Seems like the last 3-4 years I start seeing gobblers with hens earlier and earlier.
Definitely seems like a change. In my area anyway.

I had a few strutting a week or two ago. Of course I’ve got video of a Tom breeding a hen in November. That may not be strange at all but it seemed off to me

I will admit Im not much of a Turkey hunter but I saw Toms strutting with Hens 4 weeks before season opened. When it did open I could barely get a bird to gobble and didnt even kill a bird. You veterans explain to me why season is so late in Bankhead?????

I don't find that strange for here . I don't really find it strange that they strut other than spring time

I hav seen tom w hens in November - was odd - but seen it multiple times

I dont know any toms🧐

you know the old saying ,,,,, if it stands still long enough some body will hit it . lol

They definitely start breeding the beginning of February. I've also seen Doves sitting on Eggs the beginning of February.

SCIENCE!!

The turkey rut is exactly the same from the southern tip of Florida to the northern tip of Maine. Because there’s not a minutes difference between Mobile county and Jackson county, AL - according to science. Y’all pay attention.

My intel suggests it’s starting to warm up as well

Not ready here yet.

I’ve never seen it that early here. 1st of March here for sure. I’m talking actual breeding not the pomp and circumstance.

I’ve got 3-4 dif properties around here and every place has hens with gobblers on camera now.

Gobblers are with hens all year. Whenever their winter groups cross paths they strut and gobble and act like boys. They will separate again likely before gobblers split up but just like does going into heat the turkeys know when it is time to breed and it ain't time yet so them being together means nothing currently

If they actually study the hens and when they are bred and when they lay eggs then the science is likely pretty dang accurate.

She blinded me with si-yunce…great song

Doves will set you 3 or 4 times a year from what I read

My turkeys in South Alabama have been strutting with hens since early December.

These got me off task this morning!

I’ve been turkey hunting in western Winston County for 20+ years and it really makes my blood boil that our season opens so late…Nobody can ever provide a legitimate answer to this question!!! If anyone ever tells you “it’s because DCNR wants the turkey population in that area to increase”, then ignore the heck out of them!!! There’s way more turkeys in that area than many other places across the state whose season opens in March 🤬