henned up

Anyone else noticed the turkeys have been henned up all season? Not sure if we just have a ton of hens this year but normally by the 12th of April our gobblers get lonely. This year they still have hens all day to this date.

Ours aren't anymore...... Every gobbler I saw was by itself..... And I also had 6 jakes come to a field I was in ..... Only thing....the gobblers I saw weren't responding to any calling....

Ours aren't anymore either. Mostly lone gobblers and swarms of jakes. The few hens I've seen are also by themselves. Every time I get something working with a gobbler a group of 6-10 jakes run him off though. They are starting to test my patience

Yup I seen the same thing.

Their still henned up at my place, from dusk till dawn.

Saw 4 gobblers by themselves this morning in a field. They never made a sound, nor did they respond in any way to any turkey sounds. Very strange/tough season to say the least.

Starting to get henned up here bad. SE Bama.

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Henned up all year for me as well. I have hunted a bird all season and he always has at least 2 with him at all times.

Henned up and inconsistent gobbling. I have only heard 2 birds gobble on the ground. I have probably hunted 20 times. Very little gobbling all year.

Ours are only without hens for a day or two, then they are back with hens.

This thread is a perfect example of why you never know wth a turkey is going to be doing. You wouldn't think there would be this many inconsistencies but turkeys are going to be turkeys

Very true

Mine aren't inconsistent, mine do this every year.

I have called in a few hens that were solo, and have had some good gobbling birds that responded well to calls, read the script, acted right and got folded up. this has all been on public land... for me it has been a good season, besides spring being about 2 wks behind.

Turkeys are consistent and being inconsistent.

Also, what is yall's deal with complaining about gobbler being with hens? That is part of turkey hunting. No need to gripe about it, they raise the future gobblers to shoot. Try to ambush them, if you are anti-ambush/crawl up on turkey, then I don't know what to say.

Yep. Turkeys write the script, no the other way around. Either take the hand you've been dealt and adjust or don't. Just don't gripe about not being able to kill them right off the roost running into your calling. BTW, this is not directed at anyone in particular, before anyone gets their panties in a wad.