Not many birds this year??

It seems as though not many birds were taken this year compared to last…Tougher year this year?? Anyone know how the gobblers are responding to calls, decoys, etc??

In my expierence I saw maor birds this year but less Toms…I had hens and jakes around me every day but the big boys were tough to come by unless I was driving down the road. I used a solo hen decoy last week and had the tom we shot come right to it after I called..He saw it from about 100 to 150 yrds away and went straight to it…this was in central mn….Jay

thanks Jay My season is this friday and hopefully i can put the down on a nice bird. Sounds like there hasn’t been a lot of gobbling once they come down from the roost this last week I hope that’s not the case this weekend

I’ve heard confilcting reports, but then again different birds act different ways. One group was at our place in Rushford, where I got my bird on the second day of the season(but my first day hunting “C”) and my brothers in-laws shot one but saw and heard many, that group didn’t hear many at all. My buddy who was near Houston had a slow morning but heard some and after the morning hunt did some runnin’ and gunnin’ and had 5 toms come in just a bellerin’ at noon.

The outdoor news reported that this will be again, a record setting year for harvest. So far every season. if I remember right, has out numbered the seasons from last year.