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Unread 03-10-2019, 08:15 PM   #1
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Default It's spring in Turkey land!

Email from a high school friend came with this picture and a subject line of, "Orgy in our yard this morning". This is in Ray Twp north of Detroit. I counted about 35.

Update: She just told me there were over 50 there, and that's just one of the local groups.
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We have seen them, but not that many. They have a way of disappearing when the season opens
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We are a long way from spring in mid Michigan and the Upper Peninsula might not see it until mid May
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Have seen some turkeys around, but nothing like that number. There are to many to fool with, never have been able to call up a large group. The season opens in Mississippi Friday and I will be there come rain or shine to start my 47th turkey season.
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I wouldn’t want to call in a large flock... too many sets of eyes and one suspicious old hen will bust you every time.
I called in a flock of 16 hens and one old longbeard about 15 years ago (read about in Parker Pages - “A Parker Perfect Morning”) and they almost busted me. My leg was resting against a little maple sapling and the more my leg trembled the more that sapling shook. All eyes were on me I’ll yell you... nerve-wracking for sure!!





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