Both Dec and Jan have been sounding like April here in MD. I've never heard so much fall gobbling as this bowseason. Aflock of 9 gobs (7 adults and 2 jakes) and 16 hens have been keeping me entertained. Last Saturday, I set up on the edge of a swamp not too far from a roost. Two coons (?) fighting in the pre-dawn dark got the gobs going. At dawn, the hens did theiryelping, cackling,and cutting. Gobblinggalore, and two hours later, the gobs were stillgoing at it - temps in the high 20's, go figure. Sweet...
-fsh