Virginia 2015

[mossybird]

Went out this morning and they were gobbling like crazy until they hit the ground. Im pumped for April 11th! A little windy but a good morning. 45-50 degrees. Mitchells, VA
 

[Mazahoochi]

Heard a lot of gobbling Sunday morning despite the 19 degree weather.  5 different birds on the roost and a couple after flying down.  Hens were real noisey too.

This morning was about 20 degrees warmer, but not a peep...

[Selluwud]

Put out a game camera this past weekend and got some good pictures of a few toms coming out of the woods and strutting for hens then later returning to the woods. 4/11 can't come soon enough.

[forcercon1]

I went out Monday morning and didn't hear a peep. I did see a few hens in a field, but no gobblers with them. The morning was cool and windy. I am going out again Friday morning & afternoon in the hopes of locating something for Saturday morning / youth day.

I'll keep everyone posted if I get out before then and appreciate all the updates from others!

[adamg]

Heard several yesterday morning, probably 7-8.  This morning only heard 3 and they were miles outside of my hunting area.  35 degrees this morning, could have been why.  10 days ...

[forcercon1]

I took my son out for Youth day on Saturday and heard a single gobble. I went Sunday and heard nothing as well. I'm a little confused on what they might be doing, but hope it improves.

Is anyone else hearing anything?

[Mazahoochi]

Yeah, I don't have a whole lot of experience turkey hunting, and am trying to figure out how the weather is affecting how much they gobble.  Sunday the weather was beautiful and I could distinguish between at least 7 different birds gobbling their heads off on the roost.  Never heard it like that before, some years there just aren't any birds around where I'm at and I don't hear a single gobble all season.  This morning it was 60 degrees at 6:30 but overcast and a little drizzly and I heard just a single distant gobble until I hit the owl call and then heard another.

[adamg]

Cloudy and warm yesterday morning and they were quite vocal.  Enough to let me know where I need to be tomorrow morning.  This morning, foggy, cool, and overcast, and I only heard one and he was in another zip code.  Tomorrow should be good, 50's and sunny early.  They should rock.  Good luck!

[ballyhoo]

They were not real vocal this morning, heard only a few.  But there were more strutting in the fields around sussex co. than I have seen in the past 2 weeks. 

[Doc Holliday]

mid 40s , damp and raining on and off this am. heard 3 within a reasonable distance and others a ways off.  they  gobbled their heads off back and forth at daybreak for about 5 minutes . I heard one fly down and then not a peep other than the hens I heard afterwards..... it all died as quick as it started, nothing after that.  south central va.

[redmag]

I have been hunting the NF just west of Woodstock, VA. and the gobblers are doing much.  They have gobbled some on the roost and then shut up.  Friday I heard one on the roost gobble twice and I went to him and set up at a safe distance to avoid being seen (the mt. is very open).  I never heard another sound.  I have been seeing hens on almost a daily basis.

[forcercon1]

Gobbling has slowed down a lot in my area of Southern VA.

Any reports in other areas?

[adamg]

Still hammering in central VA.  Killed one Monday(19.5#) and one yesterday(20 1/4#).  Have three that have been together the last five days in one area gobbling their fool heads off and I just can't seem to get in the right spot to wack one.  Think I have it nailed down now, we will see come Saturday.

[357MAGNOLE]

I have not heard a gobble in the last 2 weeks and over 20 hours in the field.  I think they are done here.

[BoneShaker_Custom_Calls]

Went out this morning in the Suffolk VA. Area...Today was most Gobbling that I have heard all year,,They were Gobbling everywhere...Tried to set up on 3 different Tom's...Seen all 3 birds...couldn't get them to break away from their hens...They are still henned up and that unusual for this time of year...On the way out of my hunting area...I seen 4 Gobblers and 2 hens in a field that i can hunt...I glasses them...One was a real nice long beard ..The other 3 Gobblers were nice too...The Boss Tom was chasing the other 3 Gobblers trying to keep them away from his 2 hens...So with any luck...I'm going to set up a blind and put out a few Decoys in that field and soft call tomorrow...