Not Much Time Left

If It Was Only True

Calling Turkeys

35 Degree's today

It was only 35 degree's this morning at 5 am when I rolled out of my van and into my ground blind.  I thought this was Spring turkey season, not winter...ugh

I did not even hear a bird today let alone see one.  I am hoping for better luck and warmer weather later this week.  Don't forget, today starts all day hunting here in Pa.  Good luck, shoot straight, and be safe.

What a Great Hunter

IBO World Qualifier Shoot

New Darkwoods Ground Blind

A Darkwoods Ground blind and trailer system was recently donated to www.wpawoundedwarrior.org it looks like a great wheelchair accessible ground blind.  I can't wait to try this baby out.

Men in Black

ALL-DAY SPRING GOBBLER SEASON TO BEGIN MAY 13

Pennsylvania turkey hunters are permitted to hunt from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, beginning Monday, May 13. The expanded hunting hours continue through the last day of the season, Friday, May 31.

 

All-day hunting during the second half of the spring season began in 2011 to provide interested hunters with more time to be afield.“By the second half of the season, hunter participation decreases significantly and nesting hens are less prone to abandon nests,” said Mary Jo Casalena, Game Commission wild turkey biologist. “All-day hunting during this portion of the season has had minimal impact to nesting.”

 

Casalena said the overall spring harvest since 2011 has not increased from previous harvests.  Since 2011, afternoon and evening harvests have comprised 6 percent of the total reported harvests and 22 percent of harvests during the all-day portion of the seasons. In other words, even during the all-day portions of the season, 78 percent of the harvests have occurred before noon.

Casalena said the majority of the afternoon and evening harvests have occurred between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Last year’s latest reported harvest was 8:50 p.m., about 20 minutes before the close of hunting hours in the western part of the state

Getting Closer

No Spring gobbler yet, but I'm close to tagging one, I can feel it !