But I didn't have one answer my call on this hunt. I really didn't try very hard because I was afraid I might scare them off. Nolen, like other hunters, found turkey back in the woods, apparently scratching for acorns and other food. Nolen said telling the difference in the hens and toms was no problem. But without seeing the beard you can pretty well tell the difference because toms are bigger and their heads are bigger and bright red.
Hens are smaller and have blue mostly blue heads.
Nolen was a successful hunter but maybe a little disappointed at the same time. His gobbler weighed 16 pounds. The results are very important because it is that data that will dictate future fall hunting. We want to see what the flocks in the counties are doing where we had over 200 turkey harvested last spring. We'll check them and make decisions on that data.