Turkeygirl Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 So I don't know if any of you NYer's are seeing any gobbler action but my mom told me that yesterday on the way home from class, my sister saw a huge flock (30-40) of turkeys and there was a turkey strutting! I have to ask her where it was but I suspect probably some random farmer's field somewhere. So now I have some initiative to go out and start scouting the state land where I found a turkey nest just this last June I think it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY Yep Ruth I have been seeing turkeys strutting for about 10 days now.....we have a flock of turkeys hanging out in the field next to the house....a lot of strutting going on.......gets me pumped up !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY You're seing them Display at this point, not Strut. They are fanned out but they are NOT dragging their wing tips just yet.....that's the difference between Strutting and Displaying.......right now they're sorting out the pecking order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY Hey outdoorgirl, can I come hunt with you,lol! Seriously that must be nice to have turkeys right by your house, kind of makes things a little easier when it comes time for the season. Thanks for the note Vt; that's interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY I've been seeing them strut already too. Why is our season so late. It seams like by the time the season starts, they're all henned up. But, it get's the excitment going!!!!! -rossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY [ QUOTE ] I've been seeing them strut already too. Why is our season so late. It seams like by the time the season starts, they're all henned up. But, it get's the excitment going!!!!! -rossman [/ QUOTE ] They are still in bachelor groups and sorting out the pecking order. They're DISPLAYING to show dominance and get the underlings to back down. you'ld have very little luck with the birds right now if the season opened today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY I've been seeing them strut in the open fields where I hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY My sister saw the flock again today and when she slowed down, the gobbler puffed up then she saw him gobble. She didn't hear him but saw him stick his neck out when gobbling. Man I'm psyched. I hope I can find a good flock on state land here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY 28 more days here in NY for the Youth season!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgbennett6 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY I dont think they are still in bachelor groups, i've seen 4-5 individual big gobblers strutting in a flock of 6-10 hens on 4-5 different occasions. my buddy calle done in the other day just fooling around.....i bet there will be hens nesting come may 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY I heard my first gobble Feb. 26th when I was ice fishing in Guffins Bay. When I left the ice some lakeshore camp had about 30 birds in their yard. ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossySNPR Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY [ QUOTE ] You're seing them Display at this point, not Strut. They are fanned out but they are NOT dragging their wing tips just yet.....that's the difference between Strutting and Displaying.......right now they're sorting out the pecking order. [/ QUOTE ] VT's right, I've been watching a group of turkeys this past couple weeks near my hunting property but on a friends(whos an anti also, so doesn't mind if we treck on or track an animal on his prop) property, a couple times I've watched four jakes walk around like big balls around the flocks, and I've noticed the jakes seem to stay within 10 feet of eachother, hence, the pecking order. I went out after they left and gathered some wing feathers, which weren't worn at all on the bottoms, but almost perfect, so they aren't dragging them just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgbennett6 Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY well that might be true in canada, but i went and scouted my spot and sure enough, i have drag marks in the sand, so tehy are ready by me:)..also you sure it wasn't a hen feather, and even hens tips are usually worn down a little from dusting...all i know is my spot is ready to go and so am i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWiggely Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY Here in my area, the birds are still diplaying. They are still in good sized groups with 4-5 toms at least in each group. I have been out every morning for the past 6 days and have not heard a single gobble. Although this will change soon I suspect. As far as Im concerned just seeing the large numbers of birds around is enough for me to get pumped up. WIgs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddiekaz Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY Nothing gets you going like seeing those turkeys in the fields. It is to bad that NY doesn't start untill May 1st then you can only hunt till noon. I wish all of the NY turkey hunters the best of lick this year. As I was a New Yorker my self untill last year. I'll be trying the Colorado turkeys wood this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY Dang.. I haven't seen a bird in a long time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY One more thing... 20 more days!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Re: Turkeys starting to strut in NY [ QUOTE ] One more thing... 20 more days!!! [/ QUOTE ] Yeah for you Not for us big people We have to wait till the first of the month. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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