I was out this past weekend in Upper Mich - Saturday between two people scouting and we have hunted a huge area in the Upper - we heard a total of three gobbles and all where poor gobbles! Weather was lousy - they had snow the past two weekends on the ground. We started thining the population was down due to winter kill - then it warmed up very nicely in the afternoon!

We saw lots of nice Toms - Thye just had a case of cold weather lockjaw as Sunday the whole warming trend continued and Gobbling was noted on several places from each property we could hunt. Thne it cooled down again and Gobbling could be heard but nto as much as we found Sunday.

So yes do note that hen found - she must have a Tom and if nesting in that area at some point in time he will be by to visit her. They do make quite a circuit

Oh and one more thing learned this past weekend. We followed a rather Gobbling fool who covered a whole section of property! A section is a square mile! He came close to all four sides and was still going - So do they travel - well that boy did!

JW