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Originally posted by Smart View PostDefinitely have some gobblers henned up. My lone opportunity this weekend was because I called in the 4 hens they were with. They were very vocal but the gobblers were not...not until they were leaving with the same hens and they gobbled a few times. The hens stood in my decoys, fighting with and pecking my DSD hens but the gobblers stayed just outside my windows watching and never came into my shooting windows. It's like they were scared of my jake....or just lucky they chose the right place to stop and strut. When the real hens walked away (back the way they came) the Toms followed them and never came in to my window. With a shotgun they would have been dead.
To add a kick to the nuts, after they left flat, my Covert showed them later in the hunt with those same hens strutting around in my deer feedpen area....
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Originally posted by slayr View PostNice bird, congrats! I’ve learned these things are smarter than I figured them to be, or I’m really dumb.
Don’t overthink it
At the end of the day, they are birds.
The fly down, eat, drink, mate, fly up, and repeat. Sometimes we catch em in good moods but more times than not, we don’t.
Just have to put in the time and it’ll work out for you.
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Tomorrow kicks off the back end of our season
Headin to southern Karnes county tomorrow to “guide” a few buddies on their SA river place. 5k acres and a few miles of river bottom [emoji7]
Followed by a short week at work then PoPo and will be heading West on Thursday. Couple day stop at another buddy’s ranch then on to NM for a few days.
I’ll update as much as I can.
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Another slow day out west. Finally had one talking to me late mid morning and could hear him drumming behind me but he would never show himself. That lasted about 15-20 min. Then two real hens came through and drug him off and away. I saw them enter to the woods to my left and his drumming got lighter and lighter.[emoji2959][emoji2959]. Never saw the Tom.
Called in a group of hens early and they came running to my set. Was hoping they were dragging Tommy with them. The only thing bearded in that group was the boss hen.
So far very similar to last weekend. We just don’t have the birds we normally do. I’m about to change it up for tomorrow if this persists this afternoon. To top it off it’s a windy hot mutha. Supposed to be 94 today [emoji2359]
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Hunting low bird density populations is rough, but it sure makes you a better hunter. Off to menard. Hoping to fill at least one of my remaining two tags. NM in two weeks. Colorado in May (maybe)Last edited by TwoHighways; 04-09-2021, 12:24 PM.
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Originally posted by Smart View PostAnother slow day out west. Finally had one talking to me late mid morning and could hear him drumming behind me but he would never show himself. That lasted about 15-20 min. Then two real hens came through and drug him off and away. I saw them enter to the woods to my left and his drumming got lighter and lighter.[emoji2959][emoji2959]. Never saw the Tom.
Called in a group of hens early and they came running to my set. Was hoping they were dragging Tommy with them. The only thing bearded in that group was the boss hen.
So far very similar to last weekend. We just don’t have the birds we normally do. I’m about to change it up for tomorrow if this persists this afternoon. To top it off it’s a windy hot mutha. Supposed to be 94 today [emoji2359]
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Originally posted by Smart View PostAnother slow day out west. Finally had one talking to me late mid morning and could hear him drumming behind me but he would never show himself. That lasted about 15-20 min. Then two real hens came through and drug him off and away. I saw them enter to the woods to my left and his drumming got lighter and lighter.[emoji2959][emoji2959]. Never saw the Tom.
Called in a group of hens early and they came running to my set. Was hoping they were dragging Tommy with them. The only thing bearded in that group was the boss hen.
So far very similar to last weekend. We just don’t have the birds we normally do. I’m about to change it up for tomorrow if this persists this afternoon. To top it off it’s a windy hot mutha. Supposed to be 94 today [emoji2359]
They’re smelling you!
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Originally posted by slayr View PostI am far from a turkey expert like some of the folks on this thread, but we are seeing much of the same thing. Gobbler’s just generally not interested in coming in.
Ours seem to be roosting right along with the hens and are ‘henned up’ within minutes of flying down. Maybe this is normal, but it seems as if each gobbler will have 2-3 hens, sometimes more, with him. Even later in the afternoon (4-5pm) the gobblers are still stuck to those hens. The jakes are still running in groups for the most part, saw several groups of 4-7, and they seem to not even want to look in the direction of the decoys/calling. They’ll just feed on through.
I’m definitely open to any pointers y’all have.
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Originally posted by TxBowHntr View PostThis is how it has been lately in Bee Co. While I am by no means an expert, I have had success from 10:30-2:30 in the middle of the day this season. My guess is the toms are henned up in the morning, and it takes a few hours for the hens to be bred/lose interest. I called in numerous birds this past weekend, all in the middle of the day (though most were jakes that got a pass). 1 of those birds being a very large 2 year old. If they are being active, but aren't interested first thing, wait em out and try later in the morning.
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Originally posted by Smart View PostAnother slow day out west. Finally had one talking to me late mid morning and could hear him drumming behind me but he would never show himself. That lasted about 15-20 min. Then two real hens came through and drug him off and away. I saw them enter to the woods to my left and his drumming got lighter and lighter.[emoji2959][emoji2959]. Never saw the Tom.
Called in a group of hens early and they came running to my set. Was hoping they were dragging Tommy with them. The only thing bearded in that group was the boss hen.
So far very similar to last weekend. We just don’t have the birds we normally do. I’m about to change it up for tomorrow if this persists this afternoon. To top it off it’s a windy hot mutha. Supposed to be 94 today [emoji2359]
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Originally posted by ClayW View PostThey’re smelling you!
No way. I washed my slate call and flocked DSDs in the dishwasher with Dead Down Wind.[emoji12][emoji51][emoji23]
Originally posted by ClayW View PostTake a 6 pack of Keystone Light this afternoon and I guarantee he commits to the decoys
**** that sounds good. Should have picked up a dirty 30.
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