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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am
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 What are you seeing early I’m seeing some birds in groups of hens and others in male groups. Then drive 20 miles and look around and see broken up groups with 3-5 strutters and a group of a dozen hens. Still not seeing a single gobbler with a few hens so just starting to break up completely. Spring early here with all the early Japanese and star magnolias in towns in full bloom. So is wisteria. I’m not looking at any areas of high elevations yet.
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TScottW99
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm
Posts: 2851
Location: Roanoke
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Re: What are you seeing early Our cams on the lease are still showing all the gobblers together.
It won’t be long.
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am
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Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: What are you seeing early Went out listening for the first time this morning. Got to a spot down the road I know they like to roost around 0610. At 0615 I hear my first gobble. He hits on a barred owl and some crows. Im sitting there listening to him and I hear hens yelping. Look up into the treeline 300 yds away and see 16 hens!
After they flew down into cow pasture gobbler came across field w three jakes. Pretty good morning but only one strutter
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm
Posts: 2649
Location: central Va
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Re: What are you seeing early Blooms in sunny areas but nights are cold so nothing greened up. Separate flocks all Ive seen. Crappie biting well though if fished sloooow!
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Vaturkeyhntr
Longbeard
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:04 am
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Location: Stafford, Va
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Re: What are you seeing early Driving to work this morning seen a strutter with hens and other longbeards, another group of mixed longbeards and hens with 1 Strutter, then 1 Strutter with about 6-7 other birds I couldn’t tell what they were.
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Wild Bill
2 Year Old
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:02 pm
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Re: What are you seeing early Lately on my farm and in local areas I have seen birds in groups of almost 40 (no lie) which is good news for the population but they still haven't broken up yet. Today i saw the first group of lone gobbler group
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am
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Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: What are you seeing early Parked at my listening spot down the road this morning and had a bird gobble in a small woodlot behind me about 150 yds away! Watched him strut and gobble on the limb from 0705-0740 when he flew down with his hens
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vagrousehunter
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm
Posts: 813
Location: WV Eastern Panhandle
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Re: What are you seeing early  Still in big groups in the northwest corner of the Commonwealth. I was out listening on Wednesday morning and saw a group of 12 hens followed by 5 longbeards. There seem to be a lot more birds in this area that there have been in a long while.
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vagrousehunter
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm
Posts: 813
Location: WV Eastern Panhandle
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Re: What are you seeing early [  ][/img] Lots of hens
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am
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Re: What are you seeing early Good to see you posting Jim. Good luck with your season. Nothing like inventory !
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am
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Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: What are you seeing early Went out listening yesterday and heard a few birds down the road a ways. Drive down there just in time to have them meet me. Unfortunately I can’t hunt this spot
They’re definitely gobbling on the roost, but barely a gobble after fly down. Saw one strutter w/ 22 hens the other day!
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am
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Re: What are you seeing early I’m laid up with a severe pinched nerve or stenosis in my back. Haven’t been able to
Travel anywhere to hunt in the south.
But I have some good game camera pics in last few days from closer places. This one is exceptional I think.
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"even after almost a half-century of hunting of the noblest game bird I am going to confess that I am still in the kindergarten; and I doubt if any human being ever acquires a complete education in this high art."
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm
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Location: central Va
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Re: What are you seeing early Gobblenow wrote: I’m laid up with a severe pinched nerve or stenosis in my back. Haven’t been able to
Travel anywhere to hunt in the south.
But I have some good game camera pics in last few days from closer places. This one is exceptional I think. Get well soon! They’re missing you.
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am
Posts: 613
Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: What are you seeing early brwndg wrote: Went out listening yesterday and heard a few birds down the road a ways. Drive down there just in time to have them meet me. Unfortunately I can’t hunt this spot
They’re definitely gobbling on the roost, but barely a gobble after fly down. Saw one strutter w/ 22 hens the other day! Get well soon, GN. The birds are getting a reprieve for now.
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vagrousehunter
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm
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Location: WV Eastern Panhandle
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Re: What are you seeing early GN, hope you're feeling better soon.
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