Crazy weather

[Bon3_Daddy]

How messed up will the turkeys be from this warm weather this early?

Yall think it will effect turkey season any?

I say there will be poults running all through the woods.

 

[Setterman]

Good grief

 

[TN Larry]

It's already over here. LOL...........

Seriously, it's not going to affect them at all. We normally always have a warm spell or two in February.

 

[knightrider]

Turkeys been gobbling since January so their gonna be done by the time season opens no sense in anyone even going

 

[Gravey]

Your spot will be dead but just in case send me the address and I'll check on it once season starts and let you know.

 

[Longbow2240]

wow

 

[timberjack86]

Hens are nesting now. Toms will definitely be in fall groups by Opening day.

 

[prstide]

How messed up will the turkeys be from this warm weather this early?

Yall think it will effect turkey season any?

I say there will be poults running all through the woods.

 

[deerhunter10]

I wouldn't go if I were you waste of time.

 

[Hduke86]

I've got a group of 3 and 4 year old toms rutting real good on camera. I say by the second rut moon in Dodge City that it'll be over by February 29th. I'll make sure Miss Kitty and Marshall Dillion give me an update on their turkey rut.

 

[Willysman]

Don't open until middle of summer this year so it will be over before it starts

 

[Spurhunter]

Already seein nests with eggs in em up here on the mountain.

 

[tellico4x4]

Ain't no turkeys in Wayne Co

 

[Willysman]

Saw 4 longbeards today in full strut

 

[megalomaniac]

According to the scientists, spring green up is 3w ahead of schedule from central MS south. While it won't affect breeding or nesting timing, you'd be crazy to think it's not going to affect turkey behavior a bit. Especially with birds transitioning from traditional winter grounds to traditional spring grounds a bit earlier than normal. IMO, that's a good thing, as I hate hunting turkeys in winter flocks... just too much feast or famine, too many eyes, and too hard to pull off toms from large groups of hens that aren't receptive yet (unless you get lucky and find a satellite bird on the periphery of the large flock).

4 weeks to go till juvie season in MS, this will be my last year to take one of my kids hunting, as Sophia is 15. But it's gonna be tough season, as my 1000 ac lease that had some birds last year has been sold to destroy some fine pine habitat to build an electric vehicle manufacturing plant Gonna start scouting public in 2 weeks, hopefully I can find a bird for us to chase.

 

[tellico4x4]

It is early, sure we'll pay for it before long... Heard my first dove cooing a bit ago while taking pup out.

 

[scn]

It is starting to remind me of the spring several years ago where we had an early green up. All of the trees were budded out by the end of March.

On opening day, it was 15 deg. in Stewart Co, and didn't get above freezing that day. It turned most of the treetops black from the freeze. No mast at all that fall.

 

[tellico4x4]

It is starting to remind me of the spring several years ago where we had an early green up. All of the trees were budded out by the end of March.

On opening day, it was 15 deg. in Stewart Co, and didn't get above freezing that day. It turned most of the treetops black from the freeze. No mast at all that fall.

Yep, remember it well. Some of our oaks on hillsides were frozen from top, half way down, the bottom half were green. Very weird looking when only the top half of leaves fell off. Only time in my life to see that!

 

[woodsman04]

I've already seen hens nesting for the 2024 spring

 

[woodsman04]

I honestly think it's greening a little earlier than normal but not too much.

I remember in 2007 we had an early green up, then on April 7th and 8th we had heavy frost. All the trees turned black. No acorns.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Yep, remember it well. Some of our oaks on hillsides were frozen from top, half way down, the bottom half were green. Very weird looking when only the top half of leaves fell off. Only time in my life to see that!

@scn - y'all talking about 2019?

 

[tellico4x4]

@scn - y'all talking about 2019?

Sounds right, 4-5 yrs ago. I was at camp when it happened. Was so weird as the freeze line stopped about 30-40' above ground. Everything above that was solid white that morning, below was green. Same when leaves turned black & fell off.

 

[Hymie3]

All joking aside I did hear one gobble the last day of duck season. It made me very happy.

 

[Spurhunter]

I've already seen hens nesting for the 2024 spring

I can't top that!

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I honestly think it's greening a little earlier than normal but not too much.

I remember in 2007 we had an early green up, then on April 7th and 8th we had heavy frost. All the trees turned black. No acorns.

Yep - that was the infamous EHD year.

 

[Bon3_Daddy]

Started this thread as a joke, but seriously, I remember years ago, don't remember the exact year, but we in west Tn got like 6 inches of snow mid April.

Now I'm off to look for those nests

 

[Smo]

North Alabama in April 1963 …. 18" total..

It did seem too bother the turkeys at all…. There wasn't any at that time I my neck of the woods…

Yea, older than dirt, carry on.

 

[rifle02]

I honestly think it's greening a little earlier than normal but not too much.

I remember in 2007 we had an early green up, then on April 7th and 8th we had heavy frost. All the trees turned black. No acorns.

I remember that year as well by June it looked like it should have been September with brown leaves still all over the trees.

 

[Hduke86]

North Alabama in April 1963 …. 18" total..


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It did seem too bother the turkeys at all…. There wasn't any at that time I my neck of the woods…

Yea, older than dirt, carry on.

That's a nice Jeep willys wagon in the background. I like those year models with the windows cutout on the side on them.

 

[timberjack86]

I honestly think it's greening a little earlier than normal but not too much.

I remember in 2007 we had an early green up, then on April 7th and 8th we had heavy frost. All the trees turned black. No acorns.

I was logging then. Old-timers say that was the year the mountain soured. You could smell the dying vegetation in the woods.