Osage Roost

General Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: West Augusta on January 08, 2017, 09:17:52 AM

Title: Come on Spring
Post by: West Augusta on January 08, 2017, 09:17:52 AM
The local gobblers have made the woods behind my house their winter home.
This morning 22 were in my backyard at one time.  It's hard to get all of them in one picture but there are a bunch of them.  Many had some impressive hooks.  A few 2 year olds and one poor jake that is continually getting chased.  He's gonna be a tough one if he survives.  Might just start calling him a "Jake named Sue"  ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO

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I know they will be scattered all over the county come March but I sure do enjoy watching them now.
Funny, last spring I didn't hear a gobble here.  Only saw 3 hens and only one of them had poults.  Hope one or two of these boys sticks around.
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: Jake St. John on January 08, 2017, 09:55:28 AM
That is a pretty site indeed!!  Once saw a group of close to 75 long beards stay together until the first of March on an Island here on the Mississippi.  You would not believe the gobbling coming forth just before the bust up.
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: Turkeybuster on January 08, 2017, 10:33:14 AM
There following you around Steve you must be running some of your killer calls.

Jon
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: firedup on January 08, 2017, 11:11:04 AM
That is pretty cool!  By spring you should have named all of them.  ;D My wife says ya can't kill it if it has a name.... :o
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: Mmcdonald on January 08, 2017, 02:12:27 PM
That'll get your blood pumping!!
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: ghost5 on January 08, 2017, 02:21:57 PM
Yep if you name it you can't kill it. Since I moved I haven't seen a turkey or deer. Man I hate Florida  can't wait to move back to Tennessee.
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: jmck on January 09, 2017, 09:05:28 AM
looks like the move was a good one Steve---great scenery there and something to really look forward to this spring  *ride*
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: Jeff White on January 09, 2017, 09:11:37 AM
Can you kill it if you name him dinner.
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: turkey stew on January 09, 2017, 01:18:39 PM
Fine flock of gobblers Steve! *gobble*
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: fargobox on January 10, 2017, 07:00:41 AM
OH BOY!!!!!
Title: Re: Come on Spring
Post by: ferocious calls on January 12, 2017, 07:01:03 AM
Nice! Pulled up to my turkey pen yesterday and 8 jakes and 10 really long beards were harassing my birds. In total 88 gobblers going nuts! It was Kaos! Flogging thru the fence. Hens yelping louder than I thought they could. I mean like hurting my ears loud. It was pretty cool to see and hear. Spring is getting closer.