2016 Turkey Season primer...

[Marty1]

I caught this bird on my trail cam yesterday.  This loner jake is likely staying away from the big spurs that are busy strutting their stuff.  
Last week I witnessed 3 long beards in a field circling, bumping and nudging one another for nearly an hour. Clearly they were sizing one another up. 
Massachusetts spring gobble season :shooter: starts on April 25th.  

 

[Smokin' Joe]

I'll be heading to Missouri on the 16th to chase some "Longbeards".  I do love watching the jakes when they see my hen decoy.  Usually there are about 4 of them in a gang and they all want to start the breeding season.  My poor David Smith decoy has been mounted more time than I can count.  :bounce:

 

[exMember]

Maybe buy a turkey tag here next week and see about taking one with my smoke pole shotgun! MAYBE, the wind is supposed to be crap all week. Its fun putting up a metal roof and siding with 20+ MPH gusts!

 

[Sharpsman]

Maybe that turkey is a little......QUEER!!

 

[Okie Hog]

South western and south central OK are pretty much overrun with wild turkeys, i see several nearly every time i'm in the blind. Few people here hunt them.

The game camera caught this guy a few years ago:

 

[patocazador]

Falcon, are they Rio's or Merriam's there?

 

[Okie Hog]

Falcon, are they Rio's or Merriam's there?

We have the Eastern, Rio Grand and Merriams. i think the game camera picture is a Rio Grande. It was taken is south central OK.

http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm

 

[patocazador]

Thanks. Easterns are too smart for me. Rios and Merriams are dumbbells.

 

[Minnesota]

Good Luck Marty!!! Go knock one down!

 

[Sharpsman]

These ate good! :cheers: :Salute:

Kidsturks by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr