May 18th is the last day for California Archers and Youths to bag a turkey.  The general shotgun season ended Sunday, May 4th, but bowhunters and licensed youths under the age of 16 have an additional 14 days to fill their 3 bearded bird season limit.  Hunters can bag only one bird per day in California. 

The next chance for California Hunters will be a brief 2 week season, with a one bird limit in November. 

In Marin County around the middle of the day, I heard multiple gobbles from the ridgetops, so the birds are still talking.   If the toms are getting your goat, tage some tongue in cheek advice from our friend Phillip at the Hog Blog…after all he is a “profeshunul”, as he puts it. 

These Toms were not shy strutting just outside of Petaluma.   I actually had to stop to let them cross the road.