We had a hen nest right in the middle of a food plot off a main road. No way not to bumper as it was the only access into the property. I think we bumped her 5 to 6 times before she finally gave up.
The closer the eggs are to hatching the more likely the hen will return to the nest from what most studies show (likely as the young begin to peep within the shell). This reason is one of the biggest "hurts of the extended dates of the new season" spoken from biologist who specialize in Turks as it further decreases re nest attempts. No peace in the woods or roads etc.
Last edited by Strick9; 06-09-2017 at 10:11 AM.
Genesis 9;2
I officially no longer worry about poults and rain.
Saturday evening I was running the boat from the point to edisto and once I hit edisto river, I thought I was missing a crab buoy by just a couple feet. It wasnt a crab pot buoy, it was turkey poults swimming across the river. I didn't think they could swim, guess i never asked....
No telling where they started. The one i almost hit actually came to the boat. By time I got a few picked up the other one I saw in the water made it to the marsh(low tide). Sure they appreciated the lift.
Not sure how many their were, saw atleast 4. I could hear what i thought was a few more in the marsh.
Last edited by buckpro; 06-09-2017 at 02:59 PM.
Saw 4 hens together yesterday. No babies. Saw 1 hen Friday no babies.
I saw a hen yesterday with 7 poults. They were wood ducked sized.
I saw 2 hens with 12 poults on Saturday.
I pulled 4 camera cards this evening that were all on corn piles. I was hoping for velvet antler pics but instead had several hundred
pics of turkeys and not a poult in any of them. Groups of 5 to 7 mature gobblers and hens in each pic, zero poults.
I did have a pic of a doe that looked like she swallowed two basket balls. Is it possible she hasn't given birth yet?
Last edited by ecu1984; 06-16-2017 at 10:47 PM.
Still haven't seen any but I won't judge it until next spring when the Jakes are out about and in full force!
Seen two coveys of golf ball size quail!
\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
I've seen 3 hens with 12-14 poults in the same field the past 3 mornings. They were about the size of small chickens.
2 hens together with quite a few poults yesterday off Bluff Rd. All were able to fly.
Saw three hens with 15-20 poults in Clarendon County. Thursday. Saw something twice this week I have never seen before, on Tuesday I saw a Tom breeding a hen in Clarendon and then my cousin and I saw the same thing in orangeburg yesterday
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