I’m in Alabama and most Tom’s are usually flying down to hens at this point in the season. The hens are breaking up and I am starting to see singles now. normally time to catch an ole Tom alone in the afternoon.
Where there are hens there are gobblers iIl agree, that’s why this particular track has me scratching my head.
I am pretty versatile as far as strategy. Growing up my dad was old school and started Turkey hunting in the late 60’s and taught me patients in the Turkey woods (I started out in the early 90’s) and over the years I’ve learned the old run and gun as the woods have increased with hunters on most clubs. You used to could go about anywhere, but it’s gained a lot of popularity and less land to hunt every year. Both have seemed to work equally well depending on the situation and sometimes neither work if you’ve been on those type of birds! Haha
I’m hunting 600ac of select cut pines with scattered food plots, a gas line and a power line cut. Ideal for turkeys it seems in this area as far as food and nesting habitat.
Im not complaining by any means just trying to get a feel if anyone has hunted an area that Tom’s moved into mid season..? Like I said, several birds were left at the end of season last year and by the Jake’s I’ve seen it looks to be promising again next year.
I’m going to nickname this place “the hen house” for the time being.
we can hunt all day here and I do every chance I get. I love being in the woods at daylight but have taken the majority of birds from 10a-4p over the years.
I do appreciate everyone’s input and strategy suggestions so please keep em coming. Believe me I’m not one to turn a new trick down, it just adds to being successful in the spring woods.
I use a crow call for locating but like to let them do their own thing at daylight. I do call some to locate too, but usually shy away from it if I’m moving a lot in case one is coming and does not answer (a lesson that took a while to learn) If I call I like to sit a while before moving.