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Thoughts on the 4/15 opener?
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5610667" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>Interesting you say this... ive been knee deep in turkeys the past 4 days, but I haven't yet encountered a 'boss hen' who is both frustrating as heck when she leads the flock away from you early season, but can still result in one of the most satisfying hunts when you piss her off so much she pulls the whole group to you with tom in tow. I suppose most of the 'boss hens' are the first to breed and have done so last week and left the flock searching for the best nesting sites.</p><p></p><p>All the hen talk I've heard on the roost has been very timid.</p><p></p><p>But the flip side is you can convince a roosted gobbler you are way more sexy then the timid hen 50y away from him in the tree.</p><p></p><p>I suppose there are positives and negatives with the 2 week delay... but the past 4 days in my mind proves without a shadow of a doubt the delay is a win-win... win- letting most hens breed before the opening weekend slaughter. And win- starting to hunt gobblers who are at their most vulnerable point in the season who have not been pressured at all.</p><p></p><p>Juvie weekend and opening weekend numbers compared to years prior are proof... im not sure TN has EVER killed so many birds in so few days. Even with the limits were 4 birds!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5610667, member: 2805"] Interesting you say this... ive been knee deep in turkeys the past 4 days, but I haven't yet encountered a 'boss hen' who is both frustrating as heck when she leads the flock away from you early season, but can still result in one of the most satisfying hunts when you piss her off so much she pulls the whole group to you with tom in tow. I suppose most of the 'boss hens' are the first to breed and have done so last week and left the flock searching for the best nesting sites. All the hen talk I've heard on the roost has been very timid. But the flip side is you can convince a roosted gobbler you are way more sexy then the timid hen 50y away from him in the tree. I suppose there are positives and negatives with the 2 week delay... but the past 4 days in my mind proves without a shadow of a doubt the delay is a win-win... win- letting most hens breed before the opening weekend slaughter. And win- starting to hunt gobblers who are at their most vulnerable point in the season who have not been pressured at all. Juvie weekend and opening weekend numbers compared to years prior are proof... im not sure TN has EVER killed so many birds in so few days. Even with the limits were 4 birds!!! [/QUOTE]
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