We had 8 to 10 inches of rain Saturday from 330 pm to 4 am Sunday. What a soaker! Thunder and lightning was unreal.
We had two hunters in camp, and they had a few chances at pigs, but the weather really kept a lid on things as far as hogs went.
I bet we saw at least 50 turkeys...and heard around 25 to 30 gobbling on the roost both mornings.
Saturday am, the turkeys were definitely heard, but they were completely henned up. The girls would move in right under the birds and get em off the roost, and carry them off in the opposite direction from us.
Sunday am the guys both wanted to hog hunt so Squirrel Bait and I tried the turkeys. The wind started up real early, blowing hard, and making it difficult- Mike went down to where he heard the birds the morning before and got skunked completely.
I went to a place I had in mind, hoping the birds were split up pretty good by the storm and that I might get lucky and get in the middle.
I busted 3 hens off a low roost right off the road going in, got set up in a little woods patch and did a tree yelp which was immediately answered by a couple birds back toward the way I came in. Hens flew down and grabbed those birds and took them away.
I stayed and did a fly down, then some purrs when the wind allowed, and was about to give it up and go when I saw two heads coming in to my little field from the right, headed straight for where the other birds were gobbling from.
I cut at em and turned em...and took one out with the smoke- "bow". My wife is very happy we are eating fried turkey breast tomorrow evening.
In a couple weekends things ought to be perfect for my next two groups, with lots of hens on the nest.
I still have two slots left for April 17,18,19 if anybody wants to hook up.
The guys coming that weekend are from New England and Maryland, in case rides can help someone make the decision.