

Circumstances being what they are, it sounds like it's time to go coyote hunting.

[Lcmacd 58]

Keep a good attitude...be positive
Shoot a 'yote

[Dougas]

Thanks for the encouragement!
I sat up this morning in the dark, in the rain, heard no gobbles in the rain, run and gunned in the rain and came home in the rain so I could make my great grand daughter's 12th birthday party. Now the sun is out, so with a rifle in my truck along with a 20 gauge and 12 gauge, I'll head out in the evening and I'll be ready for whatever comes my way. Another thought that has occurred to me is they routinely kill mt.lions on the property. 4 that I know of in the last 13 years I have hunted it, so who knows what I will encounter.

[Dougas]

Yesterday, evening, turkeys of every age and sex were all over all the properties surrounding the one I hunt and zero on the one I hunt. I knocked on a lot of doors and for some reason or another I was told no. One said they would have said yes last year, but an older gentleman asked if he could hunt it and bring his grand children to hunt. It was good to hear that.I had a henned up gobbler in sight, at about 150 yards on the neighbors property and got him to gobble twice, but there was no way he was leaving his hens and his hens didn't seem interested in checking out the "new hen".

This lets me know that it is just a matter of time when they move to my property.

[Dougas]

Stayed out all day with only a bobcat called in, which, was pretty cool. When I decided to call it a day late evening, I went to check a piece of the property that it is tucked away and after I checked it I came home with a gobbler. The first one I have seen on the propery since last spring.

[Ihuntoldschool]

Well turkeys been surviving with predators since they've been here. Don't worry too much about that. When you see that coyote just think about all the nest raiders he's preying on. That stuff sorts itself out. That's nature.

We the only real threat to the turkeys.

Got to remember it wasn't animal predators that bout wiped them from existence.

[richard black]

Good job on keeping at it and bringing home that gobbler. Persistence pays off. Shoot those yotes!

[Lcmacd 58]

Patience and persistence

[Dougas]

I knew or at least hoped that it would be just a matter of time. I'll keep at it!

[Tom007]

Amen, congrats!

[Dougas]

Thanks

[Dougas]

Last Thursday, I brought home another one. Nearly 2 pounds heavier, but smaller trophy parts. Three hens on the property this morning and heard gobbling on the neighboring property. I may get a crack at another, if I keep at it. If not, then I was still blessed this season. I will be out there as soon as I get my yard mowed.