I don't get the opportunity to listen since I moved away from my farm to the big city, but did go scout this past weekend. I got up Sunday morning and it was real windy. Went to my usual listening spot and did not hear a thing. I started walking back and thought I heard a goose on my neighbors pond, but it turned out to be the raspiest, oldest sounding hen I've ever heard! I stopped to listen and heard a gobbler double gobble once and single gobble a couple more times. There were at least three other hens raising cane. Cutting and yelping for about five minutes.

I got back home and drove to town to get breakfast. On my way I saw a hen fly over the road. On my way back just past where the hen was I turned the curve and I could not believe my eyes. There were two big gobblers with their heads stuck out gobbling right on the side of the road! I stoped and watched them for three or four minutes. The smaller bird strutted twice, and then they ran back across the road.

I think if we get some warm weather for an extended period of time they will be fired-up by the 9th. I have seen lots of groups of gobblers and some groups of both mixed. I guess we will have to wait and see.