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<blockquote data-quote="Popcorn" data-source="post: 5337763" data-attributes="member: 20151"><p>I have 8 camera sets on 2000 / 2500 acres in Stewart county. This property has been 50% clear cut and has been terribly abused and neglected. The rest is about equally divided between hardwood hollows (steep) and 5 to 8 year thickets with a few clover or rye plots. I scout and adjust 1 day each week and there have already been 7 birds taken. I am confident there are easily another 20 mature gobblers that are active strut to and gobbling. That being said don't over look the silent gobblers. The old birds that have been pushed away from the groups by younger birds or whipped by a bunch of jakes or called in and not killed a time or two. They learn to be silent and hunting them can be a challenge! I have located 4 in TN and KY this year that I will hunt after the guys I work for get there's or give up.</p><p>Trigg county Ky 1600 acres in 3 farms easily 1.5 active gobbling birds per 100 acres and a big old bird that regularly struts behind my house but never gobbles. </p><p>Large groups of hens and ample supply of jakes on all the farms I oversee.</p><p>The only thing I see different in these farms is the Stewart county birds are thinner than I expected. Large frame but smaller breasts and narrow thighs. They look to seriously have to work for their food where as the KY birds are full and thick, easily 30% difference in net meat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Popcorn, post: 5337763, member: 20151"] I have 8 camera sets on 2000 / 2500 acres in Stewart county. This property has been 50% clear cut and has been terribly abused and neglected. The rest is about equally divided between hardwood hollows (steep) and 5 to 8 year thickets with a few clover or rye plots. I scout and adjust 1 day each week and there have already been 7 birds taken. I am confident there are easily another 20 mature gobblers that are active strut to and gobbling. That being said don’t over look the silent gobblers. The old birds that have been pushed away from the groups by younger birds or whipped by a bunch of jakes or called in and not killed a time or two. They learn to be silent and hunting them can be a challenge! I have located 4 in TN and KY this year that I will hunt after the guys I work for get there’s or give up. Trigg county Ky 1600 acres in 3 farms easily 1.5 active gobbling birds per 100 acres and a big old bird that regularly struts behind my house but never gobbles. Large groups of hens and ample supply of jakes on all the farms I oversee. The only thing I see different in these farms is the Stewart county birds are thinner than I expected. Large frame but smaller breasts and narrow thighs. They look to seriously have to work for their food where as the KY birds are full and thick, easily 30% difference in net meat. [/QUOTE]
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