RE: Anyone from Michigan been out Turkey Hunting yet?
Just got back from the Thumb area. I was supposed to hunt Tue. morning to Saturday but my Dad went into the hospital at 2:30 AM Tue. and didn't get released till late Thursday afternoon. I left at 4:00 AM Fridayset up about 6:00 AM andhad 3 turkeys gobbling but would never come in. I saw one Tom about 100-125 yds. away crossing a field. I hunted till about 1:00 PM and then went to get something to eat. When I came back there was a camper parked where I had been that morning. They had no clue, they were camped about 30 yds. from a hen on her nest. That afternoon I snuck up on a gobbler in a green field and tried some calling but he just wandered off to the woods. Saturday morning I was set up just outside where he went in and he showed up about 75 yds. away, I thought this is it,this dude iscoming home with me, then 2 hens walked out of the woods and he followed them everywhere. I relocated 3 times and could never entice him from those girls. Finally gave up around 10:30 AM and packed it up. They only gave out like 400 permits for that area and I think there were 399 hunters out there on Saturday. I hate hunting State Land.