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Jarhead79 #4475821 07/01/26 11:36 PM
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Got my first poult pics of the year!

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Finally saw some at my place near the house. Was afraid we had a total nest failure this year. Looked like 2 hens and 8 or more young turkeys. Jumped them out of a Chufa plot regen from last year so didn’t get a good look at them.


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They showed up again yesterday afternoon. How old do y'all think they are?

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In addition to the first group, which I’m guessing are 6 weeks old, I saw another hen with a brood I’m guessing is about a week old. They were maybe 3” tall and there was about 6 in that group. There was another hen with her, no idea if she has any or not. So I’ve gone from expecting a total recruitment failure to seeing 2 different broods today.

The block of pines where I saw the youngest brood was first thinned last year and hopefully gets a burn in the next 9-10 months. Also planning some disking and spraying in some nearby areas to further improve the habitat.


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I was texted from two different landowners pics/videos of 6 in one and 10-15 poults in a video in another. Both are places I hunt so I’m very happy lol


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I’m getting tons of pictures of hens with no poults. I had one pic in early June of a handful, but none since. Doesn’t look like I had much survival this year.


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I've seen way more than I expected to with all the rain

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Too wet. Too dry. Who knows. Rain is not necessarily a problem for poult survival.

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Avian predators starting with crows when they are still in the egg, crows and Coopers Hawks as poults then owls as adults. It’s a wonder any make it to adults.


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Looks like 6-7 of them have made it so far

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I saw 7 hens and 19 poults this morning.


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Originally Posted by BrandonClark
I saw 7 hens and 19 poults this morning.


I had that situation last year, a ton of poults that made it to basic adulthood. Not sure what happened though as this year I had the same 4-5 hens as usual but no poults. Hopefully they are around and just good at avoiding my cameras or found greener pastures.


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Jarhead79 #4487221 08/01/26 02:28 PM
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Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but turkey’s disperse differently than deer. The Jenny’s disperse and the Jake’s hang around.


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Here’s a pic of the poults I saw in early/mid July. Thinking it had to be a 2nd nest attempt with a hatch late June or early July. You may have to zoom to see them.

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Definitely had to be a second nest as small as they are 👍

I had a pic this week with 11 hens and zero poults. Disappointing.


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Been seeing a ton the last few weeks

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Caught polt leaving road while running traps


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