|
|
Post by nuthinfancy on Mar 20, 2024 13:04:48 GMT -5
This upcoming weekend is calling for thunderstorms early morning followed by rain all day. What can you expect when trying to hunt days like this as far as movement? From what I’ve read online, it says they don’t gobble, stay on the roost longer, then get down and find open areas to feed. Any truth to this down here in FL?
|
|
|
|
Post by swampdog on Mar 20, 2024 13:39:24 GMT -5
Trying to determine how a turkey will behave relating to the weather is like putting a square peg in a round hole. Go with your gut feeling. Even if you’re wrong you have something to file in your data bank. Experience will eventually trump the internet.
|
|
|
|
Post by richm on Mar 20, 2024 14:19:34 GMT -5
I always see em walking around in the rain.
|
|
|
|
Post by Crkr 23 on Mar 20, 2024 14:35:50 GMT -5
IMO they are going to the most open area they can find, think like fields, power lines, roads or more open hammocks. The rain affects their ability to hear so they hit the open areas where they can depend on their eyes for the main defense.
|
|
|
|
Post by cracker4112 on Mar 20, 2024 14:39:55 GMT -5
I’m not mad enough at the turkeys to get soaked trying to kill one, but I’ll keep an eye on the radar and be there as soon as the weather breaks. If you are in turkeys, you can usually get one to fire up once the weather clears up. I’ve killed them with all kinds of lightning and thunder before the weather and right after it clears, many times over the years. If it’s just a steady downpour, drink beer.🍺
|
|
|
|
Post by pinman on Mar 20, 2024 19:20:40 GMT -5
I shot a gobbler on a cloudy, dreary, threat of rain day on a quota hunt I was mad I kept after the weather forecast changed. I almost didnt even go but he gobbled on the roost and came in silent with a Hen. Started raining on my walk out. Its not the ideal. They gobbled good this am and I love days like this. When the rain quits Ive seen them in short grass picking up bugs and floating seeds I guess. During hard rain idk what they do cause Im indoors somewhere.
|
|
Glenn
Junior Member
Posts: 92
|
Post by Glenn on Mar 20, 2024 22:02:08 GMT -5
I pulled a redraw quota for Twin Rivers and have always wanted to hunt that place. Already took Friday off and plan on giving it a shot regardless of the weather.
Last Saturday was supposed to be a rainout as well, but it ended up being perfect.
|
|
|
|
Post by meateater on Mar 21, 2024 8:37:31 GMT -5
if rain is hard enough and early morning before they fly down they will stay in the tree for hours, i watched a gobbler few years back sit on the limb till 11 am before he dried off and he flew down, of course he went away from me. guys are right the rain messes with there hearing so big open areas, even open trails/roads and yes they will walk around in the rain but also seen them fold up like a duck does when sleeping and just ride out the rain. one thing for sure you wont kill one from your couch, 100% chance of rain by me saturday morning and im going.
|
|
|
|
Post by tampaspicer on Mar 21, 2024 8:42:04 GMT -5
If there's one thing I've seen plenty of in the woods when it's raining it's turkeys. They are daytime critters are will move around regardless.
|
|
|
|
Post by JS84 on Mar 21, 2024 11:28:39 GMT -5
When rain breaks, I look for them in open areas like everyone else said. Fields, roads, open hammocks, etc
|
|
|
|
Post by bridgeman213 on Mar 21, 2024 17:04:38 GMT -5
Up north they'd gobble every time there was a clap of thunder, killed a number of them in the rain. If its a light drizzle they'll be in the open fields. Heavy rain at daylight you need to sleep in, they'll sit on the roost for hours after daylight.
|
|
|
|
Post by 4ward on Mar 21, 2024 18:37:59 GMT -5
A tolerable amount of rain w/ a bit more wind will put them in more open areas.
They lose too much of their defensive senses in heavier cover with all the noise and movement.
They do have a limit though. ( just like us)
|
|
|
|
Post by bridgeman213 on Mar 22, 2024 7:49:55 GMT -5
Just be safe out there. I quit chasin em about 10 years ago. There were way too many peabrains out there up north that thought you could walk up on a calling bird. Had a few really close calls looking at the wrong end of a shaking shotgun barrel.
|
|
|
|
Post by pinman on Mar 22, 2024 12:09:22 GMT -5
They just burned a piece of where Ill be hunting this weekend a couple days ago (IMO late for the nests already on the ground). With this rain Ill probably post up in there with the popup blind with daughter unit trying to get her a first. Between fresh burn and rain that area should be a Turkey smorgasbord.
|
|
|
|
Post by walkerdog on Mar 22, 2024 17:11:02 GMT -5
Friend found a turkey nest today where the eggs had already hatched.
|
|
