Cold weather gobbling??

[philsanchez76]

If a man has only so many Saturday/sunday wife points to use on turkeys, how good has your cold weather gobbling experience been? I was out there all last weekend and heard pretty minimal gobbling. Few times off the roost and then silent. Maybe a few later on in the morning, but overall very quiet. Should I save up points for next weekend?

 

[Daniel90]

I've always lived by the saying "can't kill 'em from the couch."

 

[Tn Joe]

I've found birds to gobble good when morning temps are in the 30s. If they go quite on the ground then they're probably busy with hens

 

[MickThompson]

I like cool and crisp especially later in the season. I thought yesterday would've been a good one but didn't strike anything that morning between 3 farms

 

[redblood]

What is a wife point?

 

[deerfever]

What is a wife point?

Yeah, that's a good question? Never heard of it. From April to mid May , I hunt. One thing you can't control is the weather. You never know what they will do til daylight breaks. Good luck!

 

[woodsman04]

They'll just be turkeys. I don't think it bothers them the least.
Now I do like cool crisp mornings and warm sunny days in the low 70s, but weather don't stop me.

With wife points, I don't know. If you gamble and go next weekend instead of this weekend, you could get rained out. Or next weekend be worse. Or it rain every Saturday from now until the end.
Or you could have a better day to go.
Just flip a coin and decide.

 

[megalomaniac]

What is a wife point?

They are theoretical imaginary fallacies which men use to justify their spouses angst versus their spouses approval.

While men early in their marriage think they can build up 'brownie points' or 'wife points' to be 'spent' at a later date to justify their selfishness, men later in marriage don't give a $HIT because they sacrifice 10 months out of the year to provide everything for their wife and children and need 2 months of turkey season to keep from going insane. Sure those 2 months are selfish. But good wives are understanding and good husbands are faithful only chasing turkeys and not other women those 2 months!

OR.... maybe I'm all wrong... and I'm building 'wife points' 10 months out of the year and spending them all in March and April. But she may not realize it, but turkey hunting those 2 months makes me a better father and husband in the long run!

Back to the OPs question... tomorrow is not going to be a good day weather wise compared to Monday. But I'll still be on the woods tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

 

[philsanchez76]

They are theoretical imaginary fallacies which men use to justify their spouses angst versus their spouses approval.

While men early in their marriage think they can build up 'brownie points' or 'wife points' to be 'spent' at a later date to justify their selfishness, men later in marriage don't give a $HIT because they sacrifice 10 months out of the year to provide everything for their wife and children and need 2 months of turkey season to keep from going insane. Sure those 2 months are selfish. But good wives are understanding and good husbands are faithful only chasing turkeys and not other women those 2 months!

OR.... maybe I'm all wrong... and I'm building 'wife points' 10 months out of the year and spending them all in March and April. But she may not realize it, but turkey hunting those 2 months makes me a better father and husband in the long run!

Back to the OPs question... tomorrow is not going to be a good day weather wise compared to Monday. But I'll still be on the woods tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Mega summed it up pretty nicely here. Really if you did a perfect job of putting your wife before yourself all year, you shouldn't need or care about wife points. It was mostly just a tongue cheek way to help me choose my limited hunting days more wisely and also help me understand your experiences with turkeys as mine are still fairly limited in my third season of hunting. Thx for the responses all.

 

[timberjack86]

Fixing to find out if their gobbling this morning. I see where the weather man is calling for possible 25 mph gusts. I hate the wind when it comes to turkey hunting.

 

[mike243]

A wise turkey killer told me once apone a time, early season hunt after 12 , hens will have been bred and they will be looking for more action, later in the season start earlier , made sense to me but I aint much on turkey hunting lol

 

[Andy S.]

Cool crisp mornings (35-40°) are my favorite. They typically mature into a fine day with bluebird skies that allows for fine gobbling and hunting all day long. This morning is a fine morning in SW TN, as I can see every star in the sky. Wind looks to be biggest culprit mid morning and remainder of the day. Good luck!

 

[Andy S.]

Remember you are asking for hunters' opinions from all across the State. mega mentioned Monday being a good weather day for his location. If my local forecast holds, I can promise you I'm working Monday, and not burning a vacation day. Today is by far a better day in my neck of the woods, especially the first 4 hours that so many long for. And it's the weekend, not a work day for most. Good luck!

 

[timberjack86]

Didn't hear squat. Still had a blast!

 

[DoubleRidge]

Middle TN...Heard 5 different Tom's gobble on roost... Set up and worked two different ones.... couldn't get it done....not a fan of windy conditions.

 

[philsanchez76]

I made it out to some local public today and heard 3 different birds gobble just after 6 am. They each gobbled 5-6 times and then.... nothin. I had other commitments and had to leave by 10 am empty handed. After about 7 the wind was a definite factor. But what a great morning.

 

[REN]

They are theoretical imaginary fallacies which men use to justify their spouses angst versus their spouses approval.

While men early in their marriage think they can build up 'brownie points' or 'wife points' to be 'spent' at a later date to justify their selfishness, men later in marriage don't give a $HIT because they sacrifice 10 months out of the year to provide everything for their wife and children and need 2 months of turkey season to keep from going insane. Sure those 2 months are selfish. But good wives are understanding and good husbands are faithful only chasing turkeys and not other women those 2 months!

OR.... maybe I'm all wrong... and I'm building 'wife points' 10 months out of the year and spending them all in March and April. But she may not realize it, but turkey hunting those 2 months makes me a better father and husband in the long run!

Back to the OPs question... tomorrow is not going to be a good day weather wise compared to Monday. But I'll still be on the woods tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Haha. I've been married more then 20 years and at this point my wife just knows come April she is taking the kids to school more often then not . I have an awesome wife though and I agree I give the other 10 months of the year to do whatever they want

 

[mike243]

Been married over 37 years aint no telling which way to jump, good luck