Pictures again from the window

Now that the snow has arrived and the woods have quieted they are returning to eat grass under the snow in the back yard and scrounge around under the bird feeders.

12 boys today.

Nic pics,I did not see one turkey in the two week deer season this year,that may be a first.

nice that gets me excited for the season.. i need some decoys

     Hey Eman- for all the talk bout how good Turkeys can see sometimes they miss the decoys. If you can use a decent stake and set it so there will be movement from the wind or breeze moving the decoy it helps tremendously.
   Had a set out once and a Tom was struttin bout 50 yds off- clucked and purred for an hour till he moved off on an angle kinda towards me and goin off uphill. The wind blew and the decoys moved and he looked over and went nuts- came right in. Always figured that was the first time he had actually seen the decoys.
   Sometimes I use a string to move the darned things. Put a long eyebolt in the ground under the front of the bird and run a string to the neck and through the eye back to your position. -put a small rock in the tail of the Decoy- When ya pull on the string the head bobs up and down - looks like its feeding and ads the desired movement for the Tom to pickup on. Gotta be sure thats not considered a mechanical device and is legal for ya. Cheapo decs seem to work just as good as the pricey ones.
BTW- be careful of buying Tom decoys- -used to use a Jake and a hen and sometimes other Jakes would shy off and once in a while a Tom would 'fight purr' upon spotting it and come right in-feast or famine with them. Went back to just hens.

     The roll up ones with the long slit in the belly work real well for that bobbing feeding thingie - Just dont leavem rolled all the time or they always wanna bend when in the field.
     Have had other hunters "sneak up" on my decs a number of times- Even more so with a Tom Dec out there - can be scarey. Some idiots get 'zeroed' and ya really start to wonder----

Ditto