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Title: Latest date you called in a turkey?
Post by: Craig on May 04, 2020, 08:56:35 AM: What’s the latest date in May you have either called in a turkey or been able to hear them gobble to locate them? Will be taking my son out the 14th-16th to try and find him his first turkey.
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Post by: HAGEMANIAC on May 04, 2020, 08:59:45 AM: I've heard them gobble into June. Don't worry, you guys will be out there in prime time!
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Post by: jrebel on May 04, 2020, 09:04:07 AM: Turkeys on my property are gobbling and chasing right now. Last week appeared to be amazing......with the last 2-4 days the groups are smaller and some of the toms are running in groups of 4-5. I need them to stay at it for another week so the kids can lay the smack down on a couple long beards. :tup: Relatively new to turkey hunting myself so we will see how it plays out.
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on May 04, 2020, 09:30:54 AM: I've called in and killed birds the last day of the season. This is my favorite time to hunt personally. Lots of hens are tending to clutches so anytime after 9ish in the morning they are moving to their nests and leaving Tom's lonely and looking for love.
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Post by: hunterednate on May 04, 2020, 10:04:49 AM: Quote from: Karl Blanchard on May 04, 2020, 09:30:54 AM
I've called in and killed birds the last day of the season. This is my favorite time to hunt personally. Lots of hens are tending to clutches so anytime after 9ish in the morning they are moving to their nests and leaving Tom's lonely and looking for love.

Exactly. I usually wait till mid-May to hunt every year. Called in an angry tom that thrashed my decoy on May 22nd in 2015, and called in and shot two gobblers in a three-hour stretch on the afternoon of May 21st in 2018. Later is better, IMO. Like Karl said, especially mid-morning and afternoon.
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Post by: gaddy on May 04, 2020, 10:16:22 AM: Got a really fired up old tom last day, last hour of season couple years back.
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Post by: dilleytech on May 04, 2020, 10:30:46 AM: I’m not sure what the latest day in May I have hunted has been but that’s when I have called in turkeys. It’s also my opinion late May is better. But hotter.
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Post by: lokidog on May 04, 2020, 04:41:39 PM: Last day of the season, though it was only a pair of jakes.
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Post by: Russ McDonald on May 04, 2020, 05:24:11 PM: I have called birds in the fall.

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Post by: wadu1 on May 05, 2020, 08:28:50 AM: called birds in the fall.
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Post by: lewy on May 05, 2020, 08:33:25 AM: Last day
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Post by: nwwanderer on May 05, 2020, 02:33:34 PM: Lots of last day callers, me too. Saw a few hunters out a about today, couple new guys killed theirs
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 05, 2020, 10:06:21 PM: My favorite time of the year to hunt is May. I hardly ever Hunt April anymore. The majority of all the birds I have shot are in May. The latest I have heard a bird gobble was Elk season late October to November.

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Post by: hunter399 on May 05, 2020, 10:27:47 PM: Called two different toms in today for my son ,but he couldn't make it happen.They where both by themself no herd and came in quick. :dunno:
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 10, 2020, 03:29:28 PM: Quote from: kevinlisa06 on May 05, 2020, 10:06:21 PM
My favorite time of the year to hunt is May. I hardly ever Hunt April anymore. The majority of all the birds I have shot are in May. The latest I have heard a bird gobble was Elk season late October to November.

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The latest I have killed a bird would be May 15 2004 which was the last day of season then.

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Post by: The Gobble-stopper on May 11, 2020, 07:19:13 AM: I think I can say that I have never called a turkey for a date. Mostly cheerleaders types! 😁 Sorry! But seriously, you can call time and hens any time of the year. Many use what is called the "kee kee run", it is used to bring flicks back together generally in the fall, but I have used it for practice all year long. Just to see how many birds are in each area I travel.