It's Time to Start Thinking Spring Turkey!

[DonBo]

Wisconsin permit applications are due next week already, Dec. 10th.  

Anyone else excited for it to be spring?

[ANYFISH2]

Always have turkeys on my mind!

I know for sure my son is ready for spring.  We checked our trail cams last week, heard some hens up the hill, and he wanted to sneek up to them.  We did, snuck right into the middle of them.  Should have seen his face, when the woods moved with 40+ birds scooting around and jumping up all around us!!  It was fantastic.  He asked probably 5 times on the way home, "I can hunt this spring with you, right?"

[Scoot]

Don, you are one sick puppy!  There are deer to be shot, man!  Turkey season will come, but I haven't shot a deer yet this year and I'd sure like to.  I'm excited to get out this spring though--  I THINK (maybe) my little girl is going to hunt turkeys with me this spring.  I hope she sticks with that- I'd be thrilled to put a bird in front of her! 

[DonBo]

-  I THINK (maybe) my little girl is going to hunt turkeys with me this spring. 

That's great Scoot.  Hope she goes for it like Ryan has.  Always love to see the kids get involved.

BTW, I'm still bowhunting myself and don't want to cut this season short, but dang, apps are due!  What are you supposed to do?

[Scoot]

That's great Scoot.  Hope she goes for it like Ryan has.  Always love to see the kids get involved.

Me too!  I'm skeptical, but I'm going to try make it as fun as I possibly can for her and hope I find a bird to cooperate. 

You mentioned applications- when are they due?

Good luck finding a deer!  I'm hoping to take Ryan out to ND this weekend in search of some headgear.  I think we have a decent chance if we can get out there. 

[DonBo]

  You mentioned applications- when are they due?

Wisconsin, Dec. 10.    Minnesota  Jan.  22.

Edited December 3, 2015 by DonBo
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[O.T.C.]

Haven't seen a bird in a year and I have standing corn for whatever critters, what freaks them out of an area ? No 1 is seeing any birds around. Usually the 2 dairy farms across the road have birds but reporting 0 also. Are coyotes tough on them ? But the field is stuffed with pheasants so idk.Thankfully at my dads there's plenty to go around an hour away so applying there now watch like last year it'll reverse itself lol. 

[DonBo]

Haven't seen a bird in a year 

Hard to say what happened.  I believe the good old days of turkey hunting are already gone.  They multiplied and moved into most every area of the state, and now they're just staying in the most prime locations.  The hard back to back winters of a couple years back really did a number on them. 

[sportfish]

The numbers are down on the bird that's for sure in my areas . I mainly hunt the north end of 222 . In 2007-2010 that was the golden years , I could not look out in my field with out seeing birds . Now I see a bird a few times a year and not flocks of them .  I still try only got skunked  once 

  When we the 2016 regs. coming out ? 

[monstermoose78]

With the lack of winter it should help the turkeys out and if we can have some nice weather when the eggs hatch we should see a big spike in bird numbers.

[DonBo]

With the lack of winter it should help the turkeys out and if we can have some nice weather when the eggs hatch we should see a big spike in bird numbers.

Fingers crossed...

[rkhinrichs]

To bad the last year winners, "Team Jelly Heads" cannot defend their title!