[outdoorsman43]

Went out the the honey hole yesterday morning (without any luck of course) and returned home frustrated. Heard a little more gobbling than the past few mornings, but nothing significant. Had a tom answer my yelp around 8:40 or so. We quickly set up and started some light calling. He shut up after a couple more gobbles.

The hens are still not on the nest and probably won't be for another couple or three days. Next weekend, everyone should see drastic improvement and more birds answering calls and coming in closer. This has been a pretty frustrating season for me so far. My father has been lucky enough to bag a tom (last Tuesday) that weighed 19 lbs., had a 10 1/2 inch beard, and carried a 3/4 inch set of hooks. It was probably a 2-year old turkey. Other than that, my family hasn't called any other turkeys in. I only know of a few bagged birds by my buddies in the first week (which is unusual).

Next weekend should be the start of the fun.