Saw several this morning...
02-28-2012, 01:10 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Saw several this morning...
Went out scouting for the first time at one property this morning and saw a group of about a dozen jakes and also saw one good gobbler! Of course, I wish all the jakes were mature, but turkeys are turkeys. And, the one gobbler was a pretty nice one! This next month is going to drag along...guess I'll just have to keep scouting to make it pass faster.
02-29-2012, 05:25 AM
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The day before in Wisc. I found a bachelor group of 5 Toms - again all 2 yr olds or better based on beard length. There was one Dandy in that group!
They are there - I key around dairy farms at this time of yr.
JW
They are there - I key around dairy farms at this time of yr.
JW
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02-29-2012, 07:19 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Man! That's a lot of mature birds, especially when you throw in the ones you saw in WI! Sounds like you should have a dandy year ahead of you.
02-29-2012, 01:32 PM
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Last year I was watching my usual honey hole and there were six good mature toms there consistently almost every evening. Third day hunting, I had four hit the ground off the roost, all within shooting range. One of them decided to strut across in front of me at 20 yards and I dropped him.
In December, I was deer hunting on a wildlife refuge area (legally in a lottery drawing) and watched a group of turkeys fly down from the roost on the next hill over from me. A red hawk kept swooping down at them and each time they would all let out a big gobble.... Gobbling in December...
In December, I was deer hunting on a wildlife refuge area (legally in a lottery drawing) and watched a group of turkeys fly down from the roost on the next hill over from me. A red hawk kept swooping down at them and each time they would all let out a big gobble.... Gobbling in December...
