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Gobbler question
Posted on 4/13/17 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 4/13/17 at 6:28 pm
For every gobbler you hear on your land gobbling how many you think are there that's not gobbling? I have a 1000 acres that I turkey hunt on and have been hearing 3 gobblers on it and they usually stay in the same 200 acre patch. My dilemma is every dirt road, 4-wheeler trail, or logging road on the other 800 acres have fresh big gobbler tracks on them but you never hear a gobble. I killed one of the 3 I've been hearing yesterday and it was a 2 year old. So it's not like those 3 were dominant and keeping everything else quiet. I wish I knew how many gobblers were out there tight lip'n!! 
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Posted on 4/13/17 at 6:36 pm to HogBalls
Depends a lot on the age structure. 2 yr old turkeys gobble more, and thus older turkeys gobble more when you have more 2 yr olds.
I wish there was a formula for figuring it out. It seems every year I think there are just a few left on my place, then the last day of the season I hear 4 I never knew existed.
I wish there was a formula for figuring it out. It seems every year I think there are just a few left on my place, then the last day of the season I hear 4 I never knew existed.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 6:55 pm to HogBalls
There are probably formulas out there on turkey federation websites to give a rough estimation.
I know there are some based on walking transects looking for droppings but I'm not sure about gobbles. I'll see what I can find when I get back to my computer.
I know there are some based on walking transects looking for droppings but I'm not sure about gobbles. I'll see what I can find when I get back to my computer.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 9:05 pm to HogBalls
Each day is a different day. So many variables to consider why one gobbles one day to the next or lack thereof.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 9:10 pm to texag7
Walking transects looking for droppings? I've heard it all now!
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:32 pm to HogBalls
If there's a big boss gobbler on your land, he may be the reason the other ones aren't speaking up. They're afraid of getting their asses kicked if they speak up. Take out the dominant bird and the younger ones will suddenly come out of the woodworks
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:51 am to HogBalls
The state does do gobble counts before the season Not sure what the data tells.
I know the biologists hunt in those areas too
I know the biologists hunt in those areas too
Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:28 am to HogBalls
It's a day to day thing. I hunted a WMA near Ocala a few weeks back for a few days. We literally didn't hear a gobble or see a Tom for the first two days. The third morning the woods came alive and I'm sure I heard no less than 10 gobblers that morning from where I stood.
Don't let anyone discourage you from hunting logging roads. Many turkeys die on them, especially late season birds who get in a habit of using the same strut zone on a daily basis.
Don't let anyone discourage you from hunting logging roads. Many turkeys die on them, especially late season birds who get in a habit of using the same strut zone on a daily basis.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 11:21 am to wiltznucs
Best way to tell imo is late fall/ winter when they are in large flocks. Easier to count.
Turkey's can cover a lot of ground, and its very easy for one Tom strutting during a day to look like a flock of birds passed through a road.
But on 1000 acres of private ground, if you have3 you are hearing on 200 acres I'd say you have a good chance of that being the same throughout the rest of the land.
Sometimes its worth throwing out some decoys and just sitting quiet for a morning. Older birds will come in quiet more often than what we want.
Turkey's can cover a lot of ground, and its very easy for one Tom strutting during a day to look like a flock of birds passed through a road.
But on 1000 acres of private ground, if you have3 you are hearing on 200 acres I'd say you have a good chance of that being the same throughout the rest of the land.
Sometimes its worth throwing out some decoys and just sitting quiet for a morning. Older birds will come in quiet more often than what we want.
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