went out scouting my main spot again this morning. birds had no issue gobbling which was cool, and they started early (before 6am). The great and crappy part is one this spot they are VERY MUCH still in one big flock. had prob 60 birds fly down into one giant group in the middle of this big field with 10 or so toms and 10 or so jakes in there.
the interesting part is a dang coyote came out stalking them. ive seen it before but this time I guess because the group was so big they didnt even seem all that bothered. That coyote ran in and out of the group for 30mins and the birds never even ran off, they just parted like a school of fish when he trotted into them. Heck some of the toms never even broke strut. He eventually just wondered off. The frustrating part is I always bring a rifle with me out here when scouting incase I see one and it just happened to be the one morning I didnt bring it cause I didnt feel like carrying it out there. It would have been a heck of a shot either way as he was about 300yds from me and wasnt the biggiest yote Ive ever seen. Was just interesting to see a group of birds that big not really bothered by a predator right next to them.
the interesting part is a dang coyote came out stalking them. ive seen it before but this time I guess because the group was so big they didnt even seem all that bothered. That coyote ran in and out of the group for 30mins and the birds never even ran off, they just parted like a school of fish when he trotted into them. Heck some of the toms never even broke strut. He eventually just wondered off. The frustrating part is I always bring a rifle with me out here when scouting incase I see one and it just happened to be the one morning I didnt bring it cause I didnt feel like carrying it out there. It would have been a heck of a shot either way as he was about 300yds from me and wasnt the biggiest yote Ive ever seen. Was just interesting to see a group of birds that big not really bothered by a predator right next to them.
