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Old 04-05-2004 | 07:37 AM
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snowdog2
 
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Thanks for the suggestions/advice guys. I think I'll be heading to my favorite haunt, even though there won't be as many birds there as the other spot. Then, if I am not successful, I'll move after lunch. I also discovered that the vast majority of the turkeys that ordinarily inhabit "my" woods have moved/were in another small patch of woods about a half mile away from "my" woods, where, I suspect, the available food supply is superior. (Looks like "my" woods had a poor mast production.) I can hunt the small patch if I wish, and might do so instead of going to "my" woods. There won't be any pressure there. There's another week before the season opens, too, so I still have time for more information gathering and processing. I think the turkeys will prefer "my" woods when the hens begin active breeding and nesting, because the little patch they're in right now would not be, IMHO a good nesting area/site. I hope the hens drag the toms back to "my" woods, because, to me, the spot is "paradise", and I enjoy walking in heaven. It is not always just about killing a turkey. It is also about taking a walk in the woods, hearing the morning sounds, the babbling, gurgling streams, the rustle of the leaves--seeing a deer or two, the colors of the woods reawakening to springtime, the sights, the sounds and the smells--and just being out there enjoying mother nature. As they say, a bad day hunting is better than a good day working!! I'll have enough time to kill a turkey-- the season lasts longer than just the opening morning!!
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