How Early Will Turkeys Gobble on the Roost?
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RE: How Early Will Turkeys Gobble on the Roost?
Turkey researcher T.R. Michels toldme they generally start about 45 minutes before sunrise, with a gobbling peak within 15 minutes of sunrise, depending on how much cloud cover there is.
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RE: How Early Will Turkeys Gobble on the Roost?
I forgot, T.R.has a video on You Tube of turkeys flying up to roost in the night, and down in the morning. He said they didn't gobble much at all on the day he took the flydown video.
Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1TlqSBgs3U&feature=user
Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1TlqSBgs3U&feature=user