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Started by 101st501, April 14, 2015, 02:29:55 PM
Quote from: 101st501 on April 14, 2015, 02:29:55 PMI have been hunting on my local WMA religiously this year. I heard a bird this morning down in what sounds like the corner of a field. He was just across the creek from me. He was gobbling fairly steady so I ease in the woods and call and he answers me twice. I sit down and get comfortable and then he goes nearly silent. He is only gobbling now once every 20 minutes. You can almost set your watch by him, and he would not shock gobble to other noises and other birds and such. I have talked to two other hunters over the course of the past couple of weeks who have made mention of a bird in that area. I waited as long as I could this morning but had to go for time constraints. I was very sparing with my calls and I scratched the leaves every now and again. I only called after he gobbled and always waited several minutes before I did. I replied with my rendition of some purrs and clucks. I know this is getting long, so my question is what should I do? I plan on going back in the morning. Should I set out some decoys in the field? I have four different hens and a jake. Should I try to sneak in on him while he is on the roost? I really am not sure of the best course of action and I don't want to run him out of the area. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Quote from: 101st501 on April 14, 2015, 05:44:24 PMThanks for the advice, everyone. I have four hens and a jake decoy that I am going to try to set out in the morning. I have decoys but have never used them. I know that does not make sense. I was thinking of sitting one flat on the ground with the jake behind her and the others just milling about. Does anyone think this will look convincing, or should I try a different approach?
Quote from: Cut N Run on April 14, 2015, 07:57:32 PMIt wouldn't surprise me if that gobbler wasn't calling from a favored strut zone and was expecting any hen he heard to come to him. I ran into that exact same scenario you describe several years ago and it took determining exactly where he liked to strut and the best cover in range of his strut zone to set up in. A couple of days later, I slipped in there extra early so not to bust him in case he was roosted close. It turns out he was roosted less than 50 yards from my chosen tree. It only took a few clucks to get him to waltz right in where he already wanted to be. The shot was a 22 yard slam dunk.Good luck. I'm looking forward to seeing you post his picture here.Jim