How successful have you fine folks been while it rains? tia
What do turkeys usually do during rain?
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Eli103
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nothing during the rain but afterwards, seen a couple out in the fields
SamboWilly
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Got on a gobbler today, right after the rain. No idea what they were doing before because I waited in the truck until it eased up 
1jamey
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I hunt edges of the fields after the rain and depending on whether it's a sprinkle vs downpour.
They stand in fields during rain a lot of times. Unless heavy downpour, then they shelter under trees/bushes.
Setterman
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Dont know, I'm either in bed or on the couch. Too many nice days to go sit in the rain
Huntaholic
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Ive killed them in any weather you can imagine, from blizzards to tornadoes to 100 sweltering degrees. ALL of those have been on out of state trips though, if its doing any of that crap here, Im staying HOME!
Must be a good shot to kill one in a tornado!
I'll listen to you when you kill a bird
I'll listen to you when you kill a bird
They don't care about the rain. Best time in the woods is hit a field after the rain. They will go fluff up to dry out.
TheLBLman
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What do turkeys usually do during rain?
They get wet.megalomaniac
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Killed several in a light rain doing their normal stuff. Heavy rain seems to shut them down. I don't hunt in lightning/ tstorms
Nothing better than hunting 30 minutes after a long rain ends. After they've had a chance to fluff back out, they seem to want to make up for the break they took during the rain.
They do seem to roost down lower on the hills and often in the valleys with severe weather and wind.
Nothing better than hunting 30 minutes after a long rain ends. After they've had a chance to fluff back out, they seem to want to make up for the break they took during the rain.
They do seem to roost down lower on the hills and often in the valleys with severe weather and wind.
I'll keep this in mind
Eli103
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That's not even funny. I've seen birds out in fields comin from ball. Killed one bird in my life and there will more to come, u just waitI'll listen to you when you kill a bird
Granddaddy
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Have seen field birds take shelter under cedar trees or pines to escape the rain. In a heavy, ongoing downpour, I've seen birds fly up along a field edge & wait for the rain to stop, then fly down & hold their wings out like buzzards to dry, continually flapping.
Huntaholic
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Hey, when youre 14 hours from home, you hunt when you can hunt! It wasn't ACTUALLY a tornado, just tornado warnings lol. Those KS roads turn to GREASE when it rains too btw. I think we got stuck twice that day while on county roads! One time we had to get a farmer down the road to bring his 4x4 tractor to get us out, the other time we used a HUGE rock as a launch pad to jump us back up in the road! GOOD TIMES!Must be a good shot to kill one in a tornado!
Saw 3 gobblers today, they stayed just out of range .
4pics
I asked the rabbit if he saw any turkeys and he said he just got out of bed and hadn't seen anything.
Found the beagle a chew.
And some tracks.
4pics
I asked the rabbit if he saw any turkeys and he said he just got out of bed and hadn't seen anything.
Found the beagle a chew.
And some tracks.
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RobDooley
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Hunt the fields. Some of the most activity I have ever witnessed was during a light rain in fields.
Was that bird a dove
Eli103
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Was that bird a dove
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I'm out here rn, and the steady rain just moved out. Let's hope they come into the field to dry their plumage.
(That means feathers, for those of you from Kentucky.)
(That means feathers, for those of you from Kentucky.)
Awesome Eli!
I'm out here rn, and the steady rain just moved out. Let's hope they come into the field to dry their plumage.
(That means feathers, for those of you from Kentucky.)
Saw that today, which was a first. Two hens came into the field and went into half strut and stood motionless in one spot for probably 10 mins. The wind had picked up a bit and they were using it as a hair dryer. There was a gobbler with them but he stayed with them and they never came in range.
Was cool seeing it though.
