Same in Indiana, except we don't open until 4/21. WAY too late IMO. Best year I've had was during a cold, wet spring delaying stuff. Usually everythings greened up and most of the gobbling is over. Last year we spotted toms breeding hens 3 weeks before the opener...
The turkeys have been strutting like crazy here too. It has been in the 70s for three or four days and it has them fired up. I am fired up too, only 5 more days!
When I lived in Southern Illinois it seemed like the best days would have been before the season opened. Here in Iowa, I think they have it about right. Some years we have a blizzard during the first spring season and some years it is 75 degrees. The only season I wish they would change would be the youth season. It is always the weekend before the first season and most years it is to cold for the young hunters to have an enjoyable sit.Same in Indiana, except we don't open until 4/21. WAY too late IMO. Best year I've had was during a cold, wet spring delaying stuff. Usually everythings greened up and most of the gobbling is over. Last year we spotted toms breeding hens 3 weeks before the opener...
The toms have been done gobbling here about 15 minutes past sunrise. I have been seeing toms out strutting later in the morning in the fields and open areas but not gobbling.
It has been warm here all week. The grass, winter wheat, and alfalfa are greening up. The birds are beginning to switch there pattern from spending most of the day in the woods to the green areas looking for green shoots and insects. It is supposed to cool off next week to the 40s for highs and temps right at freezing in the night.
Nice bird! I'm not picky when a legal bird comes in range I shoot!
Passed another jake on Tuesday the opener. I'm not picky but we have a one bird per county limit and I had the whole week off just wasn't ready to be done yet.
1 bird per county limiit is interesting. Are the licenses over the counter or are they draw?
Hoping to shock gobble some tonight but the last few days I’ve found a lot more elk tracks than turkey tracks in my hunting area.
All over the counter we do have some draw/controlled hunts but they don't count towards your bag limit. 3 bird limit one per county and no more than one bird from the 8 county SE region.
What part of KY? Might be able to give some info depending on where
Pretty cool deal.
