bamaranger
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I traveled to PA to hunt gobblers this spring, and had the wildest battle with weather I've yet to experience. I arrived just after the opening week end, and had to hold off an extra day, as storms had dropped so many trees on the access roads that one could not get back into the Game Lands.
On my first day in the woods, I heard birds, moved in, but did not get any responses, and then got rained out. Day 2, it had quit raining, and I heard a single gobble about mid morning. Then it rained some more, .........for two whole days. Day 3 (six days into my trip) the temperature dropped, and if I recall, it was 28 degress at daybreak. No gobbles, and I darn near froze. Day 3 it warmed up, and was a toasty 32 degrees. I heard a single gobble at mid morning, moved in, but nothing further developed. Day 4, about the nicest morning I had, I heard 3, maybe 4, about 2 hrs after sunrise, moved in on the pair closest , who gobbled once apiece, shut up and disappeared. The other two only gobbled once apiece and were far too distant to do anything with. I then had to return to Bama to meet other obligations. A week later I was back, and the temps soared and they set record highs onDay 5 and Day 6 .....91 and 92 degrees respectively. I heard not a peep. I again had to return to Bama....ending my spring hunting.
I returned to Bama with my tail between my legs, thoroughly whipped by the weather in Penns Woods this spring.
On my first day in the woods, I heard birds, moved in, but did not get any responses, and then got rained out. Day 2, it had quit raining, and I heard a single gobble about mid morning. Then it rained some more, .........for two whole days. Day 3 (six days into my trip) the temperature dropped, and if I recall, it was 28 degress at daybreak. No gobbles, and I darn near froze. Day 3 it warmed up, and was a toasty 32 degrees. I heard a single gobble at mid morning, moved in, but nothing further developed. Day 4, about the nicest morning I had, I heard 3, maybe 4, about 2 hrs after sunrise, moved in on the pair closest , who gobbled once apiece, shut up and disappeared. The other two only gobbled once apiece and were far too distant to do anything with. I then had to return to Bama to meet other obligations. A week later I was back, and the temps soared and they set record highs onDay 5 and Day 6 .....91 and 92 degrees respectively. I heard not a peep. I again had to return to Bama....ending my spring hunting.
I returned to Bama with my tail between my legs, thoroughly whipped by the weather in Penns Woods this spring.