2023 Turkey Hatch

[High Climber]

Lots of birds running around this year compared to last it seems like

[hunter399]

I seen lots of chicks this year too.
Seems like no matter the conditions,them old birds just scratch out a living.
There is one bird around my place that gimps around on one leg.
I know for fact it is from freezing winter temps,standing around like a flamingo.
Tough old bird for sure.

[erronulvin]

Seems like turkeys and upland birds had a good hatch this year, seen alot of poults, pheasant, quail and grouse babies running around the last couple weeks

[baldopepper]

Seems to have been a good hatch. This group.hanging around the yard is 3 hens and 17 poults

[Rob]

I have a group of 2 hens with 18 young, and 1 hen with 5 young roaming around my place in Cocolalla.   Definitely more than what I saw last year, but I have only been here a couple years so I don't have much data to go on.

It was a much dryer spring than last year which I would assume has some impact. 

Saw these three on August 30th last year!  very late hatch for sure.  Pretty sure they did not make it.

[johnbmyersii]

Agreed good hatch. First year in a few we've had turkeys on the family farm. Three hens with 4 polts a piece is a good sign.

[ShedHead20]

The wenas valley and surrounding areas have had good hatches as well. Saw two groups of hens and poults the other day, all poults where large and there were about 8-12 poults with each hen.

I have also been seeing more blue grouse than usual in the same areas. Saw 4 today actually.