As of last week the first gobbles were heard by a friend of mine, shortly after daybreak. That psyches me right up I'll tell ya!! Hoo boy! Guess I better start paying closer attention now myself. I keep journals and usually about the first or second week in March is when they average but hey...winter's been pretty good on the flocks so far. Snow is all gone, weather has been fairly warm, and traveling/feeding should be easy for them.
I'm guiding the states head turkey biologist on his spring hunt this season and hoping to get him on his bird. I think it'll be a good hunt. I've been enjoying picking his brain lately. Bird flocks are everywhere here and the groups of toms and jakes have been actively strutting now, getting the pecking order in balance and marking dominance. It won't be long before gobbling will be heard all through the woods. The seminars really get going in March and April and I'll be running the gammut of Maine outdoor stores, shows & expos, working the floors, chatting with fellow hunters, and workin' them calls! Yeah, baby!
More reports to come!
-Blaine Cardilli/ Ameristep prostaff
