If the hens are on the nest then the toms are VERY vulnerable to soft, light calling...13,537 birds checked in as of this morning. We might beat last year's total harvest but I highly doubt it. We have passed 2022's harvest total.
The birds here in Perry Co. are pretty quiet. I'm not seeing nor hearing any hens. I'm pretty sure they are nesting pretty hard.
Tom's were very vocal all day yesterday. I was sitting on the porch yesterday afternoon with my daughter and heard one gobbling up on the hillside. Every few minutes he would gobble. Just for fun , I went and grabbed my slate and a decoy and put it in the yard. I hit a couple soft calls and he was gobbling his head off. Waited about 10 minutes and he was strutting in the yard. So they are definitely on the prowl for the last receptive hens.If the hens are on the nest then the toms are VERY vulnerable to soft, light calling...
awesome bird, we had a great time hunting this past week,Awesome morning for me. 24 lbs, 1.25" spurs, 11.5" beard.
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