Good morning
The morning was shaping up to be a nice, and it was. However, the nice morning didn’t equate to much gobbling activity. I heard four gobbles very far off, across a deep hollow and on the top of the next ridge. I believed the bird moved onto a huge field with hens early. A dense fog hung on until after eight o’clock.
I remained in place feeling certain I would hear some gobbling soon and closer. Those gobbles never happened. I remained within about two acres until almost ten o’clock waiting for a lonesome tom to explode his positioning.
Shotgun is getting worried.
On the negative side of life, I have been dealing with asthma issues regularly. I cough so hard at times I feel I about to pass out. Sometimes I expel phlegm from my lungs. Allergies are beginning to cause disruptions in my life, as well. I do the best I can and still manage to climb very steep terrain as needed, I just do it in the best pace to keep from having attacks.
Later in the morning I heard about eight shots at the same place. this was in the area of where the early morning turkey was heading. My theory is someone shot at the bird in the field way out of range and crippled it. the extra shots were attempts to catch up to the bird.
Sightings include: Deer and doe with a little fawn; two hens in field, squirrels, Racoon, Great Blue heron and many migrating birds.
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Scarlet Tanager
Golden Ragwort
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