The News Outside

I spent 6 hours in the woods this morning with no success…of even seeing a Tom.  I only saw one hen racing through the pasture.  I am thinking the wind and cool temps hurt the movement???  Did anyone else have the same or more success than I had this weekend?

Called in a bird for a friend at 11:06 and he MISSED:( Heard 3 on roost and they flew off and were silent…..

1st season,Peoria/Tazewell county area.One day birds were making a racket all day long,running around and strutting infront of hens..next day they were quiet.Think weather pattern might be a part..hang in there.

Saturday was one of the best hunting experiences I have ever had, as I posted in the spring turkey forum, I shot one almost as big as the one you shot last year gbob.  If I remember right, I might have been giving you a little crap for shooting a 30 pounder, sorry man!  The one I shot Saturday was 29 pounds, so obviously I believe that you shot a 30 pounder, I had just never heard of one weighing that much before.  When talking to a few guys, they believe a turkey that hasn’t got into the heavy breeding season could weigh more, similar to the way a rutting buck loses weight.  The delayed breeding season (if that exists?) coupled with a mild winter, might be why my turkey weighed so much.  It also had a lot of that jelly substance on the top of the breast bone that can add a few pounds as well.

My dad and I went out on Saturday morning in Brown county. We both heard a few gobbles prior to 7am, but pretty much silent after that. Gobblers didn’t respond to the calls at all. I saw a lone jake cruising through the woods around 9am and that was it for the day. It was COLD early.

Will probably try to get back out on Friday morning…

never heard a bird on roost sat morn had one gobble three times around 9 ;30 and that was it lots of gobbles on roost sun quiet after hit the ground my bro in law had 5 long beards and a jake about run him over sun morn ran in to ten yrds he got a nice one

Hey CCH no problem with the disbelief.  I have a question about the jelly stuff around the top of the breast.  My bird last year had a ton of it.  I was really grossed out and didn’t know what it was???  Does anyone know what that stuff is?  To make matters worse…as I have shared on this website before…my brother and sister-in-law are getting a divorce and she lives on the property now without him.  She told my niece that some guys were out there hunting the first season and shot 6 birds.  Heck no wonder I didn’t see any toms…

I forgot something else…  CCH why no pics of your 29 lb monster?