Turkeygirl Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 It was still a beautiful morning...just not one for turkeys:( Get up a little before 6, throw ,y stuff on, get up to the old gravel pit and sit there, waiting with the rising sun to hear some gobbling. About 30 degrees, so a little chilly, but I've heard them gobble on these chilly but quiet morning. It got light out, not gobbles. Heard a hen cut a little bit from her roost across the field on the edge of the other corn field where the hen tracks and poo has been. I decide a little while later to walk the perimiter of the land, looking in the fields for birds. Well get across to the first field, that hen flies off her roost. Keep walking, see nothing, then a different hen, also by herself, flies off the roost. See and hear no turkeys, find some otherh en poop and tracks, but I found no sign of a gobbler, minus the old tracks I've mentioned before. Saw 3 beautiful male Woodducks which was nice:cool: Walking home, thought I may have heard a gobble from way deep in the woods, but it was hard to tell because the crows were screeching and won't stop and it was kind of muffled....and sometiems you think you hear something when you don't really. I'm not sure if that gobbler has moved off with some hens to land across our road or what. I think tonight though, I'm going to head over to camp. See the camp, run by the state DEC is on it's own private property but is bordered all by state land, but alot of people don't know that. And there are logging roads that run through and connect to other roads on the state land, but the one road that goes from camp to the state land they keep the gate closed when camp is not going on to keep people from driving down there. So you have to walk quiet aways in to get to some good hunting ground. I'm sure some people maybe make the walk in, but I don't think it gets hunted very hard around the camp.I have a couple spots in mind I want to check out, and hopefulyl it will pay off. I'm also going to email the guy I know who is head of maintaining the camp, he's the one I promised I'd come hunt turkeys,lol;) He has an idea of where there might be birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKYhunter Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Just because you didn't hear or see them doesn't mean that they are not there. Often times they'll be pretty tight mouthed if they've gobbled a lot on previous days. One thing's for sure, if you've got hens, eventually the gobblers will be there as well. Good luck on your scouting trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2labs Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Yes it was a little cold this morning, I did not hear any either. Tomorrow should be better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I bet the toms are not far if there are hens in the area... when I hunt behind the house, the toms will be across the road one morning and the next day or that afternoon back behind the house. They always come back sometime... stick with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I know how you feel,the first day for me I heard nothing and seen nothing.I have 2 more nights to work and then go on vacation for 14 days,the weather is starting to warm up and I am going to hit the woods with a running shot and find me a couple birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 ...Oh, I know it will get better for you, Turkeygirl...and, hopefully you'll get to take some more time off for work, too, to hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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