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Well I went today with my 87 year old long time friend today and we ended up turkeyless. First thing this morning about 6:15 we had 6 Toms fly dowen about 200 yards away and gobble at us for about 5 minutes, go into full strut and then just go in circles til 9 o'clock or so. They would not respnd to any calls period. These birds were acting like Toms getting down the pecking order. My old friend left about 10 and I decided I'd stay til the end. Started raing about 10:15 and rained til 11:20. Soons as the rain stopped I had 5 Toms come from the south and then another 4 from the north and go out in another field about 150-200 yards from me. They were shaking and trying to get dried off and then they all took turns at the full strut game. Also they were doing quite a bit of fighting and horsing around. Not a hen in sight this whole time. These birds would periodically gobble at my calls but that's all. Some more behavior that I normaly see much earlier in the year. Gonna give it another try in the morning and maybe set up just a bit closer to their roost if the wind isn't howling. No bird today but I could care less. Had a great show and it was free and got to spend time with an old gentleman and dear friend.
Jack
Jack
I'm glad you got to spend time with your dad in the woods.
