Swamped with hens.

[chrislibby88]

Any one else seeing lots of hens? I’ve counted 15 hens so far this season. Two came in with a Tom, and I’m pretty sure 3 of them were the same group I glassed on a power line the evening before.

All these have been seen on my local WMAs, I’ve seen probably another 5-10 on the side of the road on private land.

 

[beretta]

Same here.

 

[blood on the ground]

Opposite problem around here... I need more hens.

 

[Mark K]

Most of ours are already on the nest.

 

[chrislibby88]

Most of ours are already on the nest.

I’ve been seeing groups of two or three still. Saw 4 today, two were in a group.

 

[hambone76]

I had a big Tom at 80 yards yesterday morning. He had too many hens to break and come check me out any closer. All I could do was sit back and enjoy the show. Other than that, all I have been seeing hen-wise are a lot of single hens feeding around early morning.

 

[Arrow3]

Any one else seeing lots of hens? I’ve counted 15 hens so far this season. Two came in with a Tom, and I’m pretty sure 3 of them were the same group I glassed on a power line the evening before.

All these have been seen on my local WMAs, I’ve seen probably another 5-10 on the side of the road on private land.

You consider 15 hens being swamped?

Back when we had turkeys in Oglethorpe county in good numbers each gobbler would have that many...

 

[Arrow3]

We need as many hens as we can get

 

[chrislibby88]

We need as many hens as we can get

Oh I’m not complaining. Up until the past few hunts I’ve heard multiple gobblers every morning.

 

[RedHills]

Oh I’m not complaining. Up until the past few hunts I’ve heard multiple gobblers every morning.

I can only dream of that..killed half of what I've heard though

 

[XIronheadX]

Lots and lots in one pic. It's made for a quieter than normal season. As henned up as the toms are, I'll take the amount of egg chances for the future.

 

[Twiggbuster]

I haven’t seen or heard a hen all season.
But managed to bag 2 birds so far.
Hens are overrated

 

[sowgabuckstalker]

It’s strange at my primary spot - I know there’s tons there (get pics of droves of them) but never hear or see them while hunting, maybe that’s a testament to what kind of turkey slayer I am ??

 

[GAMHUNTER35]

all I can say is I am not seeing as many during turkey season as I did during deer season only seeing 1 or 2 here an there

 

[4x4Taco]

I have a field I like to hunt that can see a long way. The first hour or so is crazy with Gobblers Gobblin and hens yelpin and cutting. I think I saw 10 the last time I sat there. After that first hour the hens go find there nests and all gets quite. That is when I get started. I haven't been there since yesterday. Cant wait till tomorrow morning.

 

[chrislibby88]

It’s strange at my primary spot - I know there’s tons there (get pics of droves of them) but never hear or see them while hunting, maybe that’s a testament to what kind of turkey slayer I am ??

Might be better to not see them than blow them out. 3 busted me the other day, bumped into one in some pines coming out of a creek bed, as she busted out, and then two more farther down the line stand spotted me walking back down the main road 5 minutes after that. Guess I was in the right area though haha.