dbHunterNY Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 I was thinking the other day that I may take a longbeard or two instead of hens if I go out for turkeys this fall. Reason is i think the numbers were down from this spring, despite a good hatch this summer. Usually I like to save the toms for spring action though. Here's some background info: Here in NY a hunter can take two toms in the spring and two of either sex in the fall. Does do you, or anyone you know, have any preference on what is taken during the fall turkey season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 The fall is the only time to legally harvest a hen turkey so that is what we try to do. There are way more hens than toms and jakes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shickoff Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Tom, jake or hen? Where legal, I've taken fall birds of the year (both sexes), adult broodless hens, super jakes and autumn longbeards . . . as some buds in my circle say: "In the spring we hunt gobblers; in the fall we hunt turkeys." ;-) I was thinking the other day that I may take a longbeard or two instead of hens if I go out for turkeys this fall. Reason is i think the numbers were down from this spring, despite a good hatch this summer. Usually I like to save the toms for spring action though. Here's some background info: Here in NY a hunter can take two toms in the spring and two of either sex in the fall. Does do you, or anyone you know, have any preference on what is taken during the fall turkey season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hens. Can't think of much other reason to hunt toms than to see them strut and to hear them gobble. That's generally not the way they come to the gun in the fall. Besides.............fall is the only time I can even the score with those rotten hens that hosed me last spring. Thin 'em out a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I'm with Don on this one, we have WAY more hens in my part of PA and it's just what we do here. I have shot a long beard in the fall but prefer a hen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hens. Can't think of much other reason to hunt toms than to see them strut and to hear them gobble. That's generally not the way they come to the gun in the fall. Besides.............fall is the only time I can even the score with those rotten hens that hosed me last spring. Thin 'em out a little. Yep. I leave the longbeards for the spring time and take full advantage of our 3 allowed hens in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 We don't get a fall season here every year, but have one this year and it is in running concurrent with our deer archery, ends this month. Also have an upcoming shotgun season on them this year and can take 1 bird. Figure if I can get drawn from a treestand on a longbeard or a mature hen I will not hesitate to take either. Besides.............fall is the only time I can even the score with those rotten hens that hosed me last spring. Thin 'em out a little. Hadn't thought of it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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