These boys were gobbling on the roost and strutting like no other yesterday.
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Is it November (fall) or March (spring)?
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nicapopolis
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That is awesome, Steve. Do you happen to know the reason they do this in the fall?
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Nick,
Just guessing that it's a pecking order thing.....Hens do it too.
ps.....This is what you get when you don't shoot the jakes the previous year.....
Just guessing that it's a pecking order thing.....Hens do it too.
ps.....This is what you get when you don't shoot the jakes the previous year.....
SurfNHuntSD
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Funny/odd... I've heard gobbling in the fall once but only because a yote was howling nearby.
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utahduckhunter
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Same thing here in Utah other day heard them gobble off the roost
Jason,
Not terribly uncommon....The hens fight and have a pecking order as well...I think it excites the toms.....Recruitment this year isn't great, but we did have some and carry over of jakes seems to be pretty good....Long way to go to get back to the 2012 numbers.
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longbowhunter2
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In better times when turkeys were abundant. Early morning at day break I would here the turkeys
Doing the locator call's.
It was awesome. Now all hear is the wood Pecker's.
Not to many gobbling.
Doing the locator call's.
It was awesome. Now all hear is the wood Pecker's.
Not to many gobbling.
longbowhunter2
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Ya the crow call was supposed make them gobble. As well as other calls.
Never had to much luck with that.
On public land that is.
At the state park i could do anything and they would gobble.
SurfNHuntSD
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Peacock call.. they hate it. As does most anything with ears
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longbowhunter2
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That is very annoying for sure. right up there is spooked guinea hen.
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For some reason I couldn't post a video, but here are a couple of pics of the birds in my buddies yard in Julian. I need to take a class of "how to get permission to hunt private land" from Steve .. can you guys tell if these are jakes or toms... sorry total rookie on these subject.
.. can you guys tell if these are jakes or toms... sorry total rookie on these subject.
Dawnandusk
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Another rookie here, but I understand that it depends on the beard length.For some reason I couldn't post a video, but here are a couple of pics of the birds in my buddies yard in Julian. I need to take a class of "how to get permission to hunt private land" from Steve
Richard,
When was this picture taken?....It looks like last years jakes (short beards) with a couple of 2 year old toms (long beards).....This years jakes shouldn't have any beards yet.
When was this picture taken?....It looks like last years jakes (short beards) with a couple of 2 year old toms (long beards).....This years jakes shouldn't have any beards yet.
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Howdy Steve,
Video was taken the 26 of October... let me try and upload video to youtube then try and post it. Yes, it looks like most have a 3 or 4 inch beard.
Or they may let you hunt deer, but no turkeys (grover's love 'em….lol)
longbowhunter2
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I learned this from Steve.
Ask if you can take pictures..
Then warm up.......
Ask if you can take pictures..
Then warm up.......