W. Tx Strutters

[tom tutwiler]

Awesome. Texas sure has a lotta turkey's. For years I was out there until our outfitter lost his place. We were in Rock Springs, TX

[Todd Schrock]

Thanks for all of the comments!

Tom, we do have a lot of turkeys in Texas but only in places where there is a decent amount of water or rainfall. When conditions are dry as in drought years, the turkeys are tough to find especially in W. Texas. I have been hunting this same ranch in Mertzon (30 mi NW of San Angelo) for the past 18 years and have only had 2 years without bagging a couple of spring toms.

[Todd Schrock]

Correct Dean, the night before the opener a front pushed through bringing 2 inches of rain along with 44 degrees! Needless to say the turkeys were a bit slow to move the next morning after dropping from 90 degrees the previous day. Taking a photo in W. Tx with mud in it is rare. The constant howling winds usually will dry out the landscape within a day.

A few more pics....