Where you seeing turkeys?

Just got back from setting up for turkey and was surprised where I found them. Started in Barrie for Tuesday hunt. Got to the farm before sunrise to hear the morning gobbles. Headed over to the section that had unplowed corn fields from last fall. Was shocked to hear nothing. Took a walk around not a feather, track, or dropping old or new to be seen. Lots corn still on the ground and couldn't believe nothing was around. Left there and went to the otherside that had another section of corn. Halfway down the field looked back towards this years wheat and saw them. Watch 4 big fans and decided where to pitch the tent for Tuesday. after that made a run over to Shelburne for Wednesday hunt. Checking fields on the way didn't see anything in the corn. Got to the farm and was stunned to see 8 big fans over a swarm of hens in the emerging wheat. Don't know if its just a coincidence but looks like they are favouring wheat fields. One other interesting observation stopped to glass a nice looking strutting tom that was along the back fence row. While watching him heard a chorus of hens clucking and purring away but could see the. After about 10 minutes rolled up the window and started to drive away. About 20 yards up the road saw the hens in the gulley by the road. Got me thinking 3 hens calling away couldn't move a strutting tom I'll have little chance Tuesday.

I love winter wheat fields, I have shot a lot of birds out of them. The farm I hunt used to grow wheat but hasn't in about 6 years and I now see fewer birds. My cameras are getting birds but almost as many pictures of coyotes. I'm torn between 2 spots, one is getting most of the turkey pictures and another coyotes. I'm tempted to go to the coyote spot to just hunt them 1st then do a run and gun.

seen some in a corn field

I’ve seen quite a few in the alfalfa fields behind my house.

not sure what has happened in my area but they seem to be everywhere and no real fixed pattern as of yet.
my wife was up before dawn this morning on a scouting mission and watched a group come down out of the roost so we will check tonight if they are back in the same spot again

Hunting turkey on fields seem to be totally different than hunting them in the woods,
I went for a drive / hike yesterday, could not hear them at the area I hunt [crown] but I think ill go back tuesday and just hope for the best.

let me know if u needed help managing all these farms :)

Green is gold for me in the early season...Always had good luck hunting hay fields or winter wheat fields as I think the bugs are thicker in there than in the dirt fields. The farms I hunt are in regular rotation, so sometimes I can hunt the field edge near the roost, other years I have to find a spot to sit in between the green fields and the roost and get them on the way to breakfast.

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Originally Posted by machron

Green is gold for me in the early season...Always had good luck hunting hay fields or winter wheat fields as I think the bugs are thicker in there than in the dirt fields. The farms I hunt are in regular rotation, so sometimes I can hunt the field edge near the roost, other years I have to find a spot to sit in between the green fields and the roost and get them on the way to breakfast.

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Up at my bush lot - anywhere where there is new grass. Clover's not up yet.
Near Kanata - in the corn fields. This is on Timm Drive between Eagleson and Moodie.
There's a flock of about 15 with three big toms.
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...and here.

Unfortunately, I'm not hunting today, and even if I was, I would have been about 400 yards north of here.

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