FirstFreedom
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Man, yesterday was weird. We're having lows in the mid-20s and highs in the mid-40s here, and moderately high winds at times to boot. I did not hear a SINGLE gobble on opening day, despite my best efforts to elicit them, and despite the fact that the last 2 weekends down there I heard multiple gobbles. I think the cold has shut down their mating instinct entirely.
I only saw one turkey - this one hen got *really* worked up by my calls & hen decoy for some reason - I guess she was the boss hen and didn't want other hens in her area. She came over and knocked down my decoy, and just clucked incessantly for like 10 minutes. Of course I agitated her by continuing to cluck & yelp. She stayed in the area for another 15 minutes without clucking before leaving. Got within about 6 yards of me. Kept circling all the way around me. Oh, then it started SNOWING lightly, which seemed extremely weird sitting there amongst lush green vegetation on Apr. 6 - kinda surreal. So cold I came home - I wasn't ready to spend another night in that weather - thurs night was bad enough. Kinda bummed because I can't hunt next weekend. Sure hope they're still mating weekend after next. Anyone in OK get a gobbler?
I only saw one turkey - this one hen got *really* worked up by my calls & hen decoy for some reason - I guess she was the boss hen and didn't want other hens in her area. She came over and knocked down my decoy, and just clucked incessantly for like 10 minutes. Of course I agitated her by continuing to cluck & yelp. She stayed in the area for another 15 minutes without clucking before leaving. Got within about 6 yards of me. Kept circling all the way around me. Oh, then it started SNOWING lightly, which seemed extremely weird sitting there amongst lush green vegetation on Apr. 6 - kinda surreal. So cold I came home - I wasn't ready to spend another night in that weather - thurs night was bad enough. Kinda bummed because I can't hunt next weekend. Sure hope they're still mating weekend after next. Anyone in OK get a gobbler?