While our season does not open up until April 29Th for me with youth day opening the 27th up here. I took a drive this afternoon and saw 2 flocks of turkeys with the biggest being around 15 birds or so. The other had 6 hens and that was it. It was a clear sign of them breaking up and starting to move around now. I tried calling to the bigger flock but no gobbling as of yet. I drove up past them around 5 miles or so and on the way back I saw a tom standing in the side road. I stopped the truck and tried doing some calling. He gobbled back and after a while started walking towards the pick up with me setting in it. Finally after a while he stopped up and would not move ahead anymore. It was great to watch him do that and now has me worked up waiting for our season to start. He was a decent size bird but with a fairly short beard. I am guessing his beard to be around 7 inches maybe?? His spurs looked to be around an inch or so and I am guessing he is most likely a 2 year old bird because that area had around 3 or 4 jakes there last year. Anyways where he froze up and after a while decided to head back into some brush. I could hear some cutting going on while he was gobbling. I did not see any of the other turkeys though. When he started to strut his tail never spread out not even once?? So I am guessing they will be in full swing in another couple of weeks.. It should be great hunting up here then..
Here is a few pics to share with you all.. Good Luck and happy hunting! Stay safe!


He would not come in any closer..