Here is a first. Called a gobbler off the roost. He flew down 75 yd up a steep hill. I know from previous hunts when they fly down up in that field they're staying put so I quickly went up and concealed my movements behind a huge multi floral rose. I could see him in the field and he was drumming and gobblin, and all alone. I did one soft yelp in the opposite direction and he started walking to the right. The way I needed him to to get the shot. He was At 35 yards. If he went another 6 feet I'd have the clear shot. I took my safety off and he stepped out in the clear at 35 yards when in a split second I realized there was a cow right behind him too. I couldn't shoot. I'd focused on the bird and didn't realize a cow had come from the opposite direction. I waited another minute. Starting to shake with adrenaline when he alarm putted 3 times and went back behind the bush. Never to be seen again.
Good bird with a 10"+ beard. Hamburgers tonight.
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