So up until now, the Adaptable Hunter website and blog has laid dormant. You can reference one other blog entry and see the same thing happened a couple of years ago. And actually, this is really is an annual thing – work/life commitments take priority over updates and new content. I am committed to changing that this year. Enough already, what about turkeys and turkey season?
Saturday morning found me in one of my favorite hunting locations close to my house. After pulling into the parking lot at 7:00 am, I eased out of the pick-up, sipped on coffee, and slowly hiked to an opening. The weather was not ideal…a socked-in low pressure system with some light rain loomed over the state. Much to my dismay, a distant bird sounded off at 7:14 am. He only gobbled a half a dozen times on the roost and then quit, but it was more than reassuring. I worked through three other spots as the morning dissolved, only hearing one other gobbler.
Earlier in the week, I slipped away one evening with the intentions of glassing one spot and thoroughly investigating another. I stopped at a rough pasture venue first. The light drizzle that had set in, had encouraged a group of jakes to emerge out of the pasture drainage and feed on a flat corn field on top. I glassed them only for a few minutes and moved on to the location I was interested in really digging in to. This spot consists of several wooded ridges that backs up to a river that I fish on occasion. I’ll cut to the chase here - my investigation of this place DID disappoint for turkeys, however not for deer. I spent roughly an hour and a half there walking deer trails and learning the terrain. Although I don’t believe this spot will produce for turkey season based on the lack of sign, I’ll thankfully have it cataloged for fall.
