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Old 07-09-2023 | 06:11 AM
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Jakes are still strutting! Yep. Drove Past a field as I was leaving due to incoming thunderstorm. Came upon this flock of turkeys in the center of a cornfield. Witnessed 2 Jakes in full strut. Must still be horny!
Forgot my phone or I would have tried for a picture.

Oh and I saw a hen with poults rhe size of pheasants too!

It's never too early to scout!

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Old 07-09-2023 | 08:40 AM
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I've been seeing hens across the street but no little ones at all
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Old 07-09-2023 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bocajnala
I've been seeing hens across the street but no little ones at all
hens from kast years hatch need to be older than 1.5 yrs to be breedable.

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Old 07-09-2023 | 06:36 PM
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I haven’t seen many turkeys at all. I did see a couple of hens in different areas that had young poults with them. The poults looked to be only a day or two old though. I think with all the rain we had in June sat them back?
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Old 07-10-2023 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil from Maine
I haven’t seen many turkeys at all. I did see a couple of hens in different areas that had young poults with them. The poults looked to be only a day or two old though. I think with all the rain we had in June sat them back?
Hens will re-nest until they bring off a successful brood. However, wet, especially cold and wet, Junes are tough on young unfledged poults. They are little sponges. Hypothermia gets 'em.
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