Fresh Turkey Sign

[tracer]

I may have finally found a spot where I can call some turkeys in.

[trky chsr]

I would be cautiously optimistic at this time of year. Unless you know they hang around this spot all year it could be they are just wintering there and can move a considerable distance come spring. Speaking from experience here TC

[tracer]

They have been hunted in this area in previous years, not by me, so we will see in the Spring. I didn't see any last year.

[longpointer]

I'm with Turkey Chaser on this one ! Much like deer they herd up for the winter and go looking for nesting areas in April. If you are seeing tracks/poop or dusting bowls then you might be on to something. I've had flocks of 40 plus birds winter over on one of my properties but come Spring ... Poof ! They vanish.

[sabmgb]

I'm with the you here, to early to get excited about seeing birds. Once to they break up and you see signs, say a month from now, then it time to get excited. I haven't seen a turkey since last fall in my area of hunting, but I know they will be there in April for sure. I don't know where they winter, but they will be back.

[finsfurfeathers]

Ya nice to see but really only gets real sometime around the 24 of April.

[Ata83]

recently moved to north Richmond hill. at least twice a week I have to stop for a turkey flock to pass stoufville road ...

Starting to think they just wanna make me look bad in front of the wife ... "so you drive 3 hours, and spend 2 days in the woods, and come home empty handed saying u couldnt find them ? " lol

[Sharon]

I'm not a turkey hunter , but highly recommend this month's Out of Door magazine. Excellent article on how to hunt turkey. If I was younger..............

[sabmgb]

already read those articles, some good points and some really good safety tips as well.