Hunting the DREADED Lockdown / The Toughest part of TURKEY SEASON

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2 ай бұрын

Yes, like clockwork it comes every year.
The dreaded LOCKDOWN.
Gobblers are henned up, silent, and
not paying much attention to you.
But keep after it, you can get them even
in the LOCKDOWN Phase!
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Пікірлер: 52

@walkermorris9522 2 ай бұрын

First of season birds are henned up still gobble good but tough. During this time hens will often lead them away. The lockdown period you described is miserable. They are spending the all day with the hens and flying up with them at night. They won’t even limb gobble at daylight making you wonder if their still alive.

@GlobalCorpIncorporated 2 ай бұрын

Watched the short about soft calling in late spring. I sat down 10 mins later a gang came on top of me i wasnt even ready, first turkey. Thanks bud lol

@nubiangod10 2 ай бұрын

My favorite long distance turkey coach

@claytonkr05 2 ай бұрын

This whole season in South East VA has felt like lock down 😂 very strange birds this year, almost can't even get one to respond to a call to get them fired up and work with you. Most days are less than five gobbles then silence.

@berniegordon6338 2 ай бұрын

Same in southern Indiana

@robgreer9726 2 ай бұрын

Last few years I’ve had better success during the lockdown than late season. Little bit of roost gobbling, 4-5 hours of silence then a gobble somewhere in hearing range and I move to him and it’s on! The last 3 late seasons have been quiet here except a few roost gobbles. Great video Matt

@yourfavoritgremlin 2 ай бұрын

This will be my 5th year turkey hunting, my dad had my brother out one week before for the youth weekend he told me how vocal and active they were and it was overall great. One week later I was out for opening week at the exact same property they were and that entire week it was dead silent. Honestly it's frustrating but I'm glad to know that it's not just me being a bad hunter lol

@RowCall219 2 ай бұрын

Yesterday was the deer for me when those doe blew it was all she wrote. Which was sad because the turkey beard was dragging on the ground. 😢

@jeryrushing 2 ай бұрын

Same here in Arkansas year of the silent gobbler

@7mmSTW154 2 ай бұрын

Ya know Pennsylvania season starts this Saturday. Basically in lockdown. Not gonna make excuses because we’ve got many close encounters since I got my son hunting turkeys. We get better every season and braver thanks to your knowledge shared.

@RemHunts 2 ай бұрын

You're amazing brother. From a person in the next generation of turkey hunters I thank you. Loved the lessons, wisdom, and descriptiveness of your content.

@andylockhart3613 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Spot on.

@pelletierjf75 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video Dale, from Qc, Canada!😊

@mr.c2763 2 ай бұрын

They are zipped lips here, in Alabama. Hopefully that will change before May 8th.

@warbirdflyerF4U 2 ай бұрын

Another great video Dale I've been Turkey hunting 45 years But I still learn a few tips from guys like you 😊 Our season here in New York opens Wednesday And my birthday is Thursday 😊 Ranked many gobblers left here in New York But I'm hoping to get one And good luck to you this season

@WildWhiskers1989 2 ай бұрын

Happy belated birthday, Matt! I really hope you make a Late Season pep talk video. Another of us put here need it, especially me!! Haha

@dannylimberg4924 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoy and appreciate your videos and instruction. Happy Birthday

@lp6235 2 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Dale!

@HB-cc9zr 2 ай бұрын

Youth day in Maine Saturday, called early with a hen decoy, another hen come in got rite up on it and hung around for hours no gobblers came in. All well

@MrMeat-pv3ni 2 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Bud. You got this. Love the videos. Keep up the good work.

@zacheryramey5963 2 ай бұрын

Had one this morning, would not break from his strut zone

@justpassinthrough7 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff!

@mikemiller134 2 ай бұрын

Killed my 3rd one in Virginia on the 22 , getting close on the roost helped a lot!

@JT-dn4bi 2 ай бұрын

Well it sucks I can only hunt from sunrise to 1pm its over be4 I can even get started sometimes it seems like

@brianbeussink8371 2 ай бұрын

You are exactly right, I've killed my biggest gobblers in southeast Missouri on the last weekend and its coming!!

