Less Gobbles From Above (CC1)

Throughout the years that I have been hunting spring gobblers, I have had some pretty good success. However when I first started out the birds used to gobble almost all morning. Now when I go out there are some days that I will not hear a single gobble all morning. This isn’t just because there aren’t any turkeys there or because they have already mated for the year. I think it is more likely because there is way more turkeys in the woods than there used to be. The population of the birds has been steadily increasing over the years. Even though the DEC and the government have been saying that the population of turkeys has been decreasing, I would not believe them at all. I believe the reasons for the toms not gobbling all morning is because there are now more turkeys in the woods. Therefore with the higher number of birds in the woods, the toms don’t have to gobble all morning to find or locate the hens. The toms are either roosted with them or they are roosted fairly close to them. So if you do not hear any toms gobble at all in the morning do not freak out or get upset. You have to make up a brand new strategy enable to kill them. This new strategy has to include patience. Patience is the key. If the toms are not gobbling in the morning at all then just sit there and wait. There will be a lot of birds that will wonder into your calling without making a single sound. So all you have to do is sit there and be patient and wait. When you feel like you have waited long enough then wait longer. You have until twelve o’clock p.m. so use the time limit and kill some soundless gobblers.