point/center wrote:Diamond D wrote:The short answer is "no". That doesn't include blizzards or thunderstorms. Obviously those kinds of things would play a role.
I have hunted some cold mornings and still produced results.
Sunlight is the key here. The days are getting longer and that helps trigger things such as rut or mating season amongst birds.
Although we are probably 15 degrees normal temps right now, the amount of sunlight or length of the day hasn't changed from 365 days ago, so animals adjust to the weather, but react to the sunlight.
Early season turkey hunting and late season turkey hunting changes drastically. Right now hens are not sitting on nests. In May when the season is getting ready to close, hens will be sitting on nests and toms will be out looking for hens which didn't get mated. Sometimes that is why they are more responsive than early in the season.
I'm not much of a turkey hunter, I've had a few spring times. I thought it got harder as the season went on to call a tom in cause they get out of heat? Am I wrong? You sound like you've done alot of turkey hunting and know more than I do. Just trying to figure out why last year the last week of turkey hunting I really couldnt pull a bird in? Was it my cruddy box calling that I tried?
haha i noticed u were asking diamond d, but i took the liberty of answering it, diamond d do u agree with what i am saying?