Any one seeing any Toms strutting?
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From: JohnMC
12-Mar-25
Been watching the turkeys in my area but none are strutting yet, they all look like these from yesterday. Anyone got birds strutting. Season starts in less than two weeks for me in NE.
From: Dale06
13-Mar-25
I had three toms all fanned out in my back yard earlier this week, in a Minneapolis suburb.
From: Husker
13-Mar-25
Yes. Saw toms strutting & gobbling in Texas last week.
From: Beav
13-Mar-25
Lots of strutting in Nebraska.
From: olddogrib
13-Mar-25
The NC season is early April. I've been told that most state's season is intentionally set so that the vast majority of breeding is done the previous month. That way when the Tom's get killed the next year's "crop" is already guaranteed. But I always thought it odd that if that were the case, we don't see more strutting, gobbling, fighting, harassment, etc. in March? I haven't heard nor seen any indication and hen flocks are still gobbler-less. I suppose it could be like "last call at the bar"... if the majority of hens have been bred and more interested in nesting by the season opener, maybe all the season commotion is just desperate toms competing for "leftover 10's"! It's probably more like chickens I've watched coming off the roost. Seems like the same poor gals get picked on all the time!
From: t-roy
13-Mar-25
Saw several longbeards strutting out in a field, while I was driving down the interstate the other morning. A friend also had several on his cellular trailcam a few days ago. Heard a few sounding off across the river from my house, as well.
From: Mark Watkins
13-Mar-25
Lots of strutting in west central MN….started about a week ago!
Mark
From: redneck hunter
13-Mar-25
Saw several in SE MO. 3 days ago.
From: longsprings
13-Mar-25
Yes sir , strutting in Pa
From: milnrick
13-Mar-25
Strutting in Mid-TN.
From: Jethro
13-Mar-25
February 7th
February 7th
NE PA strutting for over a month
From: Mathewsshooter
13-Mar-25
John, you need to get away from Sheels parking lot
From: Supernaut
13-Mar-25
Strutting in southwestern PA.
From: mountainman
13-Mar-25
Yes Sir. Mid TN
From: JTreeman
13-Mar-25
Stutters every day right now in Oklahoma.
—Jim
From: WV Mountaineer
13-Mar-25
Strutting around like they own WV.
From: Tobpitbull
13-Mar-25
Dearborn County Indiana yesterday with 7 hens
From: KY EyeBow
13-Mar-25
Yes in KY. Just none where I can hunt, yet!
From: Tracker
13-Mar-25
They woke me up this morning gobbling and strutting in my front yard at 7 this morning.
From: SD
13-Mar-25
Great pics JohnMC!
Yes, but they strut and gobble year round at my place so it doesn't really answer your question.
From: duckhunterbrad
13-Mar-25
Lots of strutting happening in Southeast Kansas. Starting to see them break out into smaller flocks as well.
From: Brotsky
13-Mar-25
Yep, here in eastern SD they are doing their thing.
From: olddogrib
13-Mar-25
Apparently, lumber is the new gold. My buddy just told me that last year they apparently clear cut a couple hundred acres of timber that was our "turkey Mecca" up at the "happy hunting grounds". I fondly remember one morning about 35 years ago when I heard a personal best gobbling record. Right about first light a gobbler hammered off the roost about 75 yds down the ridge from me. Immediately he was answered by 6 more gobblers every few seconds about equidistant down the ridge on the other side of the first. All the boys repeated this symphony in series twice more when somebody blasted one a couple hundred years away. Never heard another peep out of any of them the rest of the morning! "All good things must come to an end"!
From: TonyBear
13-Mar-25
Yes, definitely here as the snow is melting. Supposed to be 70 degrees tomorrow.. Per a separate post I called in two toms right to my truck earlier this week. They responded very aggressively.
From: Wayniac
13-Mar-25
Some light strutting in my area of CT. No hardcore groups yet. But our season isn't until April
From: Pat Lefemine
13-Mar-25
Toms strutting in our yard in CT every morning now.
From: PushCoArcher
13-Mar-25
Little bit of strutting here in Oklahoma but nothing serious and still not much gobbling. They have split out of their winter flocks should get good any day. Glassed 2 longbeards on Tues and a group of 4 Jake's Wed but overall numbers seem down which is the usual story for turkey these days.
From: Ridge Runner
13-Mar-25
Been strutting here on and off whenever we get warm days here in WI. This was Feb 25 on the street by my daughters place
From: Ken
13-Mar-25
Tom’s strutting in my parent’s yard in Maryland all this week.
From: Bowfinatic
13-Mar-25
Illinois
Illinois
From: bigswivle
15-Mar-25
Wife and youngest daughter both got their first ones this morning. A lot of fun.
Wife and youngest daughter both got their first ones this morning. A lot of fun.
From: Nick Muche
15-Mar-25
That's awesome!!!! Congrats to them!
From: t-roy
15-Mar-25
Awesome, bigswivle!! Congrats to your wife and daughter!! You need to fire up the 2025 turkey meatpole.
From: Hawkeye in PA
15-Mar-25
Great picture, congratulations to them.
Just seen approximately 40 birds with some gobblers in the middle all fanned out.
From: tradi-doerr
15-Mar-25
John, seen a small flock West of I-25 by Berthod that on bird was strutting. Congrats to the Ladies bigswivle!!
From: MichaelArnette
15-Mar-25
Just saw some recently
From: Fulldraw1972
15-Mar-25
I saw some strutting Thursday morning in western MN.
From: JohnMC
15-Mar-25
Congrats to the girls!
From: Bwhnt
15-Mar-25
Great memories there!
From: Tracker
20-Mar-25
From Behind the house
From: Basil
20-Mar-25
Had a flock of 30+ out back again this morning here in Central MN. There were 4 big Tom’s strutting & not very tolerant of the jakes. First day I’ve seen any of them strut.
From: Swampbuck
20-Mar-25
Yep, right off the back porch
From: Olink
20-Mar-25
Almost extinct in SE PA.
From: midwest
20-Mar-25
Had a couple videos of this tom this morning. Watch the fly down in the background. Got his attention right away and he was heading that way!
From: Thornton
21-Mar-25
Yes, they strut and gobble all year around, even in winter flocks.
From: milnrick
22-Mar-25
