Turkey ?

[dr]

Anyone seeing a decline in turkey sightings? I'm not a turkey hunter, mostly just deer, and hogs. I used to see a dozen or more turkey nearly every hunt. But, haven't seen any the last two years. We have 4 or 5 bears frequenting the area. I'm wondering if this might be why we aren't seeing turkey anymore. Deer sightings also seem to be down.

 

[Rakkin6]

Anyone seeing a decline in turkey sightings? I'm not a turkey hunter, mostly just deer, and hogs. I used to see a dozen or more turkey nearly every hunt. But, haven't seen any the last two years. We have 4 or 5 bears frequenting the area. I'm wondering if this might be why we aren't seeing turkey anymore. Deer sightings also seem to be down.

I have seen a ton this year, both during deer season and driving around.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

I have seen several. I do just about every deer season. But I rarely see anything but a hen during season, and this on a farm that I am about the only one that tries to turkey hunt on.

 

[backyardtndeer]

No, I didn't see quite as many turkeys while deer hunting this year as what I normally do.

 

[Cache]

Coyotes?

 

[rtaylor]

Last year we saw tons of turkeys almost every sit during bow season. This year we didn't see a single bird.

 

[Snake]

Seen about fifty the other day in a field .

 

[sharpshooter]

I've been seeing more lately on the backside of my place than I've seen in the last couple of years.

 

[Gravey]

Seen a bunch around here. Just wish I had permission to hunt them.

 

[dr]

Thanks for the replys. I suspect bears, and coyote are raiding nests, and may be running turkey out of the area.Hoping it isn't State wide

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Our area has really declined over the last quite a few years. I really hope we see some increases soon.

 

[deerfever]

Thanks for the replys. I suspect bears, and coyote are raiding nests, and may be running turkey out of the area.Hoping it isn't State wide

Go to the long beard and spurs section on this forum there are more pictures of turkeys and talk of great hatches then I have ever seen on this site. I hope things pick up in your area!

 

[dr]

Go to the long beard and spurs section on this forum there are more pictures of turkeys and talk of great hatches then I have ever seen on this site. I hope things pick up in your area!

Thanks