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Do you believe in the turkey lull?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 4/6/20 at 7:30 pm
..... and how long does it last?
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Posted on 4/6/20 at 8:41 pm to i10Duck
It started for me about a decade ago
Posted on 4/6/20 at 9:21 pm to i10Duck
Called the same gobbler in twice this morning to about 80 yards. Wouldn't leave his hen. I'll get him this week sometime.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:57 pm to jgthunt
We are down to 80 yards on ours too
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:34 am to TutHillTiger
We are absolutely in the lull right now. Woods that are full of turkeys seem like they have none in them. The birds that do gobble don’t gobble much and don’t want to leave the hens. Another week or so things will be good again.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 6:43 am to Da Hammer
No
Posted on 4/7/20 at 6:54 am to i10Duck
I do a good bit of turkey hunting out west in SD, WY, MT etc. In the Black Hills National Forest they actually have very good data on the "lull" .
They have a defined route that students from SD State drive in the spring time. And they stop at pre arranged points and listen for 2 minutes. Then drive to the next spot etc. This gives them a good idea of turkey population trends as well as gobbling peaks and valleys.
There is a definite spike early in the season. Then a lull when the gobblers have their hens. Then a gradual increase in gobbling towards the end of the season. We used that data to plan our trip for the last week of the season and it has worked out for us.
As for the turkeys back here. Yes, I see it also. I see the most gobbling early, peaking about the first of April. And then it seems to slowly taper off as the season progresses.
I definitely see an increase in kill to hunt ratio towards the end of the season. They don't necessarily gobble better. They just seem to respond better when they do gobble.
They have a defined route that students from SD State drive in the spring time. And they stop at pre arranged points and listen for 2 minutes. Then drive to the next spot etc. This gives them a good idea of turkey population trends as well as gobbling peaks and valleys.
There is a definite spike early in the season. Then a lull when the gobblers have their hens. Then a gradual increase in gobbling towards the end of the season. We used that data to plan our trip for the last week of the season and it has worked out for us.
As for the turkeys back here. Yes, I see it also. I see the most gobbling early, peaking about the first of April. And then it seems to slowly taper off as the season progresses.
I definitely see an increase in kill to hunt ratio towards the end of the season. They don't necessarily gobble better. They just seem to respond better when they do gobble.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:11 am to i10Duck
SWLA here. Early March they lit the woods up. Our Turkey season has been late for a decade now. I scouted last week hard and found four different hens nesting and physically seen about 5 to 6 solid Tom's and could only get one to talk. Tried to make em shock gobble just nothing. Its a sit and call game and they will get curious and come. But you have to be patient and on your game because they rarely talk this late. If after the second weekend you haven't dominoed you can hang it up. They are done and starting to group up by May 1
Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:54 am to i10Duck
I just wish I had turkey on my place. Have a 130 acres in pearl river county ms that should be prime turkey habitat but not a sign in the 3 years I have owned the place. I think there are so many hogs and yotes that the turkeys have been wiped out.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:28 am to i10Duck
It’s weather and barometric pressure. Turkeys want consistency.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:41 pm to DeltaDoc
I hunt up round Deridder/Singer and hens are nested hard early as shite this year!!! Found a couple might try to ease in on this weekend
Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:57 pm to i10Duck
A few hens started laying this past weekend. Next week is gonna be best week of the year. Next Tues-Fri you should be able to kill most turkeys that gobble.
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:01 pm to i10Duck
Spot I've been hunting in Tate County, MS the last few years goes similar to this: we usually have an easier time killing them in the first week of the season around 3/15-3/20, then it's hit or miss until around 4/10 when we usually slaughter them for a week, once it gets around 4/20 it slows down, then around 4/27 or so it's like someone turns off a switch and it's done
Posted on 4/7/20 at 11:53 pm to jchamil
Ray Price says it’s all bulllshit btw.
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