Thinking SPRING

I heard several birds gobble yesterday 11-10-10. Do turkey's rut like deer? Do they chase,push,dog,and lockdown,like whitetails.Iron if your out there any help on the matter,I've never kill a turkey,46 years and never got one( the bird I've been hunting is so old he turned grey,his beard went down hill and is only 4 inches from 10, only got them at the Giant Eagle.

If there gobblin this time of the year its probably a jake.

You boys are sharp,it was a big momma hen and her 4 jake sons,a lot off agressive purring and chest pushing a fun show,and Ready2fish it's a joke about rutting turkeys!

I hear ya Tuna.  I heard/watched em gobblin' almost every day this past archery season.  Jakes and gobblers.

This rutting turkey ended up getting himself killed this past Saturday all because he had to pick a fight with another young gobbler...


Doug and I were walking out Saturday morning when we stumbled upon 2 gobblers fighting.  We stalked to within 30 yards of them.
I drew first, shot and watched the arrow go low.  They never stopped fighting.  Doug drew, shot and clipped a limb.  Yep, they're still fighting.  I nocked another and drew.  No shot.  Too many limbs.  Dougy charges to within 15 yards of them and drills one of them with the Rage 2-blade.  The other flies off.
He was a young double-bearded bird.

Ironhed

That's quite an accomplishment stalking turkeys in the fall while wearing a fluorescent orange hat and vest. Congratulations.

Thanks.  Just like rutting deer, rutting turkeys can be very, er, dumb.

Now please go back to your regularly scheduled PGC bashing threads.

Ironhed

Looks like another one that dosn't like to hear facts about the PGC. Rutting turkeys huh?

ORIGINAL: Ironhed

That's quite an accomplishment stalking turkeys in the fall while wearing a fluorescent orange hat and vest. Congratulations.

Thanks.  Just like rutting deer, rutting turkeys can be very, er, dumb.

Now please go back to your regularly scheduled PGC bashing threads.

Ironhed

yep..........LOL