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judaspriest82 06-20-2007 08:29 AM

Do turkeys still breed this late?
 
I live in Md on the eastern shore. For two days in a row, about 500 yards from my front door, a huge gobbler has been strutting with a hen in a very low soybean field. I glassed them this am and shes does not appear to have any poults. Does anybody know about this? Just curious.

Frank in the Laurels 06-20-2007 09:59 AM

RE: Do turkeys still breed this late?
 
YEPPER SKEPPER..the re-nests will befgin shortly for those that missed round 1...the TOM's don't pass up any interested hen, saw some the other day in full strut walking around in the cut hay fields...

younggun308 06-20-2007 10:19 AM

RE: Do turkeys still breed this late?
 
Almost makes you think they start Turkey season too early and end it too early.

jghoffman12 06-21-2007 02:32 PM

RE: Do turkeys still breed this late?
 
could also be a barren hen. i've read that a small percentage of hens are infertile and won't ever have a nest and may continue to hang with the toms well into late spring.

Pygmy 06-21-2007 02:36 PM

RE: Do turkeys still breed this late?
 
Hoffman's right about non-breeding hens, but it also might be a renest, or who knows..??.. Some breed later than others...I've seen poults in late October the size of pheasants, so some breeding can take place VERY late... It ain't like they're on a schedule....


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