Looks like it will be a good year here too Porter, I have been watching several hens with some early and late poults every day where I am working. There is also a large buck and some nice does showing up almost every day at various times throughout the day. Yesterday one of the does came just past the tailgate of my truck on her way across the road to the upper field. I had been seeing five hens with the early poults everyday from 9am until around noon time, then one day a coyote came across the filed carrying something quite large, I was afraid it was one of the poults. After this occurance I didn't see that group again, but two hens with the later poults started to show up, so I'm not sure what happened. It is possible the first group moved on or something happened, possibly related to the coyote, or their basic necessities changed. I has been extremely dry here and the accessibility to sufficient water may have changed, I can only guess. I have also seen a large red tailed hawk in the area. In addition to all the other sightings, I have seen a very nice tom,,,,,,,,,we may have a future appointment.....
