RE: NY turkey season
I am from MA but hunt on leased land of a club I belong to.
We (the family) hunt turkeys on a piece in Slatersville. Was able to go out there twice for a couple days each time during the turkey season. Heard maybe a couple gobbles, after each gobble a hen would come in and take him away. Friends/locals that belong to the club say it was the worst hunting season they have ever had. Usually tons of turkeys are killed by the club members, maybe five at the most were killed by a group of 300 or so. That indicates a bad season by any standards. They found it was a waste of time to hunt turkeys, so they went walleye fishing at Lake Cayuga.
The locals say that a bad season is usually followed with a great season. Hopefully that holds true for next year.