colorado turkey

[23cobowhunter]

opening day gobbler.

 

[atmat]

Nice. Was he vocal at all?

I put in the miles over the weekend and didn’t hear a dang thing in the mountains. My partner did the same but by dumb luck shot a decent gobbler.

 

[23cobowhunter]

they were talking on the roost but once they hit the ground they went silent.

 

[SpyRock]

they were talking on the roost but once they hit the ground they went silent.

How’d he come in? Give us the play by play.

 

[23cobowhunter]

he came into a decoy silent with a few hens and a jake. there were 3 or 4 toms gobbling on the roost but there were interested in coming to calls or so i thought lol.

 

[feanor]

Nice. Was he vocal at all?

I put in the miles over the weekend and didn’t hear a dang thing in the mountains. My partner did the same but by dumb luck shot a decent gobbler.

I heard some flap down, but not a single gobble heard. Similar to your experience.

 

[23cobowhunter]

I heard some flap down, but not a single gobble heard. Similar to your experience.

the lack of winter we have had has the birds in a weird spot. theres no snowline to chase.

 

[SpyRock]

the lack of winter we have had has the birds in a weird spot. theres no snowline to chase.

Do they normally follow the snowline out West? I’m hunting Easterns down South, so it’s a totally different ballgame and approach.

 

[23cobowhunter]

yes they follow the green grass up to their summer range similar to elk and deer. ive never hunted easterns. i have family in Missouri that has a ground to turkey hunt on so i am going to go next year i think.

 

[feanor]

the lack of winter we have had has the birds in a weird spot. theres no snowline to chase.

Do you think that would contribute to a later breeding season potentially ? Or maybe just has them out of sorts in general?

 

[23cobowhunter]

i think they are just out of sorts but only time will tell.

 

[LongWayAround]

Do you think that would contribute to a later breeding season potentially ? Or maybe just has them out of sorts in general?

I hunted this weekend and have scouted a few evenings the last two weeks. I haven't heard much on the limb, but town birds have been gobbling pretty regularly. From what I've seen, they all have hens. I'm sure it will pick up over the next couple of weeks.

 

[23cobowhunter]

ive seen similar.

 

[23cobowhunter]

i have a tag in wyoming. im leaving next weekend. im interested to see how the winter has the birds acting up there.