should i be worried...

[drrxnupe]

that I haven't seen a turkey on my property since September? I usually see them on my cams thru out the year or while deer hunting. Other than the stupid irresponsible folks leaving their dogs to run around, I may see a fox or two every now and then.

 

[woodsman87]

What county are you in? Some counties, Wayne, Lawrence, Giles, and Lincoln specifically, have seen a decline.

Usually it isn't any big deal to not have turkeys during fall/winter, because their ranges can be huge over the course of a year. They need different habitats and foods throughout the year. Some people have lots of turkeys on their spots and deer season, and are excited to turkey hunt it. By the time April rolls around they have migrated and split up to breeding, nesting, and brooding areas.
Sometimes, if you have lots of turkeys during fall/winter, it could be bad for you come storing. They need totally different habitats in those seasons.


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[woodsman87]

But to answer your question, I would not be worried right now. Last week of march or first week of April I would worry.

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but if you have seen them during the fall for many years and now you haven't, then you may be experiencing decline as well.
My opinion though is they have shifted to a different area for the fall winter.

I would doubt stray dogs and foxes killed all of them. Once the poults get this age, humans probably kill more than anything else.

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[FARMTOFIELD]

I haven't seen one on my property since September either... of 2006

 

[drrxnupe]

I'm in Lafayette County Mississippi. I have cam pics from Jan/Feb until September with loads of birds. Now all of a sudden nothing.

 

[duckriver]

In would not worry yet. Last winter we didn't see any and they were back in the spring. They group up this time of year and ramble around

 

[Roost 1]

With the bumper crop of acorns the birds are deep in the woods.. There is a flock of 75 or so about 1/2 mile from my house only see them on rainy days in the wheat field.