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Post by LongSpur39 on Jun 30, 2013 18:14:09 GMT -5
Although wild turkeys are a farely tough bird when they get to their first winter. But this constant rain with wind could wipe out a few poults for sure. Pneumonia is a killer of little thunder chickens. Not seeing any hens today hopefully means they are somewhere with their wings spread like a canopy over the poults.
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Post by Kt29 on Jul 1, 2013 20:58:44 GMT -5
I here your concerns Scott. Last spring and summer we had that scenario. It was pretty hard on the turkeys and moutain grouse.
This years looks good for turkeys and uplands.
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Post by LongSpur39 on Jul 4, 2013 1:11:06 GMT -5
I think there was probably some poults lost. Saw two hens today and a few doe. No fawns today.
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Post by grizz1 on Jul 6, 2013 23:19:24 GMT -5
We had another rainy spring, not good for young turkey. Lot of flooded low lands and seems like the hens like these areas, may be because they grow tall grass first along the streams making good cover for nesting. Now it's July 6 and I'm seeing single hens coming out into the hay fields much like they are leaving nests for a bite to eat. If this is the case they must be on their second or third attempt and we are going to have some late hatches. This may be better than seeing several hens together with no chicks, as you can tell I'm uncertain as to what is going on. The hot dry weather has arrived now so they should do OK if they are still hatching or very small.
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Post by LongSpur39 on Jul 7, 2013 15:53:21 GMT -5
I've noticed that there have been a few lone hens in the fields around us.haven't seen any poults.
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Post by grizz1 on Jul 8, 2013 22:34:16 GMT -5
Was checking on a job site of mine today about 2 miles South of my house and saw about 6 adult turkey, hope they were jakes but sure looked like hens altogther. Was seeing them at 150 yards with no binocs so not sure what they were, heads were very pale blue.
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Post by LongSpur39 on Jul 8, 2013 23:41:37 GMT -5
Was checking on a job site of mine today about 2 miles South of my house and saw about 6 adult turkey, hope they were jakes but sure looked like hens altogther. Was seeing them at 150 yards with no binocs so not sure what they were, heads were very pale blue. Had two lone hens show up this morning. No poults.The hens have a dusting bowl just up in the woods. Hopefully those were Jakes you saw? |
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