New York on tuesday
Good luck to everyone. Hope you have been seeing and hearing more then I have. Been out almost every weekend morning for the last five weeks and the gobbling has been going down each week. Haven't done any calling just walking and sitting. Different spots I have to hunt each week. This weekend was bad. Only heard a few gobbles each morning, and it was over by 6:15.
Don't know if the unusually warm weather got them breeding early or what. I haven't found any nests but a couple people I know have found them with up to eight eggs laid already.
Couple that with the really wet and cold springs we have had the last few years I believe the bird population is way down. Honestly I'd say 50-60%.