I went turkey hunting this weekend. I'm really new to this...I've only been a few times. So far this year there is no gobbling activity...I mean none. Am I right in thinking this is because there are still so many un-bred hens that they don't have to do any gobbling? My thinking is that as the hens become fewer and farther between they'll have to become more vocal and the competition will heat up. Please let me know if I'm way off base on that.
Secondly, I had a hen come in to my calling one morning. She pitched out of a tree nearby, sounding very much like a cinder block with wings, then made her way to the field I was on. She stayed for about half an hour, walking right up to my decoys and hanging out around them. She was just 20 yards from me most of that time. Ultimately she got right up in front of the hen decoy I had out, looked at it for about 20 seconds, decided she didn't like it, and walked off the way she came in. She didn't run...just walked and kept on walking until she was out of sight. Is that normal?
thx