Roosting birds at midnight?

[calebb]

I've heard birds gobble at 1 or 2 am at an owl hoot. Its definitely not impossible, that said I don't think you can discount any spot that you didn't get a response. I don't see how it would hurt to try if you were already awake and driving by there any how.

[DirtNap647]

i personally have not heard a bird gobble after a half hour after dark mayb possible but its hard to believe

[WV TURKEY THUG]

I don't think ill believe it till I see a video or personaly see it myself. Never heard a bid gobble at fork they always stopped at dark and I've listened to a lot of turkeys more than I can count. At a place I was working last year right before dark there would be 15 to 20 turkeys gobbling around me and not one of them gobbled after dark and I worked till midnight . I was a security gaurd so I was the only one there so no noises to scare them or anything. Man I wish I could hunt there but the guy don't allow people to hunt hes one of them guys that wants to ban guns and hunting.  I always wanted to sneak on that guys property and shoot one of them I mean heck one turkey ain't hurting anything.. Man I hate people like that guy he has no common sense.

[stinkpickle]

I've heard Rios down in Texas sound off WAY after dark.  It could be fun.

[gatrapper]

Coyote Howler

[WV TURKEY THUG]

Ga I've actually tried this about every night I worked. Maybe the just don't gobble at dark in wv. How would a bird sleep if he gobbles in the day and night. I would think it would be hard because all the gobblers would be waking each other up and I'm sure the hens wouldn't sleep very much either. I just can't imagine roosting a bird at midnight

[GobbleNut]

I have had a person or two tell me that they have heard turkeys gobble in the middle of the night.  However, I think your time would be better served to get some sleep and get up early enough to try your roosting tactics beginning at the first hint of daybreak.  I have often heard birds gobble an hour before sunrise.  I think spending the same amount of time that you would spend during the middle of the night, and doing so early in the morning, is a much more effective use of your time.