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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 27, 2015 19:19:21 GMT -5
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Post by parrothead on Jan 28, 2015 8:08:39 GMT -5
I have my cameras out now mainly to see what deer made it and when they shed but also to check out the birds. End of Feb they will all be but in areas where turkeys are. I got a pic of 4 toms on Jan 11 and one of them was in strut.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jan 29, 2015 21:21:06 GMT -5
I disagree with the authur, I find turkey "scouting" in Jan, Feb, and early March in Indiana to be fun but as far as opening day birds go, no real info can be found during this time. I tend to keep my turkey scouting trips in April. I love to be out and looking but to say I'm going to find some info that will sway my decision on where to be opening morning would be false.
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Post by ridgerunner on Mar 1, 2015 10:17:52 GMT -5
The Winter flocks/Spring break up, and feeding patterns in Winter will change a whole bunch by the third week of April..they gotta write about something this time of year to fill those magazine and web pages...it's entertaining but that's about it.
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Post by ridgerunner on Mar 1, 2015 10:28:03 GMT -5
I will add this it doesn't hurt to scout no matter what time of year, it will tell you birds are in the area so you know there are huntable birds on the property. I find birds/flocks will break up in the Spring and disperse..so 40 birds in the winter on your property might only translate in to 8-10 birds by Spring Hunting season. Things change a whole bunch from Winter to Spring.
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Post by tomthreetoes on Mar 1, 2015 11:23:34 GMT -5
On our property any scouting earlier than 2 weeks before season is just a good excuse to be outdoors and doesn't give a good count of turkey numbers.
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