@aeestep77 2 ай бұрын

Ky season ends may 5th. I got to hunt first week. Never heard a turkey or saw any sign of them. In places I’ve had success before

@gordonc615 2 ай бұрын

It may be the lock down in VA but I literally had 3 Tom's already grouped back up and wouldn't come to my decoy it's been rough rough in TN

@Pwrcritter 2 ай бұрын

Some days it's like a ghost town out there. Mother natures way of protecting the species..

@ryannoel8978 2 ай бұрын

Seen same two toms roost in same tree with hens gobbled on roost fly down then silent

@kevincook6794 2 ай бұрын

What is the little wooden mouth call you have around your neck.. I’ve seen you use it a few times ?

@daleoutdoors17 2 ай бұрын

It’s a tube call. It really gets gobblers located as good as about anything I’ve seen

@joeysheehan4630 2 ай бұрын

Dale where can send pictures just got me a long beard this morning and want send a lot of credit to you, you helped me a lot and mainly with not getting discouraged and keeping my head in the game, thank you!

@markhamblin8195 2 ай бұрын

Good job buddy

@joeysheehan4630 2 ай бұрын

@@markhamblin8195 thank you!😁

@csedan510 2 ай бұрын

Shot 2 birds already? You hear that Vermont? Our season doesn’t open for 2 days still.

@markhamblin8195 2 ай бұрын

Ow and I don't know if you recall but about 4 years ago we had a conversation when I was going to move out west ....🤦 Come to find out she hated turkey hunting or anything that took money from her....lol....well I sure do enjoy scheduling my calls from the business around turkey hunting. It was nice knowing her 🤣 wish I would have listened a lil faster....lol...have a good one bud

@OutdoorExpeditions354 2 ай бұрын

Can I put a blind directly in the middle of the field?

@johnterhark6516 2 ай бұрын

Yes. It works on turkey but not on deer.

@basketballjacks 2 ай бұрын

Have u ever come across a bear while spring hunting?

@mathews2088 2 ай бұрын

May 1st the season opens up here in NY, is the turkey lockdown happening up this far north yet?

@donaldvonlintig8445 2 ай бұрын

I have noticed this in N.Y right after the Opener, all is quiet on the "Eastern Front" but right around the end of the second week into the 3rd, the action really heats up, especially like Dale says, about those big Old Dominant Toms, get lonely. I called in a 21.5 lb. Tom for my daughter, last year on 5/27 in N.Y. He was alone, and came a long way, made my daughters day ! Happy Hunting in N.Y !

@MVPisME383 2 ай бұрын

Alabama season ends before the lockdown phase is over

@MOBryan5 2 ай бұрын

They haven't gobbled all season by me here in Central Missouri. I've hunted 14 days at least, and I've seen a mess of turkey on the area. They just won't gobble. It's frustrating hunting turkey deer hunting style, ugh.

@yourfavoritgremlin 2 ай бұрын

I hunted entire opening week down in Wheatland and kingdom city/Fulton Missouri and I had the exact dame issue. I was out 7 days and had no action whatsoever.

@MOBryan5 2 ай бұрын

@yourfavoritgremlin I've talked to guys in Southern MO, and they said the same thing. These Missouri turkey are frustrating to hunt for sure. Good luck if you hunt anymore this season. Hopefully, you'll find success.

@yourfavoritgremlin 2 ай бұрын

@@MOBryan5 good luck to you as well. The western breed of turkey which we have here in Missouri are typically the most stubborn and difficult to hunt 🤦 gotta keep trying tho

@hillbillymoonshiners9353 2 ай бұрын

What state you live in

@markhamblin8195 2 ай бұрын

Hey Matt been a few years since we talked..... would have liked for ya to have been in Ohio last Thursday....... worked him for 3 hours and 3 different set ups....with 30 minutes left i moved diagonal then back to 50 yards past my set.....then a few wheel wheels a cluck and some scratching.....i heard him spit and and seen him strutting....killed him with 2 minutes left......out of the 74 longbeards that was my ole slye.. 24. 3 pounds 1 1/8 spurs.....but both spurs where broke off......