Man I went for awhile today to go squirel hunting and turkey scouting and man I seen turkeys every where.. Most were on places I dont hunt, but did see a group of about 15 on some property I hunt.. Im gona scout it pretty heavily the next week so hopefully I can ambush em on opening day.. Im gona break out my old school 870 express mag for fall season.... I did get a couple squirels with the .22 today too ... Man I shoot those CCI stingers in my .22 and I got a head shot on this one squirel.. Needless to say he was a hurting unit after that..

Get after man! We cant get the guns out here til noveber 3rd! But we can bow huntem! Got me a couple squirrels the other day, when I went dove hunten! Good luck!

Yea i went up to our property this weekend to put up a trail cam and I seen turkeys everywhere also. I think it was the weather change we had, definitly got me in the mood.

Man if it stays hot and humid here I will prob. put some birds to bed nite before bow season opens and get after em sted of the deer!

Good luck Cat, I've been watchihng a good flock up here as well.

I've also been MURDERING the red squirrels, theres not many grays in this part of the state.

My favorite bow hunten land is over ran with them grays! I went out last year before season and set in my ladder stand and shot 8 in a hours time, went back the next day and got 9 more in as much time! havent went out and set this year yet! I dont eat em. the old man that has the property takes care of that part for me!

we have been seeing a lot of birds at our farm. too bad theree isnt a fall season

went by the same spot i seen all them birds last saterday and there still hangin out there in the same general area at about the same time of day, early to mid morning.. I killed a tom there last fall on opening day.. Im gona go saterday afternoon and build a natural makeshift blind to sit in opening day.. Its 2 weeks out, I hope the birds are still in that routine, I think they will be.. It seemed like I saw a couple toms/super jakes and a bunch of hens there the other day.. it was hard to tell today though cause they were pretty focused on the ground lol.. So if theres a nice tom, I'll take him, if its hens I'll take one of them, if there jakes, I'll let em walk till spring.. I plan to take 4 decoys, 2 feeder hens, 1 upright hen, and a jake.. One thing about turkeys I firmly believe in, is that they feel safter in great numbers.. I know calling will be out of the question, and if Im set up close enough to take a shot, why bust them up and work my tail off geting them to come back.. Last spring I watched a group of 20 birds stand there ground to a coyote.. im sure they were nervous, but they held there ground, and its a good thing they did cause I droped a 22 lbs tom outa that bunch that might just be the best turkey I ever got .. So I'll set a spot up very close to where they like to hang out, throw the buffet of turkey decoys out and hope they bite ... It sounds crazy, but its worked for me in the past..

Excellent to hear other people in my neck of the woods fall hunting. Everyone I talk to just get out if they walk past their tree stands. I will be out on Oct. 1 probably around Jefferson County and hope to get my first turkey!!

TJ

Been seeing some good numbers here in VA also.
Good luck this fall !
in HIM,
Deadeye

good luck getting those birds! I haven't seen any lately, but have seen some on a trail cam I have up for deer. I would love to have a shot at one of them just not sure if they will show themselves.

Ditto what Tommy said... we've been seeing pretty good numbers here in SW VA as well. Good news!!!!