Are they gobbling yet?

[123fish]

I was wondering if you guys that are closer to good turkey country are hearing any gobbling yet?

[DonBo]

They are strutting and gobbling.

[Sorgy]

Yes they are. I had the neiborhood tom gobbling some on Sunday morning. Snuck a few peeks at him and he was strutting around for a bit.

Sunday was the first time I saw him strutting this year.

He was gobbling back on Feb 1st when the sirens went off at 1:00.

[mrklean]

with the fair weather this year do you think late season will be pretty tough if they are strutting already?

[sticknstring]

I'm sure happy to have an A tag this spring. I think the flocks will be really broken up by the time A hits. Might be a tough late-season hunt but you never know until your hunt is over.

[DonBo]

You can be pretty sure the hens will all be setting by the later dates. That's sometimes a great recipe for a really good hunt. Only time will tell, hell we could be back into winter mode by April, that other shoe's bound to drop.

[Musky Buck]

Yes. Strutting etc. daily.

[Hoyt4]

They have been gobbling in our area for the last month or more. Sure going to be fun spring. Head to NE April 8th.

[sticknstring]

That's when we get back. Probably won't be too many birds left for ya!

[mrklean]

Saw a nice tom strutting on the way home today

[trolloni]

Turkeys gobble and strut all year long ,just more so during spring,hens also strut.they also fight all year long ,meaner than junk yard dogs ,good thing they dont get any bigger!A friend of mine was mowin hay and ran over a nest accidently, and their were 2 poults left, so we took em and put under a heat lamp and raised em, one was a hen the other was a jake, after they got big enough we let em out in the yard and the hen hung around for a week and then disapered ,that jake stuck around and grew, he would roost out in the tree and just scratch around all day,next spring it was like a switch went off ,if you pulled in the driveway you better be 2 steps from the door,or he would be on ya with spurs and wings beaten,the week after he would jump on the hood and peck at ya through the window ,a couple days later he got more brave and went down by the road and chased cars he only did that a couple times he didnt survive his last encounter, but he tasted dang good!!Guess thats what my grandpa ment when he said hes feelen his oats!

[IceHawk]

Out scouting and saw a couple toms strutting this morning with this weather the early seasons will be good.

[Hoyt4]

SticknString

I will be down there next Saturday door knocking and saying hi to the land owners. The new bow will be in the truck just never know. Been talking to the local sheriff and things are looking good there. Cannot wait.

[sticknstring]

Be sure to report what you find and take some scouting pics to fire me up for the drive down! Good luck too if you decide to hunt Sunday.

[Hoyt4]

SNS

I will try and get some pictures. Camera is no working. I will have the video camera ready to go.

Just saw a flock of birds yesterday when I went to sight in my new bow. A group of 18 longbeards no jakes or hens. 4 strutting and the rest all fighting and chasing each other.

[Scott M]

I saw quite the group on a hillside today. About 6-7 hens, and 3 monster toms. The strutting rumors are true.

[Gordie]

Saw two long beards doing the strut earlier today don't know if they was gobblin but I would guess yes.

[Borch]

Man it's getting tough. Lots of strutters out there and I have 6 weeks to wait.

[mws4dux]

The two toms and jake behind the shop gobbled 40-50 times on the roost today.They've been strutting back there for over a week now.

[Cheetah]

A buddy told me he saw a flock of 8 or so on the Greenway bike path in Minneapolis a couple days ago. He didn't see any beards, and were fairly small, so I figure they were all yearlings with an adult hen or two leading the pack.

[nbadger23]

I saw a big tom all fanned out and strutting around in a field yesterday afternoon here in SE MN. Like Borch I've got 6 long weeks to wait...

[Finlander]

I found a wood tick on me from hunting snows in South Dakota! Looks like them blood suckers are out with this warm weather! Take extra precations this year when chasing the long beards!

[delzz7]

I have seen alot more strutting the last couple of days too.

My brother also had a woodtick on him last week in Lakeville Mn

[Borch]

I was swatting skeeters this past weekend.

[Musky Buck]

3 Toms fighting over a lone hen this morning, the large group of toms in the area is busted up pretty good now. Almost more Toms/Jakes around than hens so they are off looking, haven't been hearing gobbling,or many grouse drumming or many roosters cackling, yet.