Too many Jakes?

[shatcher]

Will a big band of jakes flog, peck and whip up an old gobbler?  I saw one that was ragged and not doing well, had a lot of feathers gone and didn't fly.

[1iagobblergetter]

Ya they definitely will...Or another Tom could have beat the heck out of him.

[tomstopper]

Yep they might be young but when grouped together, they can whip a gobbler all day

[shatcher]

There were 12 in one group.  I hate to shoot jakes, but they may need thinning.

[spaightlabs]

I watched a group of jakes kill a tom in NE a few years back.  Pretty ugly.

[owlhoot]

I watched a group of jakes kill a tom in NE a few years back.  Pretty ugly.

Kill one,seen them run one down and whoop one him ,but kill one another. Dang

[silvestris]

Ain't no such thing as too many jakes.

[2eagles]

There were 12 in one group.  I hate to shoot jakes, but they may need thinning.

Yup!!! Next year.

[zelmo1]

A group of 8 jakes run off any solo Gobbler on one of my farms. The Toms are together now, 4/5 and rule the roost now. Actually makes it tougher to hunt. I had one patterned until the jakes drove him to flock up with the other Toms. Sucked, I wanted him for my wife's first bird. Oh well, fool them all so we can double now 

[Gooserbat]

Those Jake's are next year's two year olds and the next seasons limbhangers.

[Waynesworld23]

12 jakes makes 12 2 year olds next year gonna be a loud spring for you next year

[shatcher]

The Toms have indeed bunched up.  Saw 3 longbeards with 17 hens yesterday.

[stinkpickle]

Will a big band of jakes flog, peck and whip up an old gobbler?

Absolutely.  In fact, I've seen big bands of jakes run off GROUPS of adult birds.

[Fatbeard]

See it happen quite often. Jakes will run a big gobbler all over the county.