Thanks!

That 2

At predawn when he gobbles close the distance as much as possible .

Jacob Nowotny I’m AR guy too I hunt eastern part of state Crowley freakin ridge and it’s tough tough tough lol

I hear you there lol. I’m in the river valley. Hunt magazine and pleasant hill USFS a lot. Haven’t had any problems just have to put hunt the others lol

Yeah I hunt national forest just gotta beatem to the gate you wanna hunt lol good luck on our long season lol

Yeah no kidding lol I would hate to have some time to take my time instead of wide open run and gun. You as well.

Blaine Smith nice me and my dad we’re gonna bow hunt the 5th - 8th but we have to drive to claremore for my sisters dance competition 😭

Blaine Smith losing your mind?! I still gotta wait 27 days!!

Cut in to small half dollar sized chunks soak in buttermilk and hot sauce 3-4 days . Fry. And thank me later

I ran across your wingbone call vid last yr and actually made a few that's awesome they mentioned it in the prev. Vid what would be trash can now be built into a call and passed down for generations props to u for using everything u can off your harvest

That would probably be Jim Riser.

You didn't ask me, but I've had awesome luck with a Primos Tightwad and federal heavy weight 7s in a 20 gauge.

Thanks! I appreciate any input

We use Winchester Double X 3" 5shot with TruGlo Gobble Stopper in a Maverick 88 20guage

A-freakin-men to that brother! I'm from north-central AR and these Ozark Mountain jellyheads are almost impossible to find and kill

I wish the AGFC would do something about the population because there are not barely any birds around where I hunt in the north central part of the state

It’s a shame it’s got this way in Arkansas about 10-15 years ago I could slam the back door on my house at daylight or at dark and hear 3-6 birds the last few years I’ve hunted hard to just find a bird idk what has changed so much cuz the habitat hasn’t changed any here where I’m at in independence county but it sure is disappointing

Trenten Mcdaniel I hunt not very far from you then. Even 6-7 years ago I’d hear 10-12 birds a morning. Your drive around see turkeys in fields see lots of sign. Nowadays if you hear more than 2 birds a morning it’s nuts. You also don’t see the turkeys driving around you used to. I don’t get it. Northern Alabama is identical to our habitat and id say ours is better with all the waterways and hardwoods. They have way more turkeys but the same amount of predators, similar habitat, so I don’t get it. I mean we only get a 15 day season so obviously that’s not in. There’s some kind of issue we have and I’d like an explanation or at least a solution from the AGFC on why this has happened

Devin Tillman refer to comment below

I think it's the cabelas tactical tat'r 2 turkey vest

What?

Chase Foster not much the game and fish can do. Hunters just have to start taking responsibility to help turkeys regardless of time and money. The damage has been done between predators, rainy weather during hatches, and several other things. It will take another 10 years of really good hatches to get us back to good numbers

@@bucks2beards194 This couldn't be more dead wrong!

Chase Foster explain what is “dead wrong” about anything I said.... If you want to sit around crying about how hard it is and that the government needs to help out then more power to you. As for me, I will spend my own time and money to help turkeys out year round.

@@bucks2beards194 I have no idea where you're getting that I'm crying. It's no surprise to any turkey hunters in Arkansas that the population is low, but AGFC could absolutely do something to help. Since you'll be leading the charge in helping turkeys in the state, please go out and fix our food plots. It's been a real embarrassment to see the lack of food plot management. 95% of food plots in the National Forest and WMA's have been abandoned and the ones that are still going are being planted with fescue from what I can see. Put some clover in there for us with your own money please. Secondly, please shoot ALL WILD HOGS as they are tormenting the turkey population. For some reason we do NOT have a year long open hunting on these things and I've only found two traps in the whole National Forest, which never have bait. You're blaming our problems on predators and weather, but the main predator isn't being stopped and the weather is just an excuse. Back in 2007/2008 we had one of the worst winter storms and Spring flooding in Arkansas that this state has seen in a long time, yet we still had a solid hatch and the turkey population was still thriving for a few years later. During this time, we still had the commission caring about the turkey population and putting money out there for it. Now everything is about duck hunting and putting the money towards that....I believe it's time to go back. Thanks for spending all your money Corby, can't wait to hear about the improvements you've made for us.

Chase Foster If a person wants food plots, they can go make their own on private land. I have never cared for the idea of public land food plots funded by the government. I feel like they are just an expense to make things easier for hunters who struggle otherwise. The natural habitat has an ability to sustain a certain number of turkeys. I’m not knocking food plots if someone wants to spend their personal money on private land, but there are better ways for the gov to spend public money. As for wild hogs, I can’t speak much on that matter because we don’t have a significant population here. I do agree that they should open an unrestricted 24/7 season on them. BUT if hogs were in fact the main predator, hog infested areas would show most devastating declines and hog-less areas would be much less effected. Even without hogs, my area has seen a decline of turkeys that is unreal. I can’t quantify the numbers, but I noticed the decline starting around 2010. Ice storms before turkey season have little (if any) effect on nesting hens and newly hatched young turkey. Cold, wet weather in LATE SPRING combined with pretty much any predator are what limits our young hatchling population. We can’t control weather, but we can control agricultural practices that destroy nesting habitat and predators (cutting nesting fields, improperly timed burns, bulldozing down wooded land, logging, etc). I couldn’t tell you how many local people and groups are ruining their public and private turkey habitats in the name of money. Chicken houses are common here and I have reason to believe that improper use of liter is spreading disease from domestic to wild birds. This is just a hunch. I don’t feel the need to specifically defend myself to you on how I spend my off season and my money to help my local turkey population, but I do what I can by any means available to me. I’d like for the game and fish to “do something” but there is very little that REASONABLY can be done. Hunters as a group are lazy when it comes to working and it shows when there is little assistance from the gov.... I get mad at the AGFC more than I’d like to admit, but I think too many people are demanding too many costly remedies when they really have no proof that any will work. There are some good ideas that just aren’t feasible. Duck hunters make the most money for AGFC, I get it, but I agree that Agfc puts too much focus on it.

No because they see too good but it’s smart to wear it on your back so you don’t get shot from behind

MONSTERHOG 1 that was straight facts

MONSTERHOG 1 the kill count last year was little over 7,800 the county I hunt in eastern part of state count was 25 higher kill count counties r in northern counties

Need to make sure your hidden extremely well. Listen from the highest point surrounding creek bottoms and you might hear some turkeys. Then try moving in closer. Use the terrain to your advantage when sneaking in on birds because they can see you coming from a long way off.

Thanks guys. Your input was extremely helpful. Anyways setup up under 3 Tom's, heard 7 on limb then nothing all day. Roosted 3 that night. No hen chatter. They need 2 weeks. If your over that way let me know and I will share the coordinates. Thanks again, you guys are doing a great things. LZ