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Old 03-28-2004, 10:13 PM
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ElCid05
 
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Default RE: Scouting Report - What do I do next?

If you are in NJ, the birds are just now likey getting territorial. The birds have split out of their bachelor groups and are ready to go, but likely the hens still arent. They may be finding a few receptive hens in the area.

All the gobbling on the roost is normal. In an area with a high number of hens, the hens will likely come to the gobbler, or at least some of them, so he is used to gettting "breakfast in bed" so to speak, and will often fly down to a hen.

Sometimes when they hear one bird gobble, they will gobble back, like a shock gobble.

Best bet is to get where the birds want to go. Try to find out where these birds are flying down to and set yourself up there. If you can't get close enough, then set up where the hens are roosting or where the gobblers are strutting.

Andy
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