Nothing here yet. Did see six gobblers strutting for a group of 15 hens last week when it was nice out. Anyone else hearing any birds?
yea buddy said one was hammering hard by his house wednesday morning he resides in brown county
Got reports from three different people that birds are gobbling this am.
8 birds hammering away on our farm Saturday the 15th... Seen several today strutting in the snow! They been gobbling good down here for 3 weeks now
Where you located bigbird? What county?
Heard some Saturday (Clark county Indiana)
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Not hearing anything in Vigo or Parke counties, they're strutting and grouped up though.
This next week should be the starter I hope!
Checked 2 other farms this morning and one public area....holy crap this season should be awesome! Hearing and seeing birds everywhere we go, seen over a dozen jakes this morning! Hurry up April 19th!
Theres not much going on in my area of west central Indiana.I have heard some reports of gobbling in some areas around me but most are saying its still pretty slow.Hopefully the warmer temperatures next week will give it a jump start.
heard a couple last week in west central Indiana. Need some nice warm sunny weather to get them really going
I heard two Toms gobble on the tree about 20 times this A.M..They were quiet after the fly down.Also saw 5 hens on the ground without a Tom.Its starting in my area.
Watched a group of birds Monday that had 40+ birds in it last week, now only had a dozen or in it. They split up some and watched one of the gobblers breed a hen. Things appear to be moving along as usual, maybe a little late but we won't know til we try!
Saw two gobblers strutting w/ a hen out in field the past two mornings...appears the winter flocks have broken up and things are starting to happen in West Central Indiana.
Been seein a ton of birds, not talking yet or aleast not while I was watching. I moved out easy so as not to spook them on acouple other places. Saw the same 5 birds for the last 2 weeks in a field on property I can hunt on the way home from work. I hope they stay til season. Ole tom was blowed up with the hens.
Gobbling some in my area, but nothing hard. Listened to two this AM.
I went out scouting yesterday am. nothing gobbling for me yesterday.
I have been seeing a group of turkey(20) with a Tom puffed up several times the past week or so.Also heard some gobbling in a spot I hunt for the 1st time this season.The flocks are beginning to bust up and the hens are heading toward the nesting sites.Think the brooding season is starting in my area.
My Brother texted me yesterday and said the birds were hammering first thing yesterday am. It was cold, but sunny birds were feeling it.
Too say that it has been slow in my area for the last week would be an under statement.I had not heard or seen a bird since opening morning.........until today.I finally heard a gobble on the property across the creek from me.Lots of tree gobbling from a single Tom which I eventually coached to about 75 yards from me before he refused to cross the creek.Also saw a couple hens on my way out.I plan on being back there again in the morning.
I finally tagged my Indiana bird yesterday. Been a tough season in Indiana this yr. Things are getting better, hens are starting to sit and gobbler will be looking mid morning. I called two birds in yesterday at 1pm. they were gobbling their heads off, came to me from a long ways off, ended up shooting a good bird. Next week should be the best week of the season.
Hunted 4 days, good roost gobbling and decent on the ground for an hour and then quiet! Hunted all day each day and finally heard a bird gobble in the afternoon a ways off.
Killed a silent bird heading back to roost where I heard several a couple mornings before!