Grabbed my Summit T/D this morning and headed out for half day of stumpshooting and shed hunting.

Working down a ridge, I spotted a nice rotten stump to shoot at. Not quite a full draw when the woods exploded with a thunderous GOBBLE!!    

I sat tight and watched the tom strutting his stuff letting the world know he's ready. Wasn't long when I could hear other toms off in the distance gobbling....Good news....had a great day...Bad news....Turkey season is May 1st    :mad:

Awesome isn't it Joe? Eastern elk!

Your lucky ive yet to hear a gobble yet and im from NY too. As nice as it is today im going to go roost some birds see what happends im going to go do some more stumping and hit the crow call see if I cant get a shock gobble gosh I love turkeys!

I have heard quite a few so far this week. I have a chance to go and listen before work every day if i please. My son and i went stump shooting sun. morning we had one hammering at about nine AM with owl hoots, i have heard others on the roost before daybreak, i love this time of year!

I went out tonight after some chipmunk hunting and stumping and didnt hear a gobble I think once April gets here theyll start screaming like always we got alot of birds its just a matter of time before they quit having lock jaw

Yep They are Gobbling and Strutting in Virginia and have several hens with em... And We have to WAIT till April the 14th.  :rolleyes:      
 Maybe there will be less competition from the Real Thing by Then.      LOL

Yup, I saw 3 big Toms all blowed up today and about 20 hens and jakes. I saw a hen with about a 8" beard today as well. I wish we opened up mid April instead of May 1st. Shawn

Glad to see your feeling better!!!!!  

Strutin' in Tejas too! Been watchin a big ol' gobbler in my hay field every morning. I've got his number in just a few days. CK

Been strutting here in SC for a few weeks now.Our season opened 15 March,even tho there wasn't alot of action yet.I've heard birds gobbling now the last 4 times I've been out hunting.The Gobblers really are just starting to gather their flock,been seeing lots of Toms together with no Hens.............last hunt finally saw a Gobbler with Hens.......hunting partner got him after I got into it with the Boss Hen and brought her in with the Gobbler in tow.

2 big Toms in the backyard this evening strutting their stuff. God are they beautiful...and loud too!

It's going to be a long month waiting to be able to hunt these birds Joe, they are in the same mode here right now.

David

I know how you feel Have to wait till April 23 here. The Birds are early and where late.

Brian

Next week for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Driving home from work yesterday morning saw about 50 turkeys in a field. About 15 toms were strutting all at the same time. Wish I could have stopped and photographed it.

See that Bill.....Moving to California wasn't ALL bad now was it LOL  

Good Luck!!!!!  

I went stump shooting/mushroom hunting yesterday. Stumps were plentiful and mushrooms were elusive. However, I did hear my first Gobble of the spring. Leaving today to head to my Northern Missouri hunting ground to take my two boys on the youth season turkey hunt. I hope they are gobblin up there. Anyone finding any morels yet?
Happy Hunting, Jodi

Tomorrow is "The Day" for those of us hunting the northern half of SC. Haven't heard much gobblin where I hunt until this morning, finally heard one bird really crank it up.  Guessin that's where I try to be in the morning.

Good luck Jeff........going to try to get some to come in for my turkey hunting partner's son and another youngin tomorrow morning.If you're hunting WMA tomorrow,from the talk around my area you're gonna have ALOT of company.

Thanks varmint, hope your hunt went better than mine...birds have just clamed up...got so bad I decided to come back to work, at least today.