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by Mbrock. 04/28/24 09:16 PM
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Southwood7]
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04/24/20 08:04 AM
04/24/20 08:04 AM
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bgarrett
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Heard one a mile off. Gobbled twice at 6:00. Cherokee county
It's not a Passion, it's an Obsession. That's what I tell my wife, but she promptly informs it's a disease to which is incurable.
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Ben2]
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04/24/20 08:33 AM
04/24/20 08:33 AM
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I have never seen so many silent posts on aldeer as I have this year. Wonder if it has been weather or what the reason is for so many 0s this yr. It's hard to remember going and not hearing several different turkeys back 10-20 years ago even on bad weather days. There were a whole lot more turkeys in the woods 10-20 years ago. Gotta be a turkey there to hear one.
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Ben2]
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04/24/20 08:35 AM
04/24/20 08:35 AM
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Southwood7
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I have never seen so many silent posts on aldeer as I have this year. Wonder if it has been weather or what the reason is for so many 0s this yr. It's hard to remember going and not hearing several different turkeys back 10-20 years ago even on bad weather days. Ben I heard a lot of gobbling the first couple weeks of the season and then it’s like somebody flipped a switch. Weird year for me anyway.
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Mbrock]
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04/24/20 08:49 AM
04/24/20 08:49 AM
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outdoorobsession
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outdoorobsession
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Glad I slept in. Feels so good Me too. 2nd day in a row and Im beginning to finally feel rested. Hopefully Ill get my dang truck back from the shop and be able to go tomorrow
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: bamaeyedoc]
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04/24/20 08:49 AM
04/24/20 08:49 AM
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outdoorobsession
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My buddy heard one gobbling pretty good. Then a shot. I heard the shot and thought it was him but it was a poacher.😡😡😡 Sob had balls. He was waaaaay deep in property. On the hunt for him now.
Dr. B Go Get the SOB Doc. Be careful!
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Ben2]
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04/24/20 09:44 AM
04/24/20 09:44 AM
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Posts: 144 WSW AL
surgical_grade
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WSW AL
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I have never seen so many silent posts on aldeer as I have this year. Wonder if it has been weather or what the reason is for so many 0s this yr. It's hard to remember going and not hearing several different turkeys back 10-20 years ago even on bad weather days. Really? I think that it has been readily apparent throughout the first half of the season that kills/ gobble reports were way up compared to the last few years. It was nearly identical to this in 2012, which was probably the best season statewide in a long time. Warm winter and extremely warm early spring had them on fire early and it petered out over the last two weeks of April. The main difference between that year and this one was the incredible amount of rainfall before (and continuing through) this season. The gobbling reports and kill numbers in the first 2-3 weeks in AL this year were extremely high. Not just kills, but gobbling. And, that came from a bunch of different areas. However, gobble reports are a lot like customer reviews. For every 100 hunters, the hand full of hunters that aren't hearing them are the vocal minority. As usual, the vast majority are hearing them but sure aren't going to post much (if any) about it at all. It stinks that it is that way, but it is and always has been. There are exceptions here and there. I have heard far fewer than normal in my main area, but have seen as many as usual which is a good number. The quarantine has increased both the number of hunters and frequency of hunting, especially on public land I would presume. That could affect those areas going forward for the immediate future, but I can't prove that. But I don't think that the" apocalyptic decline in the statewide population" agenda is validated from this season's reports at all.
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: surgical_grade]
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04/24/20 10:10 AM
04/24/20 10:10 AM
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Ben2
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Old Mossy Horns
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I have never seen so many silent posts on aldeer as I have this year. Wonder if it has been weather or what the reason is for so many 0s this yr. It's hard to remember going and not hearing several different turkeys back 10-20 years ago even on bad weather days. Really? I think that it has been readily apparent throughout the first half of the season that kills/ gobble reports were way up compared to the last few years. It was nearly identical to this in 2012, which was probably the best season statewide in a long time. Warm winter and extremely warm early spring had them on fire early and it petered out over the last two weeks of April. The main difference between that year and this one was the incredible amount of rainfall before (and continuing through) this season. The gobbling reports and kill numbers in the first 2-3 weeks in AL this year were extremely high. Not just kills, but gobbling. And, that came from a bunch of different areas. However, gobble reports are a lot like customer reviews. For every 100 hunters, the hand full of hunters that aren't hearing them are the vocal minority. As usual, the vast majority are hearing them but sure aren't going to post much (if any) about it at all. It stinks that it is that way, but it is and always has been. There are exceptions here and there. I have heard far fewer than normal in my main area, but have seen as many as usual which is a good number. The quarantine has increased both the number of hunters and frequency of hunting, especially on public land I would presume. That could affect those areas going forward for the immediate future, but I can't prove that. But I don't think that the" apocalyptic decline in the statewide population" agenda is validated from this season's reports at all. Yeah I understand and remember the first few weeks people killed a bunch. I just dont remember so many silent posts. I know lots of places are still covered up with turkeys. Hopefully everyone still after them will get on a few more before the season is out. The last week or so has always been my favorite time to hunt.
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Southwood7]
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04/24/20 10:28 AM
04/24/20 10:28 AM
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North40R
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Sickest feeling on Earth! Crippled one up and lost him! Looked for 2 hours with my lab and still haven't found him.
Two of them fired up this morning and came in perfect until the last 30 yards they moved out of the road into the timber and I couldn't see them until they were about 10 yards from me. I spooked them and body shot the farthest bird which might've been 20 yards but guess I only got a piece of him.
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Emerson
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Southwood7]
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04/24/20 10:34 AM
04/24/20 10:34 AM
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AU_trout_bum
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Opelika, AL
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Silent in Macon County. Didn't have time to wait this morning, but I have ALL DAY Saturday and Sunday, and a bird will die! (I hope)
Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly
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Re: 4/24 LFTW
[Re: Southwood7]
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04/24/20 10:47 AM
04/24/20 10:47 AM
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bamaeyedoc
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Montgomery
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Figured out what happened. Spoke to landowner who joins us. Boy on his property north of us shot and missed. Was on the line and must have been pointed right at us when he shot because it sure sounded closer. We had a bird on cam this past sun-tues mornings close to where he claimed he shot so I hope he didn’t mess him up. Buddy hunted him Wednesday but he didn’t gobble. Sure messed up our morning tho. No gobbles and throw in the fact that a real healthy coyote came by me at 0600 it just wasn’t my day today. I hadn’t made a peep and was stone still. He came by at 20 yards and pegged me immediately and ran off. Them jokers are slick.
Dr. B
Last edited by bamaeyedoc; 04/24/20 10:57 AM.
AKA: “Dr. B” Aldeer #121 8-3-2000 Proud alum of AUM, UAB, and UA Member of Team 10 Point 2023-2024 ALdeer Deer Contest Winners
Glennis Jerome "Jerry" Harris 1938-2017 UGA Class of 1960 BS/MS Forestry LTJG, USNR
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