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that so cool !!

Hit a new farm this morning called in three hens haven’t heard a Gobble. moved to another spot in a good strut zone nothing so far here either . crazy sitting this morning with heated vest and mid weight jacket now just a sweatshirt that’s too hot

Great post! Same thing here in 15. They went silent 2 yrs ago. The area we hunt the Turkey are super stealth . We have photos of birds and I see them all the time, but limited vocalization. They are definitely call shy. It’s probably a combination of predators, dirt bikers and hunters that has charged some habits. I have been playing around with a mallard duck call. I have a great cluck down and I have pulled in hens with consistency. I have also used a peeping sound on my wood duck call with the same results. This sounds crazy, but I also think the birds stay on the roost longer. I have watched hens sit on some huge pine trees well past sunrise.

Incredible experience and pics! That's a morning to remember for sure!

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Great read. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience you shared. Great job.

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Way to go Dan! Congrats! Moved this entry into this topic and updated the scoreboard!

I’m out on private land in zone 8, Asbury, I didn’t hear a gobble or see a bird, I did call in a bobcat, I think that’s the problem! We have bears, bobcats, coyotes, fox, ospreys nesting on a farm silo and eagles on the Musky! It must be tough for critters who are prey living on this farm!

Cutting back on the gym just a little ,still going 5 days a week , stripers coming in, I want to get out after work. Also treated myself to a first time custom fitted Golf Club - Ping Driver ,and new grips on all my clubs I did myself . So Im looking forward to playing golf again . Gave it up 7 years ago because of a degenerated disc in my lower back but felt great last year playing quite a few times . Water temp rising in the ocean so hoping to get out and surf as well. I cant do the winter surfing out there anymore . The comute to work sucks ! 2-2 1/2 hours home every night makes for a long day , up at 4am but I have alot I want to do in life ! So keep moving guys , enjoy & god bless ..

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Agreed…gobbling like crazy this morning on private. They ended up drifting off with a few hens to the neighboring property though

That’s another factor for sure. Pressure whether hunters or predators will make them quiet. The private piece I hunt they gobble their heads off. Yesterday’s birds were on public and in my experience they are not very vocal there. The two my son and I shot came in from 300 yards away with a group of 7 toms and Jakes and not one made a sound. The coyote my son shot came sneaking into decoys and I think what attracted him was the few calls I made.

where I hunt it was great, always heard birds gobble, until 2021 then it went downhill. Last month I had two nice gobblers walking past my camera following 17 hens. I know birds are in the area but they have been silent for the last few years, maybe cause of the amount of predators in the area. Few friends hunting a few miles from me never heard a bird yesterday or today

I don’t think the cold is that much of a factor. I’ve hunted upstate in NY in spring when it’s very cold and had snow flurries falling and they gobbled. I think every area is different but I still think the full moon could play a part. Every animal behaves differently during the moon. Humans more so!

Great work!

There’s an NJ Bourbon page on FB, it’ll move there. How much are you asking per bottle?

Starting to feel a little bit better after taking a few days off. I skipped MMA Thursday an dSaturday and haven't lifted either. I played soccer last night and that was fun. I think I was just wearing myself down from going too hard and not really recovering enough. I'm going to MMA tonight, but depending on what we're doing I'll just go as easy as I need to go. I am going to put a focus on recovery, de-stressing, mobility and just taking better care of myself overall. Somehow I got a little bit away from that mission and I need to get back to it.

Awesome. Congrats.

We have a weird one here. There is a Jake on this farm that is constantly gobbling. I never heard a turkey gobble as much as this one. I'll be surprised he lives much longer as much racket as he makes. Probably attracting every coyote and fox in the county lol He seems smart though. Showed up on the edge of the field but wouldn't come in. Neat though.. in the cool morning you could see the breath leaving his beak after every gobble. He's gone quiet now. Gonna have to leave soon for work. At least we saw something.

could it be the cold temps at least here in North Jersey that can shut the birds from talking?

so far nothing in zone 12

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I have the same mower. It's great!