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Saw my first strutter of the year

Roost 1 said:
I think some years the breeding has not started in TN at first of season.
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What specific areas/counties are you referring to? I talk to several guys every year that turkey hunt from the southern most counties to the northern most counties and there can very easily be a 10-15 day difference in what the turkeys are doing (winter flocks breaking up, peak breeding, peak gobbling, etc) between these two latitudes (34.9 and 36.5 degrees). I do not think one can paint the whole state of TN with a broad brush and accurately depict what the turkeys are doing at one certain time, same goes for our deer and the rut.
 
agreed Andy, I am still not sure why TN has not gone to a Unit based season for turkeys like deer or how other state like FL/MS and AL do. May not be the answer but not sure what would be negative about it.

(not trying to turn this into a season, baglimit or any other TWRA topic)
 
i've seen 6-8 strutters every day this week. on my to work and back home in the evening. all in the same field every morning and afternoon. they got more hens with them than you can count
 
I saw 2 strutting Monday morning in a field with 15 or 20 hens less than 50 yards off the road. Got my blood pumping for sure. Of course found out tonight at my son's first baseball practice that opening day is March 30th or whatever that opening Saturday is. :mad:
 
Andy S. said:
Roost 1 said:
I think some years the breeding has not started in TN at first of season.
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What specific areas/counties are you referring to? I talk to several guys every year that turkey hunt from the southern most counties to the northern most counties and there can very easily be a 10-15 day difference in what the turkeys are doing (winter flocks breaking up, peak breeding, peak gobbling, etc) between these two latitudes (34.9 and 36.5 degrees). I do not think one can paint the whole state of TN with a broad brush and accurately depict what the turkeys are doing at one certain time, same goes for our deer and the rut.
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My experiences so far have only been in Montgomery, Stewart, and Robertson.
 
Bone Collector said:
I've been seeing then on strut for a couple of weeks on the fields off hgwy 96 between M'boro and Franklin.
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when i was in school down there i would drive up and down that road watching the turkeys great spot to see some
 

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