I have been looking into what factors make Tom more vocal and active and I have also trying to figure out under what conditions they are not going to be saying much.
I know weather, hunting pressure and phase of the breeding season all contribute to how vocal they are.
But I notice major differences from day to day without noticeable environmental changes.
Anyone care post your thoughts or observations?
Good/Bad Gobbling days
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Re: Good/Bad Gobbling days
That's a very good question !! I've been trying to figure that out for years ! Some theories have it related to barometric pressure but I'm not always so sure about that..... I would also love to hear other members ideas on this. I always say tho....don't sit at home just because you think its not going to be a good gobbling day. Hunt when you can and enjoy the good gobbling days !!
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Re: Good/Bad Gobbling days
Rainy and/or windy days make for quiet days in my past experience. Understanding their social behavior is probably the biggest factor to when and why their gobbling. Old toms aren't gonna sound off much or at all if they're cruising in a "dead" area. Also, if a group of hens is locked down with a mature dominant tom he may only sound off in the mornings a couple times on the roost and shuts up when he hits the ground. If he has a sub-dominant hanging around that he will tolerate, that sub-dominant bird may never gobble out of fear of getting whooped. Old birds with hens will also keep quiet to not let other birds know where he and his ladies are at. Jakes are a bunch of rioting teenagers. They're loud and rowdy and I usually ignore these. The least amount of birds I hear gobbling with lesser frequency are the gobbles I'm looking to further investigate.
Couldn't agree more with this, good stuff
burkhart wrote:Pressure systems play a role in goblin . But evnen on bad gobbling days I hunt social areas or strut zones. Just cause he ain't gobbling don't mean baint there
Couldn't agree more with this, good stuff
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Re: Good/Bad Gobbling days
Pressure systems definitely play a role imo.
In the early season, how many hens a bird has and how close he roosted to them. I've seen quite a few birds that hardly gobbled the first part of the season because they had a harem of 10-20 hens they followed around all day. It takes the hens going to nest to get them going.
In the early season, how many hens a bird has and how close he roosted to them. I've seen quite a few birds that hardly gobbled the first part of the season because they had a harem of 10-20 hens they followed around all day. It takes the hens going to nest to get them going.
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Re: Good/Bad Gobbling days
I have witnessed different gobbling on generally the same weather days due to a couple factors. Birds bumped on their way back to roost are often quiet, increase of predators in the area.. why gobble and give them your location.
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Re: Good/Bad Gobbling days
Days that seem perfect they're sometimes tight lipped. My thoughts are the same With what you guys have said. Overall I don't think we'll ever truly know exactly how to predict a good day for gobbling.
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Re: Good/Bad Gobbling days
Saw this article tweeted out by the NWTF earlier and thought I'd share on here. More or less saying the same as we're saying here, but a study to back it up.
https://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/the-s ... f-gobbling
https://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/the-s ... f-gobbling
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