First report

[ticklishtompro]

Got a report today that a friend of mine heard his first gobbles this morning. Good news as our LTH is next weekend. Have also seen a few gobbler groups starting to break up. I figure the middle of next week and we will start seeing some strutters. What do you all think.

[Gopherlongbeards]

Birds seemed to be breaking up into smaller groups in SE MN this week. We saw a lot of 5-10 bird groups and a few lone gobblers.

[bcknuts]

Hang in there Gopherlongbeards it won't be long now.ya'll just need the weather to break .

Kevin

[ticklishtompro]

Did some scouting this morning. Heard some gobbles off the roost and saw my first strutter of the year! It is supposed to be a little warmer this week, so things could be pretty good for the kids on Friday. We had our classroom portion today and the little girl I am taking just smoked the target! We are good to go if we can get one in range!!

[arrowsonly]

I sure a heck hope so man, this has been a long winter. I am sitting on almost 250,000.00 dollars of bike's, anybody need one...
If it does not warm up soon I'll be to busy to take off in April. I was out road hunting & glassing some regular spots one of those warm sunny days last week and not a bird in site...

[charlie elk]

It still looks like this here on some mornings

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Fog and hoar frost should be a sign of melt but you sure wouldn't know it by the snow piles lying about.
Cardinals and crows occasionally sing, turkeys are silent. When I see them they seem very listless.

[ticklishtompro]

One of my drivers sent me this pic today. These urban turkeys in Green Bay are getting the urge!!!
I have been hearing a lot more reports of gobbling now to.

[charlie elk]

Gobbles, gobbles everywhere this morning... Truly a beautiful morning in the heart of turkey country.
With the amount of yelping going on I'm sure there was a whole lot of struttin going on.
Now if the snow and ice pack would melt away; and that should completed after this weekend. Depending on which weather forecaster you choose to believe- the temps will be 40-56. YES!!

[charlie elk]

Temp is 42 today! Just got in from an afternoon stroll along the gravel road-
3 gobblers were strutting for 2 hens
Further down a group of 5 listless appearing jakes flushed off the road and about 200 yards out 3 of them fell out to the air?! Half the state must have heard me whistling Vic back. The jakes just rolled around for awhile and then stumbled off; hope they make it.
It's been bad around here most of March apparently leaving some the birds very weak.
At least those suburban turkeys have access to bird feeders

[ticklishtompro]

Hunting has been tough today but just a beautiful day to be out.