cant find any turkeys

[davemata]

Well, that does it for me, and for the spring season.

Got back out to Harold Parker - absolutely dead, only noise going on was from me and from the geese. Almost had a nice nap though. Ended up leaving at about 9:50, someone south of me started firing off with something full auto, and I learned the hard way that poorly trained beagles and their moron owners like decoys.

I did see a red squirrel the size of a cat though.

There ARE turkey in Mass, right?

 

[bigjim]

There ARE turkey in Mass, right?

tons in lexington near the national heritige museum i bagged one with a suv last year he flew right in front of me i thought i hit a friggin eagle or something by the wingspan it had when i saw it

 

[45collector]

Yeah nothing for me either. I didn't spend nearly enough time scouting though. Hey anyone wanna buy a nice camoflage 1187?! Just kidding. I'll try again in the Fall while I'm visiting a buddy in western MA. Right now I'm going nutty trying to be at the right place at the right time for Stripers!

 

[SemiAutoSam]

I get tons of them here as well, in fact my chickens have been known to wander off with them and then they are back a few days later.

Its like they have a circuit that they travel and my place is just one stop on that 3-4 day tour.

Must have been 20 of them in my yard about an hour ago! LOL! they love my yard for some reason!

 

[davemata]

I get tons of them here as well, in fact my chickens have been known to wander off with them and then they are back a few days later.

Its like they have a circuit that they travel and my place is just one stop on that 3-4 day tour.

Your chickens wander off with them, like it's some sort of fowl music tour? That's funny.

 

[richc]

A decent sized hen walked across the rifle range on Sunday. We had a cease fire while she decided where to go back into the woods. When she was out of danger we fired a few rounds and it did not bother her one bit. It was like she was deaf... like my wife accuses me of all the time...

 

[davemata]

acting like they own the place...

 

[Titan]

acting like they own the place...

I really think they know about the 500 ft rule.

 

[arlow]

My box calls were on the back porch last week. Before school my 5 year old son goes back there and starts playing with them. He runs in and says "Daddy, I hear a turkey!!!" I am "Say sure you do." I go back out there with him, he hits the call and.... Gobble!! Gobble gobble!!! He calls in a nice longbeard strutting and gobbling his fool head off right up to the swingset!!

 

[Kevin_NH]

It's weird, come May 3rd, all the Gobblers go into hiding. Three days left in the season, and I have yet to see one bearded turkey.

I really think they know about the 500 ft rule.

Maybe they do, except it's 300' here, so apparently they must also know political boundaries.

 

[davemata]

a**h*** turkeys. hahaha.

I need to bring a 5 year old with a box call next time.

 

[Coyote33]

No sign of a turkey now. Do they just lay low all Summer, or is it just that there is so much more cover now?

 

[SJan]

They are out there, planning their hiding place for the fall season.

Almost hit one on 495 in Wrentham yesterday at about 7am.

 

[Coyote33]

I spoke too soon. Had to stop in the road near Wachusett Country Club to let two hens cross this afternoon.