2019 Turkey Poults?

[Buck154]

Has anyone seen many or any hens with poults? I always seen the first ones during season and this year I have not seen any. Even while driving around for work none. I have had this hen in my yard and garden this past week and no poults. Maybe has a nest near by but not sure. All the rain this spring won't help the chick survival.

[gobblergetter]

I haven't seen any poults either. Just single hens

 

[Bad64chevelle]

No poults yet . I saw loads of turkey this morning too on my way in . More than I’d seen in a while ! Including one that was holding up traffic on RT. 33 . 

[Bucksnbows]

I saw a surprisingly high number of poults with a hen on Saturday in Lakewood when I visited my mother. She has seen them for about a week she tells me.


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[Gobblengrunt]

I havent seen many poults and lots of single hens.  Thats been the norm in zone 6-7 for the last few years.  It seems we get that heavy cold rain every year right when most poults are born diminishing their survival.  The ridiculous amount if fox, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, hawks and owls dont help either!

[Buck154]

29 minutes ago, gobblergetter said:

I haven't seen any poults either. Just single hens

 

Yeah I was wondering if you been seeing any. Hope for the best

[SPEARFISH]

Haven't seen any.  Saw a mink and some fawns while trout fishing Saturday.

[BowhunterNJ]

Same here was just talking about it yesterday.  Hens had 12 or more with them initially.  Couple weeks ago I saw one hen with 4-5 and yesterday saw two hens with zero.  I thought the feral cats around here got to them.  

[Buck154]

2 minutes ago, BowhunterNJ said:

Same here was just talking about it yesterday.  Hens had 12 or more with them initially.  Couple weeks ago I saw one hen with 4-5 and yesterday saw two hens with zero.  I thought the feral cats around here got to them.  

Time for you to get to the feral cats 

[Bucksnbows]

Every late spring someone starts this exact thread and it's always Gloom & Doom for our wild turkeys.  Right up until the numbers don't change the next hunting season.  I find it somewhat comical.  Same for fawn deer or lack of same every year.  And it's always overhunting and predators to blame.   

[Stan Putz]

19 minutes ago, Bucksnbows said:

Every late spring someone starts this exact thread and it's always Gloom & Doom for our wild turkeys.  Right up until the numbers don't change the next hunting season.  I find it somewhat comical.  Same for fawn deer or lack of same every year.  And it's always overhunting and predators to blame.   

Yep. I saw a group about a week ago in my travels, right after the heavy thunderstorms. Wild turkeys can have hatches as late as August, as long as it's not a brutal winter those late hatches will make it.

[not on the rug]

They were all over my property the other day.  I'm sure the coyotes will get them though.  "My" flock of birds is about 40 strong though, so a few of them are surviving each year.  

[Tarhunt]

I had a hen with 8 poults walk in front of my truck last week near Echo Lake in West Milford and then I saw a hen with one poult in Kinnelon the next day. 

[Buck154]

1 hour ago, Bucksnbows said:

Every late spring someone starts this exact thread and it's always Gloom & Doom for our wild turkeys.  Right up until the numbers don't change the next hunting season.  I find it somewhat comical.  Same for fawn deer or lack of same every year.  And it's always overhunting and predators to blame.   

Just saying I haven't seen ANY this year. seams like the numbers are not the same. I don't think its predators 

[Bucndoe]

One spot of private land I am on offen had one hen and 3 poults. Saw the hen yesterday with no poults. I think the dinner bell rang and they are gone

Edited June 17, 2019 by Bucndoe