2016 Turkey Hatch?

[tho1mas]

Have you all seen any hens with this years hatch?

I live between Springfield & Nixa on James River with a field behind my house. Almost every day I see several hens feeding but no chicks with them. Can not remember a year like this in the past.

A lot of deer with twins but no baby turkeys.

[jdmidwest]

I have not seen any.  Lots of hens with no young.  SE MO or TN.  I mentioned it a few weeks ago to a friend while in TN.  We saw several hens, but no young.  My job puts me out on the road for several hours a day in SE MO, same thing, all hens, no young.

Wet early spring may have led to a bad hatch.  But that is nature, it happens.

[MOPanfisher]

I have seen a couple of broods, but they were mostly still very small like they were a late hatch.  Most of the hay fields are just now getting cut with the dry weather, so might be more likely to see them.  But I agree that I have seen less than usual.

[Johnsfolly]

I participate in the MDC turkey surveys and through the end of Aug have only seen a couple of hens and no young at all. I was out yesterday hunting small game. I usually bring  a call or two and get out early enough to hear them on the roost. I got no response to my turkey calls on a property that seems to always have birds in the spring and fall. Not sure how this fall or next spring seasons will be for turkeys.