Gut_Pile
Senior Member
Post what you are seeing
I believe the wet Mays we've had 4-5 years in a row is the number 1 contributor to our turkey population decline.
Yes, yes, yes.
It is not predators, hunters, blackhead, chicken litter, or any of the other things that hunters like to mention.
The sky is not falling, but the rain is.
Saw a hen with several poults last week near the Boeing entrance. Haven't seen her since and we did get a fair about of rain since then...I hope the poults survived.
Agreed. Poults dying of exposure (rainy weather) is the #1 factor in the declining turkey population. Killing predators is helpful but Mother Nature is the #1 turkey killer.
Yes sir it sure has.It's been a terrible 2 weeks for poults no doubt.
THIS.☝ .After watching turkeys (50+ years)and the population go + are - is WEATHER + predators and progress of mankind . IMHOSaw a hen with several poults last week near the Boeing entrance (N. Charleston, SC). Haven't seen her since and we did get a fair about of rain since then...I hope the poults survived.
Agreed. Poults dying of exposure (rainy weather) is the #1 factor in the declining turkey population. Killing predators is helpful but Mother Nature is the #1 turkey killer.
It's been a terrible 2 weeks for poults no doubt.
Just sit down and listen turkeys talk,It great to hear them.They find the rest no problem,and so do predators.Was out hog hunting on the 16th and accidentally bumped two hens with a doze or so poults between them. They all scattered and the poults flew in every direction. Kinda cool to see, just hope they all found each other.