Anyone seeing their easterns strutting yet?

[JWC07]

I saw 2 struttin' this morning here in Middle TN.

[sugarray]

Well, I let my emotions get the best of me there.

I'd come video that hunt for ya.  That thing is just, well, hard to describe!  Sure do hope you get him and not someone else!!


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[reflexl]

I think I am the only one around here that hasn't seen them strut yet. reflex264

[Longspur321]

HMMMMM.....Lotta Georgia reports... I was planning on heading up to NE GA 2nd week of April. Y'all think I'd be better off going earlier?

[guesswho]

HMMMMM.....Lotta Georgia reports... I was planning on heading up to NE GA 2nd week of April. Y'all think I'd be better off going earlier?

I'd stick with the original plan, unless you can swing two trips. 

[headbanger]

Yep, been seein the ol boys struttin for the last week or 2 here in GA but the sexes are still separated for the most part except for some mingling. The hens ain't ready yet.

headbanger

[CASH]

Yep. Saw one strutting this morning with 4 hens. It was 39 degrees and raining. 5 minute walk from my house. Of course I can't hunt there. Oh well.

[Longspur321]

HMMMMM.....Lotta Georgia reports... I was planning on heading up to NE GA 2nd week of April. Y'all think I'd be better off going earlier?

I'd stick with the original plan, unless you can swing two trips. 

[vaturkey]

Its strange how that 5th bird always comes on April 30th. That has been a pretty lucky day for me for a long time.

So it takes you 47 days to kill 5 gobblers ?   HUMMMMM  

[guesswho]

Might kill him the last day

Its strange how that 5th bird always comes on April 30th. That has been a pretty lucky day for me for a long time.

So it takes you 47 days to kill 5 gobblers ?   HUMMMMM   

What can I say, I ain't to good at this.  Thats why I ask so many questions.

[BrowningGuy88]

No it is just that Alabama birds are so much smarter and harder to kill! 

I am seeing groups of turkeys with the sexes split. Saw one group of 11 gobblers! Too bad they will split up before March 15th, that would be one heck of a show!

[chatterbox]

Might kill him the last day

Its strange how that 5th bird always comes on April 30th. That has been a pretty lucky day for me for a long time.

So it takes you 47 days to kill 5 gobblers ?   HUMMMMM   

What can I say, I ain't to good at this.  Thats why I ask so many questions.

Yah, that's it.

[TennLongspur]

I've seen several strutters in SE Tennessee over the past few weeks. But they rae still all grouped up. Just this morning saw 40+ feeding in a field. Most were hens and young, but there were three strutters tagging along.

Unless I am mistaken, it is the increasing amount of daylight that causes the hens to be receptive, not warm weather. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but the boys are ready just about anytime. It's the girls that determine when breeding happens (isn't that the way it always goes?  ) It's lengthening days, right?

[reflexl]

Yep. They are waiting on the ladies. One cold morning during deer season I had one gobbling his head off about 200 yards from me. reflex264

[VA_Birdhunter]

My neighbor was telling me that some guys he knows that work for the gas well companies up here said they have been gobbling hard and a lot on the nice days we've been having this winter.  This is up in Northern WV.  I would say down south there really hitting it hard.  Lord i can't wait!!!

God Bless